Greater London.

BROMLEY AND COVENT GARDEN.— Life-boat Days.

BALING.—Addresses to Groavenor Ward Women's Conservative Association and the Rotary Club by the District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

FINCHLEY.—The Branch has suffered a serious loss through the death of Mrs. Isaac, who had been the Honorary Secretary since 1925.

HAYES.—Summer Sale.

HENDON.—Address by the District Organ- izing Secretary to the Rotary Club.

HORNSEY.—Garden Fete organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. Sir John Collie, C.M.G., M.D., a member of the Committee of Management.

ISLINGTON.—Addresses by the District Organizing Secretary to Toe H and the Con- servative and Unionist Association.

ROEHAMPTON.—Lantern Lecture by the District Organizing Secretary to the Convent of the Sacred Heart.

ST. ALBANS.—Life-boat Day. Garden Party. Speakers: Lieut.-Col. Sir F. E. Free- mantle, O.B.E. and Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- thwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution.

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

UXBRIDGE.—Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Toe H.

WALTHAMSTOW.—Garden Party given by the Vice-Chairman.

WEST ISLINGTON.—Address by the Assistant District Organizing Secretary to Conservative and Unionist Association.

WESTMINSTER.—Presentation of Greater London Challenge Shield and other prizes in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Mr. C. G.

Ammon, a member of the Committee of Management. (See special report on page 597.) North-West of England.

ABRAM AND BICKERSHAW.—Whist Drive and Dance.

ACCRINGTON.—Household Fair and Gar- den Party, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.—Garden Party.

BLACKPOOL.—Life-boat Day.

BLACKROD.—Garden Party.

BOLTON.—Whist Drive arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Day.

BURNLEY AND CARNFORTH.—Life- boat Days.

CARLISLE.—Life-boat Day at Silloth.

CHORLEY AND CREWE.—Life-boat Days.

DOUGLAS.—Life-boat Day. Dinner Table Collection.

FARNWORTH.—The Branch has suffered a serious loss through the death of Mr. Lewis Holland, who had been the Honorary Secretary since 1923.

FLEETWOOD.—Special Meeting, Mrs.; Dandy elected Vice-President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild; Miss Doreen Dandy, Hon.

Treasurer ; and Miss Kean and Mrs. Cartman, joint Honorary Secretaries in the place of Miss Violet Humphrys. Life-boat Day.

HOLME.—House-to-House Collection.

HORWICH.—Annual Meeting on 27th September.

HYDE.—Annual Meeting on 21st Septem- ber, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair.

KIRKBY LONSDALE.—Life-boat Day.

LAKE DISTRICT.—Life-boat Days.

LANCASTER.—Garden Party.

LITTLE HULTON.—Annual Meeting on 7th June. Amount collected last year £21, the same amount as in 1930.

LIVERPOOL.—Life-boat Service at the Parish Church, New Brighton.

LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Annual Meeting on 12th September. Amount collected in 1932 £79, as compared with £132 in 1931.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT.—Special Ladies' Life-boat Guild Meetings. Special meeting at Hulme to con- stitute a Hulme Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — Special Meeting of the Ladies' Guild.

LEVENSHULME.—Whist Drive.

MORECAMBE, NANTWICH AND NORTHWICH.—Life-boat Days.

ORRELL.—American Tea and Garden Party, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PEEL.—Life-boat Day. Sacred Service.

Life-boat Sunday Service PIEL (BARROW). — Whist Drives, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Life-boat Day.

PORT ERIN.—Dinner Table Collections.

Life-boat Day. Life-boat Sacred Services.

PORT ST. MARY.—Life-boat Day. Dinner Table Collection. Life-boat Open Air Service.

RADCLIFFE.—Special Meeting. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Mrs.

Lafone elected Hon. Secretary in place of the late Miss M. L. Ellerbeck. House-to-House Collection.

RAMSEY.—Life-boat Day.

ROCHDALE.—Bring and Buy Tea.

ROMILEY.—Whist Drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

SANDBACH AND SEASCALE.—Life-boat Days.

