Greater London.

ANNUAL Meeting of the London members of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild and Life-boat Day organizers, Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte, Chairman of the Central London Women's Committee of the Guild, presiding.

Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Chairman of the Committee of Management of the Institution.

GREATER LONDON.—Life-boat Day.

CITY OF LONDON.—Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Bunhill Adult School.

CLAPHAM.—Whist Drive.

CRANFORD.—Whist Drive.

HACKNEY.—Collection at Clapton Orient Football Ground.

HAMMERSMITH.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

HORNSEY.—Special Meeting, presided over by the Mayoress. Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Hornsey Women's Section of the British Legion.

KENSINGTON.—Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Netting Hill League of Women Helpers.

MILL HILL.—Address to Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

MITCHAM.—Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Mitcham Life-boat Day Workers' Social.

NEW MALDEN.—Whist Drive.

PADDINGTON.—Reception by the Mayor.

Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Paddington and Marylebone Rotary Clubs.

St. PANCRAS.—Address to Maple Branch Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary.

SOUTH HACKNEY.—Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Conservative and Unionist Association Women's Meeting.

WEST SILVERTOWN.—Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Guild of Empire Women's Meeting.

WIMBLEDON.—Garden Party.

30th* June.

North-West of England.

ACCRINGTON.—Whist and Bridge Drive, organized by the Ladies' Guild.

ADLINGTON.—Life-boat Day.

ATHERTON. — House-to-House Collec- tion.

BACUP, BILLINGE, BLACKBURN, BREDBURY AND BRIERFIELD.— Life-boat Days.

BURNLEY.—Annual Meeting on 15th April. Amount collected last year £47 as compared with £96 in 1930.

BURY.—Life-boat Day.

CARNFORTH.—Jumble Sale.

CHESTER.—Annual Meeting on 1st April, the Mayor presiding ; Efforts of the past year : Mayor's appeal for subscriptions; Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year £182, as compared with £259 in 1930.

Life-boat Day.

COPPULL AND CULCHETH-WITH- KENYON.—Life-boat Days.

CREWE.—Annual Meeting on 4th May, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair.

Amount collected last year £56, as compared with £73 in 1930. Mrs. Klempt and Mrs.

Jones elected Joint Hon. Secretaries in place of Mrs. Blount.

DALTON-IN-FURNESS.—House-to-House Collection.

DARWEN.—Life-boat Day.

DOUGLAS (Isle of Man).—Centenary Cele- brations of the erection of the Tower of Refuge by Sir William Hillary, founder of the Institution. (See special report on p. 551.) GARSTANG AND GOLBORNE.—Life- boat Days.

GRANGE-OVER-SANDS.—Variety Enter- tainment, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

HASLINGDEN.—Life-boat Day.

HEYWOOD.—Garden Whist Drive. Life- boat Day.

HINDLEY.—Life-boat Day.

HOLLINGWORTH.-Jumble Sale.

HYDE.—Life-boat Days. Social Evening.

INCE - IN - MAKERFIELD. — House-to- House Collection.

IRLAM AND CADISHEAD.—Picture House Collections.

KENDAL AND KESWICK.—Life-boat Days.

LANCASTER.—Bridge Drive.

LEIGH.—Life-boat Day.

LITTLEBOROUGH.—American Tea.

LITTLE HULTON.—Life-boat Day.

LIVERPOOL (Hoylake).—Inaugural Cere- mony of the new Motor Life-boat " Oldbam " on llth June. (See special report on p. 532.) LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Life-boat Day.

LYTHAM-ST.-ANNES. — House-to-House Collection.

MACCLESFIELD.—Annual Meeting on 19th April, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £134, as compared with £147 in 1930.

Life-boat Days.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT.—Reception and Dinner arranged by the District Committee to meet Lieut. - Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secre- tary of the Institution, Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., Honorary Secretary of the Branch presiding. Among the speakers were the Mayor of Salford (Alderman J. Jackson), Mr.

H. F. O'Brien (Altrincham), Mr. W. 0.

Lester Smith, M.A. (Director of Education), Mrs. Bayfield (President, Chorlton-cum-Hardy Ladies' Life-boat Guild), Mr. J. H. Borlase (National Union of Seamen), and Mr. A. P.

