Greater London.

PRESENTATION of awards for Greater London and the South-east of England in the Life-boat Essay Competition, by Sir Malcolm Campbell, the Mayor of Westminster presiding. (See full report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) BARNET (HERTS.).—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

DEPTFORD.—Address to the Eotary Club by the District Organizing Secre- tary.

ENFIELD.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secre- tary.

MITCHAM.—Social. Address by the District Organizing Secretary.

PADDINGTON.—Garden Party by Sir John Collie, C.M.G., a member of the Committee of Management. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management.

ST. ALBANS (HERTS.).—Life-boat Day.

Tabernacle Mothers' Meeting : Address by Miss Silvester, the Honorary Secre- tary.

LEWISHAM (SYDENHAM).—Talk to Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary.

WALTHAMSTOW.—Presentation by the Mayoress of the Challenge Shield in the Life-boat Essay Competition, won by Frederick Tombs, of Winns Avenue Boys' School, the Mayor presiding.

Address by Sir John Collie, C.M.G., a member of the Committee of Manage- ment.

Garden Party given by Mr. Eben Clarke, F.C.A., Chairman. Presenta- tion to Mr. George B. Dixon, the Honorary Secretary, of the framed Life-boat Picture awarded to him by the Institution, and an arm-chair presented to him by the Committee of the Branch.

WIMBLEDON.—Garden Party.

North-West of England, ACCRINGTON (LANCS.). — Life - boat Day.

BOLTON (LANCS.).—Annual Whist Drive, organized by the Ladies' Life- boat Guild. Life-boat Day.

BLACKPOOL (LANCS.). — Life-boat Day.

BRIERCLIFFE (LANCS.). — House-to- House Collection.

BURNLEY (LANCS.).—Life-boat Day.

CARNFORTH (LANCS.).—Life-boat Tea.

Life-boat Day.

CASTLETOWN (!SLE OF MAN), CHORLEY (LANCS.).—Life-boat Days.

COLNE (LANCS.).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 22nd September.

COPPULL (LANCS.), DOUGLAS (!SLE OF MAN), GARSTANG (LANCS.).—Life-boat Days.

HAYDOCK AND ASHTON-IN-MAKER- FIELD (LANCS.).—Collections at the Scala Cinema, Ashton-in-Makerfield, in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." HOLME (LANCS.).—House-to-House Collection.

HORWICH (LANCS.).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 22nd September.

HYDE (CHESHIRE).—Social Evening.

LANCASTER.—Garden Fete, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LIVERPOOL.—Collections at Cinemas in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild on 4th September, the Mayor presiding, supported by the Mayoress, President of the Guild, Mr. S. S.

Jerrett, Chairman of the New Brighton Station, and Mrs. Murray Douglas, Chairman of the Guild. Presentation of the Gold Brooch and Record of Thanks awarded by the Institution to Mrs. E. G.

Parkinson, late Chairman of the Guild.

BIRKENHEAD—Presentation by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management, of the Challenge Shield for the North-West of England in the Life-boat Essay Competition won by Theresa Keaney, of Our Lady's Girls' School, Birken- head.

WALLASEY.—Collections at the Capitol Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." LYTHAM-ST. ANNES (LANGS.).—Life- boat Day at St. Annes.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT.

—Collections at Cinemas in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." Garden Party and Floral Fete at the Manchester University Athletic Grounds.

" Indoor Fete," opsned by Mrs. Henry Bronnert, at the Sali Lobel Studios, Manchester (by the kind permission of Miss Sali Lobel). The Et. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Salford attended the function in the afternoon. Dancing and Fencing Displays were kindly arranged by Miss Lobel, and Messrs. Roland & Rivkin, Ltd., of Manchester, gave two Mannequin Parades. There was an exhibition and sale of Rumanian hand-worked goods, Stalls, Side-shows, Conjurer, and many other attractions, followed by a Ball, Cabaret, and Whist Drive.