ULVERSTON.—Life-boat Day.

TJPHOLLAND.—Annual Meeting on 22nd August. Amount collected last year £22, as compared with £7 in 1930.

WIDNES.—Special Meeting, convened by the Mayor and Mayoress, the Mayor presiding.

Mrs. Wingfield appointed Honorary Secretary, and Mrs. Harper Honorary Treasurer of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

North-East of England.

BERWICK. — Life-boat Day. Annual Meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BRADFORD.—Presentation by Sir Henry Sutcliffe-Smith, Chairman of the Branch, to Mr. Francis Laidler, the Managing Director of the Alhambra Theatre, and a Vice-President of the Branch, of the Vellum signed by the Prince of Wales, as President of the Institution, recording his appointment as an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution, in recognition of the help which he has given by organizing an annual Life-boat Matinee at the Bradford Alhambra for thirty-one years. The presenta- tion was made at a luncheon given by the Branch to Mr. Laidler. This luncheon was attended by Lieut-.Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., Secretary of the Institution, who in the afternoon addressed a meeting of Life-boat workers.

Life-boat Days at Burley and Otley.

BRIDLINGTON AND CRESSWELL.— Life-boat Days.

CULLERCOATS AND WHITLEY BAY — Life-boat Day. Presentation of the Challenge Shield for the North-East of England in the Life-boat Essay Competition, won by Edna E.

Harbottle, of North Council Girls' School, Whitley Bay.

DARLINGTON.—Whist Drives. Garden Party.

DEWSBURY.—House-to-House Collection.

DURHAM.—Annual Meeting, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Amount collected last year £46, as compared with £8 in 1930.

FILEY AND FLAMBOROUGH. — Life- boat Days.

FOURSTONES. — Lantern Lecture by Captain S. W. Swan, R.N.V.R.

GATESHEAD.—Garden Fete.

HAUXLEY.—Life-boat Day.

HECKMONDWIKE. — Annual Meeting.

Efforts of the past year: Bridge and Whist Drives; Life-boat Day. Amount collected last year £46, as compared with £63 in 1930.

HIPPERHOLME AND LIGHTCLIFFE.— Garden Fete.

HOLY ISLAND.—Presentation by Sir Leonard Milburn, Chairman of the Hauxley and Amble Branch, of Service Certificates awarded to the Coxswain and members of the Crew.

HORNSEA.—Life-boat Day.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Bring and Buy Sale.

HUMBER.—The Humber Motor Life-boat took part in the Annual Naval Memorial Service which was held off Spurn Point on 10th July. The Lord Mayor of Hull was present in a steamer, and wreaths were cast on the sea.

KIRKBURTON.—Life-boat Day.

LEEDS.—Visit of Guild to Scarborough Life-boat Station. Whist Drive organized by the Morley Ladies' Social Club.

MELTHAM.—Life-boat Day.

NEWBURN.—Whist Drive and Garden Party.

NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Life-boat Day.

Fete and Dance opened by Countess Grey of Ho wick.

PONTEFRACT — Swimming Gala organ- ized by the Mayor and Mayoress.

REDCAR, RIPON, ROTHBURY AND SALTBURN.—Life-boat Days.

SCARBOROUGH.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayor, President of the Branch, in the chair. Speaker : Rear- Admiral Carrington, D.S.O. Efforts of the past year : Whist and Bridge Drives; Life- boat Day.

SHEFFIELD, SLAITHWAITE, SOUTH SHIELDS AND STAITHES AND RUNS- WICK.—Life-boat Days.

WAKEFIELD.—Garden Party.

WATH-UPON-DEARNE AND WHITBY.

—Life-boat Days.

Midlands.

BARTON-ON-HUMBER.—Life-boat Day.

BIRMINGHAM.—Life-boat Day, with Life- boat stationed outside the Council House.

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress visited several dep&ts.

Broadcast Appeal from the Midland Regional Station. Address by the District Organizing Secretary to Yardley Sisterhood.

" Heroes of the Sea " film shown at Smeth- wick.

BOSTON AND BRIGG.—Life-boat Days.