Besley. The Secretary presented the Gold Pendant and Record of Thanks awarded by the Institution to Mr. C. E. Fielding (Chair- man of the Collections' Committee), in recog- nition of thirty-four years of service as a member of the Manchester, Salford and' District Committee.

Collections at the Manchester Ship Canal on the occasion of the visit of the Destroyer Flotilla. Life-boat Days.

DROYLSDEN.—Address by the Branch Secretary at a meeting of the Women's Co-operative Guild.

FALLOWFIELD—Life-boat Service in the Holy Innocents' Church, conducted by the Rector. Special Collection.

HARPURHEY AND COLLYHURST.— District Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed.

LOWER CRUMPSALL.—Whist Drive, arranged by Mrs. Rostron, a member of the Ladies' Guild Committee.

NEW MOSTON.—Address by the Branch Secretary at a meeting of the Women's Co-operative Guild.

OLD TRAFFORD.—Annual Dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SALFORD.—Meeting at Toe H Mark XIV., Pendleton, Councillor C. P. Hampson presiding. West Salford Life-boat Guild formed.

SWINTON.—Life-boat Sunday Service in the Adelphi Cinema, the Chairman of the Council, Councillor P. W. Potts, J.P., C.C., presiding. The service was conducted by the Vicar of Swiuton, the Rev. Canon D.

Fletcher, M.A., supported by the Rev. E. D.

Butters, the Rev. R. M. Rutter, and the Rev. G. W. Deas. The singing was led by the Pendlebury Prize Band. Special collection.

WHALLEY RANGE.—Mrs. Fisher ap- pointed President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in succession to Miss M. E. Pidd.

WHITEFIELD.—Ladies' Life-boat Guild re-constituted.

MARYPORT.—Special Meeting ; Mr.

Walker T. Moore, the Honorary Secretary, presented with binocular glasses awarded to him by the Institution, and a silver salver from the members of the Branch. Mr. Thomas Benn, the late Coxswain of the Maryport Life-boat, presented with the Certificate of Service awarded to him by the Institution.

Life-boat Day at Cockermouth.

MIDDLETON AND MIDDLEWICH.— Life-boat Days.

NANTWICH.—Annual Meeting on 10th June. Amount collected last year £59 as compared with £63 in 1930.

NEWTON-IN-MAKERFIELD. —Life-boat Day.

OLDHAM.—Life-boat Day at Crompton and Shaw.

PADIHAM.—Life-boat Day.

PIEL (BARROW).—Visit to the Life-boat House by the Barrow Naturalists Field Club ; address by Mr. J. M. Mawson, J.P., the Hon. Secretary, and launch of the Life-boat.

Concert and Dancing Display, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PRESTON.—Life-boat Day. Garden Party at Clayton Green. Life-boat Day at Long- ridge.

RISHTON AND ROMILEY.—Life-boat Days.

SABDEN.—House-to-House Collection.

SOUTHPORT.—Life-boat Day.

STANDISH.—House-to-House Collection.

STOCKPORT.—Annual Meeting on llth April. Amount collected last year £233 as compared with £365 in 1930.

TOTTINGTON.—Annual Meeting on 19th April. Amount collected last year £70 as compared with £58 in 1930.

TURTON AND UPHOLLAND.—Life-boat Days.

ULVERSTON.—Mr. H. M. Todd elected Honorary Secretary in succession to the late Mr. S. C. Farrer ; and Mr. S. Grundy Honorary Treasurer in the place of Mr. G. F. Gribble.

WARRINGTON, WESTHOUGHTON AND WHALEY BRIDGE.—Life-boat Days.

WIDNES.—Special Meeting, the Mayor presiding. Mrs. Wingfield appointed Hon.

Secretary and Mrs. Harper Hon. Treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day.

WIGAN.—Life-boat Day.

WORSTHORNE.—House-to-House Collec- tion.

North-East of England.

ALNWICK.—Tea Dance.

BARNSLEY.—Annual Meeting on 14th April, the Mayoress, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat Day. Amount collected last year £93 as compared with £109 in 1930.

BATLEY.—Life-boat Day.

BEDLINGTON.—Lecture at Nedderton Women's Institute.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—Presentation by the Duchess of Northumberland of the Institution's Thanks on Vellum, awarded to Lady Francis Osborne, President of the Branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BEVERLEY.—Life-boat Day.