CHEETHAM HILL.—Collections at the Premier Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — First Annual Meeting of the Guild and Birthday Tea. Collections at the Savoy Picture House in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." DENTON.—Collections at the Den- ton Palace in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." PRESTWICH AND HEATON PARK.— Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild on 30th June. Jumble Sale arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

RUSHOLME.—Collection at the Casino Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." WORSLEY, WALKDEN AND DIS- TRICT.—Special Meeting, at which the Ladies' Life-boat Guild was re- constituted.

MARYPORT (CUMBERLAND).—Address to Toe H by the Branch Honorary Secretary and Treasurer.

MoBECASfBE (ItANCS.), NA.NTWICS (CHESHIRE), NELSON (LANCS.), NEWTON- IN-MAKERFIELD (LANCS.). —• Life-boat Days.

PEEL (!SLE or MAN).—Sacred Service.

Life-boat Day. Gymkhana.

PIEL (BARROW) LANCS.—Life-boat Day.

PORT ERIN (!SLE OP MAN).—Dinner- table Collection. Sacred Service. Life- boat Day.

PORT ST. MARY (!SLE OF MAN).— Sacred Service. Dinner-table Collec- tion. Life-boat Day.

PRESTON.—House-to-House Collec- tion at Longton and Penwortham, and Life-boat Day at Longridge.

RAMSEY (!SLE OF MAN).—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat.

(See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day. Dinner- table Collection.

SABDEN (LANCS.).—-House-to-House Collection.

SEASCALE (CUMBERLAND).—Life-boat Day.

STANDISH (LANCS.) .—House-to-House Collection. Bridge Drive arranged by Mrs. Dickinson, Honorary Treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

TRAWDEN (LANCS.).—House-to-House Collection.

WARRINGTON (LANCS.), WHALEY BRIDGE (CHESHIRE), WIDNES (LANCS.), AND ULVERSTON (LANCS.).— Life-boat Days.

North-East of England.

BARNARD CASTLE (DURHAM).—Mys- tery Tea.

BERWICK (NORTHUMBERLAND). — Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Francis Osborne, Presi- dent, in the chair. Life-boat Day.

BOLTON-ON-DEARNE (YORKS.).—Life- boat Day.

BOULMER (NORTHUMBERLAND). — Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report on p. 378.) Sale of Work.

BRADFORD.—Bring and Buy Sale.

See also HUMBER.

BRIDLINGTON (YORKS.).—Inaugural Ceremony by H.R.H. the Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

CONISBROUGH (YORKS.). — Whist Drive.

CRESSWELL (NORTHUMBERLAND). — Garden Fete.

DARLINGTON (DURHAM).— Garden Fete and Whist Drive.

DEWSBURY (YORKS.). — House-to- House Collection.

FLAMBOROUGH (YORKS.), GOOLE (YORKS.), AND HAUXLEY (NORTHUMBER- LAND).—Life-boat Days.

HlPPERHOLME AND LlGHTCLIFFE (YoRKS.).—Garden Fete.

HORNSEA (YORKS.) AND HuDDERS- IIELD (YORKS.).—Life-boat Days.

HUMBER (YoRKS.).—Unveiling of tab- let recording the gift of £2,000 from the late Mr. S. C. Helm, of Bradford, to- wards the cost of Boathouse. Ceremony arranged by the Bradford Branch. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) KEIGHLEY (YORKS.).—Annual Meet- ing, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Works' Appeal, Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year £273, as compared with £304 in the previous year.

KNOTTINGLEY (YORKS.).—Life-boat Day.

LEEDS.—Collection at County Cricket Match. Life-boat Day at Tadcaster.

Whist Drive and Dance at Morley.

Whist Drive at Holbeck.

MALTON (YORKS.).—Life-boat Day.

MARKET WEIGHTON (YORKS.).—Life- boat Day.

MORPETH (NORTHUMBERLAND).—Per- formance of Life-boat Play, " Their Business in Great Waters." Bring and Buy Sale. Concert.

NEWCASTLE - UPON - TYNE (NORTH- UMBERLAND). — Life-boat Day at Gosforth.