BISHOP AUCKLAND.—Address to Toe H by the District Organizing Secretary.

BLAYDON. Life-boat Day.

BLYTH.—Annual Meeting on 21st April.

Amount collected last year £306, as compared with £345 in 1930.

BOLTON - UPON - DEARNE. — Life-boat Day.

BRADFORD.—Life-boat Day.

BRIGHOUSE.—Life-boat Day.

CONISBROUGH.—Life-boat Day. Whist Drive.

CUDWORTH.—House-to-House Collection.

DARLINGTON.—Annual Meeting on 27th April, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Whist Drives, Garden Fete and Life-boat Day.

Amount collected last year £161, as compared with £174 in 1930.

DONCASTER AND GATESHEAD.—Life- boat Days.

GOLCAR.—Annual Meeting. Amount col- lected last year £33, as compared with £26 in 1930.

Life-boat Day.

GOOLE.—Life-boat Day.

HALIFAX.—Annual Meeting on 22nd April, the Mayor presiding. Efforts of the past year: Bridge Drive; Dramatic Performance; Bridge Drive organized by the Soroptimists' Club. Amount collected last year £224, as compared with £209 in 1930.

HARTLEPOOL.—Life-boat Day.

HECKMONDWIKE.—Whist Drive. Life- boat Day.

HEMSWORTH.—Life-boat Day.

HEXHAM.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

HOLMFIRTH.—Life-boat Day.

HONLEY.—House-to-House Collection.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Bridge and Whist Drive.

HULL.—Annual Meeting on 20th April, the Lord Mayor, President of the Branch, presid- ing. Amount collected last year £551, as compared with £640 in 1930.

Life-boat Day.

KEIGHLEY.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day; Worts Appeal. Amount collected last year £258, as compared with £273 in 1930.

LEEDS.—Life-boat Day.

MALTON.—Exhibition of Embroidery.

MEXBOROUGH.—Bridge Drive.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. — Life-boat Day.

PATRINGTON.—Life-boat Day. Whist Drive.

POCKLINGTON.—Life-boat Day.

ROTHERHAM.—Annual Meeting on 8th April, the Mayor, Patron of the Branch, pre- siding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day and Special Appeal by the Chairman of the Branch. Amount collected last year £187, as compared with £171 in 1930.

RYTON.—Annual Meeting on 5th April.

Amount collected last year £30, the same as in 1930.

Life-boat Day.

SEAHAM HARBOUR.—Guild's visit to Life-boat Station. Social.

SHEFFIELD.—Annual Meeting, the Lord Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Day; Works Appeal. Amount collected last year £401, as compared with £460 in 1930.

SPENBOROUGH AND STAINLAND.— Life-boat Days.

STAMFORDHAM.—Whist Drive.

STANLEY AND OUTWOOD, STOCKTON, SUNDERLAND, TYNEMOUTH, AND WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Life-boat Days.

WHITLEY BAY.—Bridge and Whist Drive.

WITHERNSEA.—Life-boat Day.

WOOLER.—Ladies'Life-boat Guild formed.

President, the Hon. Mrs. C. A. Lambton; Honorary Secretary, Mrs. T. Blenkinsopp.

Midlands.

ALFORD.—Life-boat Day.

ATHERSTONE.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film shown, with collection. Life-boat Day.

BADSEY, AND BELPER AND HEAGE.

—Life-boat Days.

BIRMINGHAM. — Collections at two theatres and thirteen cinemas. " Heroes of the Sea" Film shown, with collection, at Northfield Cinema.

RUBERY AND REDNAL.—Life-boat Day.

SMETHWICK.—Annual Meeting on 14th April. Speaker: Mr. G. F. Igglesden, Chairman of the Birmingham Branch.

Amount collected last year £65 as compared with £56 in 1930. Life-boat Day.

BLOCKLEY AND BREEDON-ON-HILL.

—Life-boat Days.

BRIERLEY HILL.—Dramatic Entertain- ment. Address by the District Organizing Secretary.

BRISTOL, BROMSGROVE, BROWN- HILLS, AND BURTON LATIMER.—Life- boat Days.

BURTON-ON-TRENT.—Annual Meeting.