NORTH SUNDERLAND (NORTHUMBER- LAND), ROBIN HOOD'S BAY (YORKS.).— Life-boat Days.

ROTHERHAM (YORKS.).—Annual Meet- ing, the Mayor, Patron of the Branch, presiding. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Bar- ing, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year, £170 as compared with £158 in the previous year.

SCARBOROUGH (YORKS.).—Inaugural Ceremony by H.E..H. the Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, the Mayor presiding.

Efforts of the past year : Whist and Bridge Drives, Concert. Amount raised last year, £121.

Life-boat Day.

SEAHAM (DURHAM).—Bridge Drive.

SEDBERGH (YORKS.).—Drawing-room Meeting.

SHEFFIELD, SOWERBY BRIDGE (YORKS.), SOUTH SHIELDS (DURHAM), STOCKTON (DURHAM), SUNDERLA.ND (DURHAM), WATH - UPON - DEARNE (YORKS.), WEST HARTLEPOOL (DUR- HAM), WHITBY (YoRKS.). — Life-boat Days.

Midlands.

ALCESTER (WARWICK).—Cinema Col- lection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." ALFORD (LiNcs.) AND ASHBY-DE-LA- ZOUCH (LEICESTER).—Life-boat Days.

BIRMINGHAM.—Life-boat Day, with a Life-boat taken through the streets escorted by Police Bands and First Troop Birmingham Sea Cadets. Ad- dresses by the District Organizing Secretary to members of the Queen's College School of Commerce, the Brom- ford Branch of the British Legion, the Sisterhood at Yardley, and the Moseley Road Congregational Church Sisterhood.

Three wireless Life-boat talks by the District Organizing Secretary during the Children's Hour. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at the Forum and Eobin Hood Theatres, Astoria Picture House, Summerhill Palace, Erdington, Aston Cross Picture House, Alhambra, and Edgbaston Picture House, with collections.

BOSTON (LiNCS.), BREEDON-ON-HILL (LEics.), BRIGG (LiNcs.).—Life-boat Days.

BRISTOL (GLOS.).—Cinema Collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." Life-boat Day at Portis- head.

| CIRENCESTER (GLOS.).—Life-boat Day.

COVENTRY (WARWICK).—Presentation of Certificates won in the Life-boat Essay Competition, by the Mayor of Coventry, accompanied by the Director of Education and Branch Officials. At each school a donation was handed to the Mayor by one of the children to- wards the funds of the Institution.

Life-boat Day. Broadcast talk on Coventry Branch, arranged by the District Organizing Secretary. Collec- tions at Cinemas in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." DKOITWICH (WORCESTER). — Life- boat Day.

GLOSSOP AND HADFIELD (DERBY- SHIRE).—House-to-House Collection.

GLOUCESTER.—Life-boat Day.

GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES (LiNcs.) —Cieethorpes: Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day.

HALESOWEN (WORCESTER), HORN- CASTLE (LiNcs.).—Life-boat Days.

LEAMINGTON (WARWICK).—Opening of the new Eegal Cinema. Presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Devis of the Framed Record of Thanks awarded to them by the Institution.

LEICESTER.—Collection at Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea," Life-boat Day.

LINCOLN.—Life-boat Day.

LOUGHBOROUGH (LEICESTER). — " Heroes of the Sea " film shown, with collection.

LYE AND WOLLESCOTE (WORCESTER), MABLETHORPE (LiNcs.), AND MANS- FIELD (NOTTS.).—Life-boat Days.

NORTHAMPTON.—Cinema Collections in connexion with the Film, " Heroes of the Sea." NORTON CANES (STAFFS.), NOTTING- HAM COUNTY, OLDBURY AND LANGLEY (WoRCS. RIPLEY (DERBYSHIRE), RUGELEY (STAFFS.), ROTHWELL (NORTHANTS), ScDNTHORPE (LiNCS.), SHIRLEY (WARWICK),SKEGNESS(LINCS.), SPILSBY (LiNcs.) (Burgh le Marsh), AND STAMFORD (LiNcs.).—Life-boat Days.

STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE- UNDER-LYME (STAFFS.).—Cinema Col- lections in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." Life-boat Day.

SUTTON COLDFIELD (WARWICK).— American Tea, arranged by Miss A.

Tonks in the grounds at the Rookery.

Lady Steel-Maitland performed the opening ceremony.

SUTTON-ON-SEA (LiNcs.) AND WOOD- HALL SPA (LiNcs.).—Life-boat Days.

Addresses by the District Organizing Secretary at Dorridge and Tamworth.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH (SUFFOLK), BEDFORD, BEXHILL (SUSSEX), AND BIRCHINGTON (KENT).—Life-boat Days.

BLAKENEY (NORFOLK) .— Annual Meeting, Mr. Ellis Turner, Chairman, presiding. Amount collected last year, £63, as compared with £54 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day and Theatricals.

BLETCHLEY (BUCKS.).—Life-boat Day.

Collections at Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." BOGNOR (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Day.

BOXMOOR AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD (HERTS.).-—Lecture by Captain H. E.

Holme, R.N., the Hon. Secretary, to the Women's Institute at Aldbury.

BRANCASTER (NORFOLK), BURY ST.

EDMUNDS (SUFFOLK), AND CAISTER (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Days.

CATERHAM (SURREY).—Garden Party.

CHATTERIS (GAMES.).—Life-boat Day.

CHELMSFORD (ESSEX).—Collection at Witham in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." BUBNHAM-ON-CROUCH.—Life - boat Day.

MALDON. — House-to-House Col- lection.- CHICHESTER (SUSSEX). — House-to- House Collection.

CHIPPERFIELD (HERTS.).—Sale of Work. American Tea. Rummage Sale.

CHORLEY WOOD (HERTS.).—Lawn Tennis Tournament.

CLACTON-ON-SEA (ESSEX).—Life-boat Day and Life-boat Sunday.

CROMEB (NORFOLK).—Life-boat Days at Cromer and Mundesley.

DARTFORD (KENT).—Lecture by Mr.

Percy Kemp at Sutton-at-Hone.

DOVER (KENT).—Life-boat Day.

EASTBOURNE (SUSSEX).—Life - boat Day, and Presentation by the Mayor of the Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by an Eastbourne girl- FAVERSHAM (KENT), FELIXSTOWE (SUFFOLK), FOLKESTONE (KENT), AND GrT. YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON (NOR- FOLK).—Life-boat Days.

HASBOROUGH (NORFOLK) .—Life-boat Days at Bacton, North Walsham, Stal- ham and Wroxham. Dance.

HASTINGS (SUSSEX).—Inaugural Cere- mony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) HAVERHILL (SUFFOLK), HERNE BAY (KENT), HUNSTANTON (NORFOLK), HYTHE (KENT), LITTLEHAMPTON (SUSSEX), LOWESTOFT (SUFFOLK). — Life-boat Days.

MARGATE (KENT).—Life-boat Day.

Films shown at Margate College.

NEWHAVEN (SUSSEX).—Life-boat In- augural Ceremony by H.R.H. the Prince George, K.G., and presentation to Mr.

Lines, the Honorary Secretary. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

NEWPORT PAGNELL (BUCKS.).—Life- boat Day.

RAMSGATE (KENT).—Presentation of Centenary Vellum. (Special report in next issue.) Life-boat Day.

ROCHESTER (KENT).—Address to the Chatham Rotary Club by Sir George Shee, Secretary of the Institution.

Life-boat Day.

SELSEY (SUSSEX) AND SHERINGHAM (NoBBOLK.).—Life-boat Days.

SITTINGBOURNE (KENT).—Address by Miss Hopkins, Honorary Secretary of the Folkestone Women's Auxiliary, to the Brotherhood. Swimming Gala.

Life-boat Day and Procession.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA (ESSEX).—Collec- tion at the Rivoli Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." Life-boat Day. Canvey Island Life- boat Day.

SOUTHWOLD (SUFFOLK).—Lantern lec- ture by the Rev. A. M. Peckham, Chair- man of the Harrow Branch. Life-boat Day.

SUDBURY (SUFFOLK) AND UCKFIELD (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Days.

WALTON AND FEINTON (ESSEX).— Life-boat Day. Sports and Gala. Life- boat Sunday. Collections at Cinema in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea." WESTGATE-ON-SEA (KENT). — Life- boat Day.

WINDSOR (BERKS.).—House-to-House Collection.

WOLVERTON (BUCKS.) AND WORTHING (SUSSEX).—Life-boat Days.

Addresses by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., at Brill, Chesham and Amersham, Great Missenden, and High Wycombe.

South-West of England.

ABINGDON (BERKS.), ALDERSHOT (HANTS.), AND ANDOVER (HANTS.).— Life-boat Days.

APPLEDORE (DEVON).

BIDEFORD. — Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Mrs. Lefroy elected President; Miss Lloyd, Honorary Secretary. Life-boat Day, organized by Lady Irwin.

AXMINSTER (DEVON).—Life-boat Day at Colyton.

BANBUEY (OxoN.).—Life-boat Day, organized by the Mayor and Mayoress.

BASINGSTOKE (HANTS.).—Life-boat Day.

BATH (SOMERSET). — Collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea," shown at Beau Nash Picture House. Life-boat Day at Midsomer Norton.

BRIDPORT (DORSET). — Presentation of Life-boat Essay Certificate. Life- boat Day.

BRIXHAM (DEVON).—Life-boat Day and Entertainment.

BUDE (CORNWALL), BURNHAM-ON- SEA (SOMERSET), AND CALNE (WILTS.).

—Life-boat Days.

CHIPPENHAM (WILTS.). — Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day and film display at Corsham.

CLEVEDON (SOMERSET). — Life-boat Day.

COVERAGE (CORNWALL). — Life-boat Day and Dance.

COWES, EAST AND WEST (!SLE OF WIGHT), CREDITON (DEVON), AND DARTMOUTH (DEVON).—Life-boat Days.

EXETER (DEVON).—Special Meeting at the Guildhall, with the Mayor, Vice- President of the Branch, in the chair.

Speaker: Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Satter- thwaite, O.B.E., Deputy Secretary of the Institution.

EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SALTER- TON (DEVON), FALMOUTH (CORNWALL), FARNBOROUGH (HANTS.), FOWEY (CORNWALL), FROME (SOMERSET), AND FRESHWATER (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Life- boat Days.

FRADDON (CORNWALL).—Presenta- tion of Certificate in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

GILLINGHAM (DORSET). — Life-boat Day.

GOSPORT (HANTS.).—Presentation of Life-boat Essay Certificates to two schools.

GUERNSEY (CHANNEL ISLANDS).—In- augural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See specia] report on p.

377.) Life-boat Day.

HENLEY-ON-THAMES (OxoN.).—Life- boat Day at Shiplake.

ILFRACOMBE (DEVON).—Meeting at Watermouth Castle by invitation of Mrs. Penn-Curzon. Speaker : The Dis- trict Organizing Secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Life-boat Day, organized by the newly-formed Guild.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Villages' Life-boat Day.

LIZARD (CORNWALL).—Presentation to Mr. C. M. Hart, the Honorary Secre- tary, by Colonel the Master of Sempill, a member of the Committee of Manage- ment, of the Gold Pendant awarded by the Committee of Management in recognition of his services as Honorary Secretary for 21 years. Life-boat Day.

LOOE (CORNWALL)—Life-boat Day at Liskeard.

LYME REGIS (DORSET), LYMINGTON (HANTS.), MELKSHAM (WILTS.), MINE- HEAD (SOMERSET), AND NEWBURY (BERKS.).—Life-boat Days.

LYNMOUTH (DEVON).—Life-boat Day and Dance.

NEWQUAY (CORNWALL).—Life-boat Day, with procession and launch of the Life-boat.

OKEHAMPTON (DEVON). —Life-boat Day.

PADSTOW (CORNWALL).—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat.