Amount collected last year £243 as compared with £249 in 1930.

Life-boat Day.

BUXTON.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection.

CHELTENHAM.—Whist Drive and Dance.

Life-boat Day.

CHESTERFIELD.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, -with collection.

CLAY CROSS.—" Heroes of. the Sea" Film shown with collection.

COALVILLE, COLESHILL AND CON- INGSBY.—Life-boat Days.

COVENTRY.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £635 as compared with £358 in 1930.

Lantern Lecture at Allesley Women's Institute.

CRADLEY HEATH AND OLD HILL, DAVENTRY, DESBOROUGH, DERBY, AND DROITWICH.—Life-boat Days.

EVESHAM.—Life-boat Day. " Herpes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection.

FAIRFORD AND LECHLADE, GAINS- BOROUGH, GRANTHAM, HALESOWEN, HEANOR, HORNCASTLE AND IRTH- LINGBOROUGH.—Life-boat Days.

KENILWORTH. — Entertainment with address by the District Organizing Secretary.

KETTERING.—Life-boat Day.

KIDDERMINSTER. — Dramatic Enter- tainment.

KILSBY, LANGWITH, LOUGH- BOROUGH, LONG EATON, AND LYE AND WOLLESCOTE.—Life-boat Days.

MARKET HARBOROUGH.—House-to- House Collection.

MARKET DEEPING.—Life-boat Day.

MATLOCK.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film shown, with collection.

MELTON MOWBRAY.—Life-boat Day.

NEW MILLS.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection.

NEWARK.—Annual Meeting. Mr. A. F.

Wood, in the chair, supported by the Mayor and the Vicar oi Newark. Speaker: Lt.-Col.

C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution. Amount collected last year £61, as compared with £66 in 1930.

NOTTINGHAM CITY AND COUNTY.— Life-boat Day. Dancing Display.

NUNEATON.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection. Life-boat Day.

OAKHAM AND UPPINGHAM.—Life-boat Day.

OLDBURY AND LANGLEY. Life-boat Day. Whist Drive.

PERSHORE.—Life-boat Day.

REDDITCH.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection.

RUGELEY, RUGBY, AND RUSHDEN.— Life-boat Days.

STOURBRIDGE, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, STROUD, SWADLINCOTE, TAMWORTH, TEWKESBURY, UPTON - ON - SEVERN AND UTTOXETER.—Life-boat Days.

WALSALL.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £64, as compared with £75 in 1930.

Life-boat Day.

WELLINGBOROUGH.—Life-boat Day.

WOLVERHAMPTON. — Life-boat Day.

Barrel Organ taken through streets accom- panied by collectors in red caps and jerseys.

" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown for one week, with collections.

Performance of the " Ghost Train." Address by the District Organizing Secretary.

WORCESTER.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection. Bridge Drive.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH.—Naming Ceremony of the new Motor Life-Boat by H.R.H. The Prince George, K.G. (See special report on p. 528.) ATTLEBOROUGH.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection, at the Town Hall Cinema.

AYLESBURY AND BEACONSFIELD.— Life-boat Days.

BECCLES.—Branch formed. Mr. A. T.

Bent, Hon. Secretary, Rover J. J. Harvey and Rover R. G. Jones, Assistant Hon.

Secretaries.

BEXHILL.—Lantern Lecture by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

BLETCHLEY.—Life-boat Day.

BRIGHTON.—Films and lantern slides shown at Hove High School.

CATERHAM.—Life-boat Day. "Heroes of the Sea " shown, with collection, at Capitol Cinema.

CHELMSFORD.—Life-boat Day and Whist Drive.

CHESHAM AND AMERSHAM.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection, at the Astoria Cinema. Lecture at Hythe Heath Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

CHIPPERFIELD.—Sale of Wort.

CHICHESTER.—Special Meeting, Mrs.

Wannop presiding. Speakers : Colonel The Master of Sempill, a member of the Committee of Management, and the District Organizing Secretary. Lecture to Runcton Women's Institute by the District Organizing Secretary.

Entertainment arranged by the Congregational Church.

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Special Meeting to form Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Councillor P. Coleman, J.P., in the chair. Speaker : the District Organizing Secretary. Mrs. Fenton- Jones appointed Hon. Secretary.