(See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

PAIGNTON (DEVON).—Life-boat Day.

PENZANCE (CORNWALL).—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat.

(See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

PETERSFIELD (HANTS). — Life-boat Day.

Liss.—Life-boat Day.

POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRIST- CHURCH AND WlMBORNE (HANTS).

BOURNEMOUTH.—"At Home," in St. Peter's Hall, with entertainment and special orchestra, given by Lt.- Colonel V. D. Stenhouse, Hon. Secre- tary, and Mrs. Stenhouse, to meet Lady Lyle, President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day.

PORT ISAAC (CORNWALL), RING- WOOD (HANTS), AND ROMSEY (HANTS) —Life-boat Days.

RYDE (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Daly presiding. Speaker: The District Organizing Secertary.

ST. IVES (CORNWALL), SANDOWN (ISLE OF WIGHT), AND SEATON (DEVON).

—Life-boat Days.

SALISBURY (WILTS.).—Fete at Cran- borne, arranged by Commander and Mrs. Monro ; opened by Lady Baker ; address by the District Organising Secretary. Life-boat Day at Fording- bridge.

SANDOWN (!SLE OF WIGHT) AND SHANKLIN (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Life- boat Days.

SCILLY ISLES (CORNWALL).—Life- boat Day and Concert.

SENNEN COVE (CORNWALL).—Life- boat Day and Dance.

SIDMOUTH (DEVON).—Life-boat Days at Ottery-St.-Mary and Sidbury.

SWANAGE (DORSET), SWINDON (WILTS.), TAVISTOCK (DEVON), AND TEIGNMOUTH (DEVON). •— Life - boat Days.

SWAY (HANTS).— Garden Fete, organized by Mrs. Moser, jointly for the Institution and the British Sailors Society.

TORQUAY (DEVON). — Collection in connexion with the film, " Heroes of the Sea," at Burlington Cinema. Life- boat Day.

TRURO (CORNWALL).—Life-boat Day at Chacewater.

VENTNOR (!SLE OF WIGHT).—Life-boat Day.

WADEBRIDGE (CORNWALL), WAT- CHET (SOMERSET), AND WOODSTOCK (OxoN.).—Life-boat Days.

WESTON-SUPER-MAHE (SOMERSET).— Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Porcher, President, in the chair. Speaker : The District Organiz- ing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

WEYMOUTH (DORSET). — Life-boat Day at Weymouth and Lulworth, Life- boat Day and Cinema Collections at Portland.

YEOVIL (SOMERSET). — Life-teat Days at Martock and in villages.

Scotland.

Half-yearly Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council at Edinburgh, on 25th September, the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., Chairman, presid- ing. The meeting was preceded by a Complimentary Luncheon to Sir George Shee, Secretary of the Institution, on the occasion of his retirement, and a presentation was made to him by the Duke of Montrose, on behalf of the Council. (See " Tributes to Sir George.

Shee," on p. 388.) ANNAN (DUMFRIES-SHIRE), ANSTRU- THER (FLFESHIRE), ARBROATH (FOR- FARSHIRE), ARDRISHAIG (ARGYLL- SHIRE) AND AYR.-—Life-boat Days.

BANFF (BANFFSHIRE). — Life-boat Days.

BRECHIN (FORFARSHIRE), BUCKIE (BANFFSHIRE), AND BUCKHAVEN (FIFE- SHIRE).—Life-boat Days.

BURNTISLAND (FlFESHIRE).—Whist Drive, organized by the Ex-Service Men's Club. Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day at Aberdour.

COATBRIDGE (LANARKSHIRE).—Life- boat Day.

CROMARTY (CROMARTY).— Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat.

(See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) CULLEN (BANFFSHIRE), CULROSS (FIFESHIRE), DUMBARTON AND DUM- FRIES.—Life-boat Days.

DUNFERMLINE (FIFESHIRE).-—Drama- tic Entertainment, organized by the Unitas Dramatic Club of the Dunferm- line Co-operative Society. Social and Musical Evening, organized by the Committee. Dance. Life-boat Day.