DARTFORD.—Garden Meeting. Speaker : Captain Basil Hall, R.N. Lecture at Swanley Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

Address by the District Assistant Secretary to the Women's Section, British Legion.

DOVER.—Motor Life-boat cruised off sea front on 4th June during the King's birthday parade and salute by aeroplanes. It was then inspected by the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Command (General Sir Webb Gillman, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O.), and Brigadier-General Sir Hereward Wake, Bt., C.M.G., D.S.O.

DOWNHAM MARKET.—Life-boat Day.

EASTBOURNE.—Lantern Lecture by Mrs.

Astley Roberts, President of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild. Life-boat Days at Hailsham, Hellingjy and Heathfield.

EAST DEREHAM.—Concert, organized by the Girl Guides.

EGHAM AND ENGLEFIELD GREEN.— Life-boat Days.

FOLKESTONE.—Brotherhood Meeting at Town Hall, Miss Ethel Hopkins, Hon. Secre- tary of the Women's Auxiliary, in the chair.

Speaker: Mr. G. S. Woodman, Joint Hon.

Secretary of the Hythe Branch. Whist Drive at Sandgate.

GERRARD'S CROSS.—Life-boat Day.

Lecture at Horn Hill Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

GILLINGHAM. — Meeting to re-form Branch, the Mayor, Aldermen A. M. Devon- port, J.P., presiding. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Mr. R. S. Smith appointed temporary Hon. Secretary.

GODALMING.—Lecture at Hillside School.

GRAYS.—Life-boat Day.

GREAT YARMOUTH.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 19th April.

Amount collected last year £44, as compared with £48 in 1930. " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection, at Regent Theatre.

HALESWORTH—Whist Drive, organized by the Ranger Guides.

HASTINGS.—Annual Meeting on 22nd June, in the grounds of Highlands House, St.

Leonards, by kind permission of Lady King, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Speaker: Rear-Admiral T. P. H.

Beamish, C.B., a member of the Committee of Management. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat Day, Beach Collection, Concert, Lectures, etc. Amount collected last year £404, as compared with £531 in 1930.

" Blessing of the Sea " Service.

HAVERHILL.—Life-boat Day.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. — Lecture at Heathbrow School.

BITCHIN.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film shown at the Hermitage Picture House.

HORSHAM.—Life-boat Day.

HUNTINGDON.—Address to the Dean Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

IPSWICH.—Lecture by Major A. D.

Burnett Brown, Deputy Secretary of the Institution, at Public Library.

KING'S LYNN AND LEWES.—Life-boat Days.

LITTLEHAMPTON. — Theatrical perfor- mance by the Rustington Players.

LUTON.—Address to the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary.

MANMNGTREE.—Lecture at MistJey Place School.

MARCH AND MARLOW.—Life-boat Days.

MARGATE.—The Branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Lieut.-Colonel E. 0. Skey, J.P., a member of its Committee for the past twenty years, and Chairman since 1925.

MELTON CONSTABLE.—Meeting at the Central School at which the Challenge Shield, book and certificates were presented by Dr.

Cloudesley Brereton, to Douglas E. Dack, the writer of the best essay in the South-Eastern District in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

MIDHURST.—Concert.

NEWMARKET.—Branch formed. Hon.

Secretary : Miss P. Waugh.

NEWHAVEN.—Inspection of the Station by Rear-Admiral S. Yamaguchi of the Japanese Navy.

NORWICH.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film shown, with collection, at the Regent Cinema.

PLAXTOL. Lecture to the Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

RAINHAM.—" Heroes of the Sea" Film shown, with collection, at the Royal Cinema.

RAMSGATE.—Lantern Lecture by Com- mander Hewlett, R.N., to the Boy Scouts.

Dance at the Granville Hotel.

REIGATE AND REDHILL.—Films shown at Hawthorn's School, Gatton Point.

ROCHESTER.—Address to Women's Citizens' Association by Mr. C. J. Greene, Hon. Secretary of the Herne Bay Branch.

ROMFORD.—Life-boat Day. Film shown.

Golf Competition for Life-boat Spoon.

ST. NEOTS.—Life-boat Day.

SAFFRON WALDEN.—" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection.

SEAFORD.—Life-boat Day. Lecture at Kingsmead School.

SHOREHAM.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown at Coliseum Theatre.

SITTINGBOURNE. — Musical Afternoon, arranged by the Brotherhood. Whist Drive and Dance.

SLOUGH.—Life-boat Day.

SOUTHBOROUGH. — Branch formed.

Chairman: Mr. M. G. H. Wilson; Hon.

Treasurer, Mr. A. E. Jacobs; Hon.

Secretary, Mr. P. C. Towner, M.B.T.A.

Special Meeting to form Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: The District Assistant Secretary.

SOUTHWICK. — Life-boat Day. Film shown.

THETFORD.—Life-boat Day.

TTJNBRIDGE WELLS.—Lecture to the Young People's Union by Mr. H. A. Bryden (late District Organizing Secretary South- Eastern District).

WALTON-ON-THAMES.—Tennis Tourna- ment.

WINDSOR AND DISTRICT.—House-to- House Collection.

WINSLOW.—Life-boat Day.

WOBURN.—Lecture to Women's Insti- tute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

WOBURN SANDS.—Lantern Lecture to Women's Institute by Mr. Sillem.

WOLVERTON.—Life-boat Day and Works Collection.

WORTHING. — Address by District Organizing Secretary to Findon Women's Institute.

South-West of England.

ANDOVER, AXMINSTER AND BATH.— Life-boat Days.

DAWLISH.—Life-boat Day. Play and Dance at Chudleigh.

DEVIZES.—Life-boat Day.

EXETER.—Special Meeting at the Guild- hall, the Mayoress, President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair, supported by Mr. Arthur Reed, M.P., and Councillor Mrs.

Arthur Reed, Chairman of the Branch and Vice-President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary.

FARNBOROUGH. — Life - boat Day.

" Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with col- lection.

FLEET.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown, with collection.

FOWEY (LOSTWITHIEL), GUERNSEY, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, HONITON AND LISS.—Life-boat Days.

LOOE.—Special Meeting. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Ladies' Life- boat Guild formed.

NEWQUAY.—Launch of the Life-boat with Sir Donald MacLean, President of the Board of Education on board.

PETERSFIELD.—Life-boat Day.

POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, WIMBORNE AND CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH.—Annual Meeting of the Bournemouth section, the Mayor, President, in the chair, supported by the Mayoress and Lady Lyle, President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: Lieut. - Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution. Amount collected last year £665 as compared with £742 in 1930.

Presentation of the Life-boat Picture awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Ball, Honorary Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Cafe Chantant at Wimborne. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day at Wimborne.

PLYMOUTH.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Day and Physical Culture Display at Ivy- bridge.

READING.—Life-boat Day. Address by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., to Students of Reading University.

REDRUTH.—Life-boat Day.

RINGWOOD.—Annual Life-boat Dance.

ROMSEY.—Life-boat Day.

SALISBURY.—Life-boat Day. Presenta- tion by the District Organizing Secretary of the Record of Thanks awarded by the Institu- tion to Mrs. Farnfield, President of the Gillingham District. Life-boat Day at Mere.

SOUTHAMPTON.—" Thark," presented by the Blenheim Players. Special Meeting, Mr.

C. J. Sharp presiding, and presentation of awards made to Depot Holders. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary.

THAME.—Life-boat Day.

TIVERTON.—Collection at Baptist Church.

TORQUAY.—Special Life-boat Day Meet- ing. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary.

TOTNES AND TROWBRIDGE.—Life- boat Days.

TRURO.—Life-boat Day. Presentation by the Chairman of the Cornwall Education Com- mittee of the Certificates in the Life-boat Essay Competition won by the St. Erme School.

WANTAGE.—First Life-boat Day held in Wantage and the neighbouring villages.

WAREHAM.—Life-boat Day.

WARMLNSTER.—Life-boat Day and Life- boat Film shown.

WELLS.—Life-boat Day.

WESTBURY.—Life-boat Day and Life- boat Film shown.

WEYMOUTH.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat (see special report on p. 533). Special Meeting. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Presentation of the Life-boat Picture awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Williamson, the Honorary Secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

YEOVIL VILLAGES.—Life-boat Days.

Scotland.

Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council in Glasgow, on 18th May, Commander the Hon.