DUNBAR (HADDINGTONSHIRE).—In- augural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) DUNOON (ARGYLLSHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

EASTEE Ross (ROSS-SHIBE).—Display of Country Dancing, arranged by Miss B.

Mackenzie, the Hon. Secretary, Mrs.

Monro, of Allan, presiding. Life-boat Days at Portmahomack and Fearn.

EDINBURGH.—Open Golf Tournament at Longniddry, arranged by Mrs. Core- Greenshields, Vice-President of the Edinburgh Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

ELIE (FIFESHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

Fancy Dress Dance, organized by Mrs.

S. E. Alley, Hon. Secretary Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Children's Dance, arranged by Miss Jean Bell, Master Robin Bell and Miss Pat Barlow.

" Open Air Market," organized by Miss Paxton, at Lundin Links.

FORTROSE (ROSS-SHIRE). — Life-boat Day.

FRASERBURGH (ABERDEENSHIRE).— Presentation of Centenary Vellum.

(Special report in next issue.) Life-boat Day.

GIRVAN (AYRSHIRE), GRANTOWN-ON- SPEY (ELGIN), HA WICK (ROXBURGH- SHIRE), INVERARY (ARGYLLSHIRE), INVERGORDON (ROSS-SHIRE), INVER- NESS, ISLE OF ARRAN (BUTE), ISLE OF SKYE (INVERNESS), JEDBURGH (ROX- BURGH), KINGUSSIE (INVERNESS), AND KINGHORN (FIFESHIRE). — Life-boat Days.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Inaugural Cere- mony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in last issue of The Life- boat.) Lecture on the Scottish National War Memorial by Major Blackburn, K.O.S.B., O.B.E., followed by a Musical Entertainment, arranged by Miss Dun- can, of Danevale, Joint Hon. Secretary of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

KlRKINTILLOCH (DUMBARTONSHIRE).

—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day at Lenzie.

KYLE (ROSS-SHIRE), LARGS (AYR- SHIRE), LOCHGILPHEAD (ARGYLLSHIRE), LOCKERBIE (DUMFRIES), LERWICK (SHETLAND), LOCHMABEN (DUMFRIES), LOSSIEMOUTH (ELGIN), MACDUFF (BANFFSHIRE), MARKINCH (FIFESHIRE), MONTROSE (FORFABSHIRE), NAIRN, NEWTONMORE (INVERNESS), AND NORTH BERWICK (HADDINGTON).— Life-boat Day.

OBAN (ARGYLLSHIRE). — Life-boat Days.

PERTH.—Annual Meeting on the 16th September, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, Chairman of the Branch, presiding.

Speaker: Commander Sir Guy Mon- creifie, Bt., R.N. Efforts of the past year. Appeal by the Committee and Life-boat Days in thirty-eight centres.

Amount collected last year, £341, as com- pared with £469 in the previous year.

PETERHEAD (ABERDEENSHIRE). — Dance, organized by a Committee repre- senting the Peterhead Herring Trade.

Life-boat Day.

PORTPATRICK (WIGTOWNSHIRE). — Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

SCOTSCALDER (CAITHNESS), STONE- HAVEN (KINCARDINE), STRANRAER (WIGTOWNSHIRE), SUTHERLAND (SUTHERLANDSHIRE), AND THURSO (CAITHNESS-SHIRE).—Life-boat Day.

Ireland.

ARMAGH (Co. ARMAGH).—- Annual Meeting, the Dean of Armagh presiding.

Speaker : The District Organizing Secre- tary. Amount collected last year, £35, as compared with £55 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

BALBRIGGAN (DUBLIN). — Life-boat Day.

BALLYCOTTON (CORK).—Inaugural Ceremony of the New Motor Life-boat (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day.

BLACKROCK (DUBLIN), BRAY (WicK- LOW), BUNCRANA (DONEGAL), AND CASTLETOWNSEND (CORK). — Life-boat Days.

CLOGHER HEAD (Co. DOWN).—In- augural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report on p. 382.) Life-boat Day.