A. Di Cochrane, D.S.O., M.P., Vice-Chairman, presiding.

ABERDEEN.—Life-boat Day. Procession and Life-saving Display.

ALEXANDRIA, ALLOA, ARDROSSAN, BO'NESS, CARLUKE AND CARRON- BRIDGE.—Life-boat Days.

COATBRIDGE.—Presentation of the Life- boat Essay Challenge Shield for Scotland, won by Bessie Beedie, of St. Augustine's School, by the Very Rev. Canon Mullen, supported by Ex-Provost Lavelle, J.P., the Dean of Guild Kirk, Councillor Beedie, and Mr. W.

Kerr, Honorary Secretary of the Branch.

DARVEL.—Life-boat Day.

DENNY.—Lantern Lecture to the Women's Rural Institute by the District Assistant Secretary.

DUNDEE.—Life-boat Day and Proces- sion. Flannel Dance, organized by Mrs. T.

Himsworth, Honorary Secretary, and Mrs.

Butler, Honorary Treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Social Meeting of Committee and Life-boat Day Conveners, Mr. Ralph C.

Cowper presiding.

DUNFERMLINE.—Life-boat Day and Dance. Dance at Rosyth, arranged by Mr.

A. E. Bidgood, Mrs. I. Madden, and the Committee.

EASTER ROSS.—Tain Life-boat Day.

EDINBURGH.—Life-boat Day and Pro- cession.

ELGIN.—Life-boat Day.

ELIE.—Concert arranged by the Branch, at which the Life-boat Play, " Their Business in Great Waters," was produced. Special Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, with Lady Nairn, President, in the chair.

FORRES AND GALSTON.—Life-boat Days.

GLASGOW.—Annual Meeting on 27th May. Mr. Leonard Gow, J.P., Chairman of the Branch, and a Vice-President of the Institution, presiding. Efforts of the past year: Annual Appeal, Life-boat Day, Sale of Work. Amount collected last year £8,535 as compared with £13,519 in 1930.

Life-boat Day.

GOUROCK.—Steamer Collections.

GRANGEMOUTH.—Special Meeting, Mr.

Walter Bain presiding. Speaker : The Scot- tish Organizing Secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Life-boat Day.

GREENOCK AND PORT GLASGOW, HELENSBURGH, INVERKEITHING, IRVINE, KILMARNOCK, KIRRIEMUIR, LADYBANK, LAMINGTON AND LANARK.

Life-boat Days.

LERWICK.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat (see special report on p. 534).

LONGHOPE.—Presentation by the Duke and Duchess of Montrose of the awards made to the Crew for the service to the Dorbie. on 9th January last.

NORTH UIST AND PERTH.—Life-boat Days.

PORTPATRICK.—Concert arranged by the Branch Committee, the Lady Augusta Inskip presiding. Presentation by the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council, and a Vice-President of the Institution, of the awards made to the Life-boat Crew for the service to the s.s. Camlouyh on 13th January last.

ROTHESAY, SANQUHAR SKELMOR- LIE, STEVENSTON AND STORNOWAY.— Life-boat Days.

STROMNESS.—Inspection of the Station by the Duke of Montrose.

SUTHERLAND AND WHITBURN.— Life-boat Days.

THURSO.—Inspection of the Station by the Duke of Montrose.

Ireland.

ARMAGH.—Annual Meeting on 20th June.

Amount collected last year £34, as compared with £55 in 1930.

BELFAST.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 30th May, Lady Dixon, D.B.E., Chairman, presiding.

Life-boat Days.

CARRICKFERGUS.—Life-boat Day.

DONAGHADEE.—Arrival of the new Motor Life-boat on 10th June. Reception and entertainment of the Crew and Institution's Officers by Local Committee and supporters.

Entertainment given by Mr. S. Brancliffe.

DROGHEDA.—Life-boat Day.

DUBLIN.—Annual Meeting on 12th May.

Senator The Right Hon. A. C. Jameson, D.L., Chairman, presiding. Speakers : Mr. Baird, Alderman Hubbard Clark, Rev. D. Osborne, Captain Webb, and the District Organizing Secretary. Amount collected last year £1,077, as compared with £1,065 in 1930. Broadcast talk by the District Organizing Secretary.