CLONES (MONAGHAN) AND CLONMEL (TIPPERARY).—Life-boat Days.

CLOUGHEY (Co. DOWN).—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat.

(See special report on p. 380.) Life- boat Day.

COLERAINE (LONDONDERRY).—Life- boat Day.

CORK.—Annual Meeting, Mr. J. J.

Horgan, Chairman, presiding. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary.

Amount collected last year, £462, as compared with £396 in the previous year.

Life-boat Day.

COURTMACSHERRY (CoKK). — In- augural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day. Dance.

DONAGHADEE (Co. DOWN). — Life- boat Day.

DUBLIN.—First Conference of Life- boat Workers in the Irish Free State.

(See special report on p. 392.) DUNDALK (LoUTH), ENN1S (CLARE), GALWAY (GALWAY), GrREYSTONES (WicKLOw), HOWTH (DUBLIN), LARNE (ANTRIM), LISBURN (ANTRIM), LONG- FORD (LONGFORD), MIDLETON (CORK), AND MlLTOWN MALBAY (CLARE).—Life- boat Days.

NEWCASTLE (Co. DOWN).—Life-boat Day and Dance.

NEWTOWNARDS (DOWN), PORTRUSH (ANTRIM), PORT STEWART (LONDON- DERRY), SKERRIES (DUBLIN), SKIB- BEREEN (CORK), TANDRAGEE (ARMAGH), TRAMORE (WATERFORD), WEXFORD (WEXFORD), AND WHITEHEAD (ANTRIM).

—Life-boat Days.

YOUGHAL (CORK).—Inaugural Cere- mony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report in the last issue of The Lifeboat,.) Cinema Collection. Life- boat Day.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire and Shropshire.) ABERAYRON (CARDIGAN).—Life-boat Day.

ABERYSTWYTH (CARDIGAN). — Life- boat Day. Dinner Table Collection, jp ABERDOVEY (MERIONETH).—Life-boat Day. Dinner Table Collection. Dance.

ABERGELE AND LLANDDULAS (DEN- BIGH), BANGOR (FLINT), BARMOUTH (MERIONETH), BARRY (GLAMORGAN), BORTH (CARDIGAN), BRIDGNORTH (SALOP), BUCKLEY (FLINT), CARDIFF AND PENARTH (GLAMORGAN), AND CEMAES (ANGLESEY).—Life-boat Days.

CHURCH STRETTON (SALOP).—Life- boat Day and Garden Fete.

COLWYN BAY (DENBIGH), CONWAY (CAERNARVON), CRICCIETH (CAERNAR- VON), FlSHGUARD AND GOODWICK (PEMBROKE), HABLECH (MERIONETH), HAVERFORDWEST (PEMBROKE), LEO- MINSTEB (HEREFORD), AND LLAN- DRINDOD WELLS (RADNOR).—Life-boat Days.

LLANDUDNO (CAERNARVON).—Life- boat Day. Dinner Table Collection.

LTANDILO (CARMARTHEN), LLAN- FAIRFECHAN (CAERNARVON), LUDLOW (SALOP), MOLD (FLINT), MONMOUTH (MONMOUTH), NEW QUAY (CARDIGAN), NEWTOWN (MONTGOMERY), PENMAEN- MAWR (CAERNARVON), PORTHCAWL (GLAMORGAN), PRESTATYN (FLINT), AND PWLLHELI (CAERNARVON).—Life- boat Days.

RHAYADER (RADNOR), RHYL (FLINT), AND ST. DAVID'S (PEMBROKE).—Life- boat Days.

SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE.—Garden Fete, with speeches by Dame Margaret Lloyd George, J.P., President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Lord- Lieutenant, the Mayor of Pwllheli and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.B., Deputy Secretary of the Institution.

Life-boat Day at Morfa Nevin.

TENBY (PEMBROKE), TOWYN (MERIO- NETH), AND WELLINGTON SALOP).

Life-boat Days.

Four addresses to Schools by the District Organizing Secretary when presenting prizes in the Life-boat Essay Competition..