Life-boat Days. Bridge Drive.

HOWTH—Annual Meeting on 24th May, the Rev. Powell in the chair. Amount collected last year £121, as compared with £105 in 1930.

KINGSTOWN (Dun Laoghaire).—Annual Meeting. Mr. Gerald Byrne, Vice-Chairman presiding. Speaker: Canon Chamberlain.

Amount collected last year £262, as compared with £189 in 1930.

LARNE.—Annual Meeting. Amount col- lected last year £103, as compared with £95 in 1930.

LONDONDERRY, MULLINGAR, NENAGH AND NEWCASTLE (DUNDRUM).

Life-boat Days.

MILFORD.—-House-to-House Collection.

NORTH WESTMEATH.—Garden Fete.

PORTADOWN.—Annual Meeting. Amount collected last year £23, as compared with £25 in 1930.

Life-boat Day.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERTILLERY.—Life-boat Day. The Officers and Committee of the Branch paid a visit to the Barry Dock Life-boat Station.

BRECON.—Cinema collections.

CAERNARVON.—Life-boat Day.

CHURCH STRETTON.—Garden Fete opened by Vice-Admiral C. S. Townsend, C.B.

Speakers: Commander Montford, R.D., R.N.R.

Hon. Secretary of the Branch, and the District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

CRICCIETH.—Presentation of the Certifi- cates of Service awarded to the Life-boat Crew on the closing of the Station. The presentation took place at the house of the Right Hon.

David Lloyd George, O.M., M.P. Mr. J. E.

Greaves, Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire, presided, and the Certificates were presented by Mr. Lloyd George. The party was after- wards entertained to tea by Dame Margaret Lloyd George, D.B.E. Among those present were Lady Carey Evans, Miss Megan Lloyd George, M.P., and Mr. W. T. Davies, Hon.

Secretary of the Criccieth Branch. Besides the Certificates of Service awarded to the Crew, the Institution sent a special Letter of Appreciation to Mr. W. Bowley, who had been Lightman for nearly forty years.

FERRYSIDE AND CARMARTHEN.— Life-boat Day.

MARKET DRAYTON.—Life-boat Day and Rummage Stall.

NEWPORT (MON.).—The Mayor and Mayoress of Newport, the Officers and Com- mittee of the Branch and the Newport Sea Cadet Corps paid a visit to the Barry Dock Life-boat Station.

PONTYPOOL.—Special meeting arranged by Mrs. Percy Jones, President of the Branch, to revive its activities. New Honorary Secre- tary, Mrs. Llewellyn Hughes.

P'ONTYPRIDD.—Life-boat Day and Col- lections at the Palladium and White Palace Cinemas. House-to-House Collection.

PORTHCAWL.—Miss M. Dowdeswell and Miss M. Grover appointed Joint Honorary Secretaries in succession to Mrs. A. Jones.

PRESTATYN.—Annual Meeting on 19th May, the Chairman of the Prestatyn Council presiding. Speakers: The Rev. D. Lester Jones, and the District Organizing Secretary.

Amount collected last year £31 as compared with £19 in 1930.

SHREWSBURY.—Annual Meeting on 1st June, the Viscountess Bridgeman, D.B.E., President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £195 as compared with £150 in 1930. Lady Bridgeman presented the Gold Brooch awarded by the Institution to Mrs.

M. A. B. Lock, the retiring Honorary Secre- tary. Mrs. Lock appointed Chairman and Miss Muriel Hall Honorary Secretary.

SWANSEA AND DISTRICT.-Life-boat Day. Cinema collections. Concert. Whist Drive. Hotel and Cafe collections.

Special Meeting, the Mayoress in the chair.

Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary.

WHITCHURCH.—Life-boat Day.

YSTEAD WYNACH.—Cinema collection.

Notice.

All Honorary Secretaries of Branches and Ladies' Life-boat Guilds and all subscribers of ten shillings and over are entitled to receive THE LIFEBOAT quarterly free.

All contributions for the Institution should be sent either to the Honorary Secretary of the local Branch or Guild or to the Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, Life-boat House, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W. 1.

All inquiries about the work of the Institution or about the Journal should be addressed to the Secretary.

The next number of " The Lifeboat" will be published in November, 1932..