BRISTOL.—Life-boat Day at Portishead.

CHELTENHAM—Annual Meeting, Mrs.

Richard Davies presiding. Amount collected last year £210, as compared with £249 in 1930.

CHESTERFIELD AND CIRENCESTER.

—Life-boat Days.

COVENTRY.—Presentation of Challenge Shield for the Midlands, and Certificates won by Coventry Schools in the Life-boat Essay Competition. (For special report, see p. 599.) Life-boat Day.

DUDLEY.—Life-boat Day.

EARL SHILTON.—Special Meeting ar- ranged by Mr. and Mrs. Cotton. Repre- sentatives of local employers and employees present. Branch formed.

GLOSSOP AND HADFIELD AND GLOUCESTER—Life-boat Days.

GRIMSBY.—Dock Collection.

ILKESTON.—Life-boat Day.

KIDDERMINSTER.—Life-boat Day and " Heroes of the Sea " Film shown at Stourport.

LEEK, LEICESTER, LINCOLN, MABLE- THORPE, MALVERN, MANSFIELD, MAT- LOCK, NORTON CANES, NORTHAMPTON, REDDITCH, RETFORD AND RIPLEY.— Life-boat Days.

RUGBY.—Lecture to the Barby Women's Institute.

SCUNTHORPE, SHIRLEY, SKEGNESS, SPALDING, SPILSBY, STAMFORD AND STONE.—Life-boat Days.

STRATFORD-ON-AVON.—Lantern Lec- ture by the District Organizing Secretary to the Tiddington Women's Institute.

SUTTON-ON-SEA.—Life-boat Day.

TOWCESTER.—Garden Whist Drive.

WARSOP, WOODHALL SPA, WORK- SOP AND WRAGBY.—Life-boat Days.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH. — Presentation to the Honorary Secretary, Mr. Walter Riggs, by the local committee. Lecture by Mr. Riggs to the Middleton Women's Institute. Life-boat Day in Aldeburgh and District.

BEACONSFIELD.—Lecture to Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

BISHOPS STORTFORD.—Jumble Sale at Sawbridgeworth.

BLAKENEY.—Life-boat Day.

BOGNOR REGIS.—Life-boat Day, and Annual Luncheon given by Mr. W. H. B.

Fletcher, Chairman of the Branch, to the Selsey Life-boat Crew.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE.—Life-boat Day in Hove ; films shown at the Lido and Tivoli Cinemas.

BUCKINGHAM.—" Heroes of the Sea" film shown.

BURGESS HILL AND CAISTER.—Life- boat Days.

CATERHAM.—Whist and Bridge Drives.

CHATTERIS.—Life-boat Day.

CHELMSFORD. — Burnham - on - Crouch Life-boat Day. House-to-House Collection at Witham.

CHICHESTER.—House-to-House Collec- tion in town and surrounding villages. Cinema, Collections.

CLACTON.—Life-boat Day. Life-boat Sunday.

COLCHESTER.—Life-boat Day in town and surrounding villages.

CRAWLEY.—House-to-House Collection.

Film shown.

CROMER.—Life-boat Day, and "Heroes of the Sea " film shown at the Central Cinema.

DARTFORD.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown. Lecture to Kingsdown Women's Institute by Mr. Percy Kemp.

DOVER.—Life-boat Day.

EASTBOURNE.—Life-boat Days in East- bourne, Horeham Road, and Mayfield.

" Heroes of the Sea" film shown at the Picturedrome.

EAST DEREHAM.—House-to-House Col- lection in Swafiham.

EDENBRIDGE.- Iumble Sale.

FAKENHAM.—Collection at Burnham Overy Regatta.

FAVERSHAM AND FELIXSTOWE.— Life-boat Days.

FOLKESTONE.—Garden Meeting of Folke- stone and Cheriton Committees, and Sandgate representatives of the Women's Auxiliary.

Life-boat Day.

GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.—Life- boat Day.

GUILDFORD.—Competition for Life-boat Spoon at Bramley Golf Club.

HALSTEAD AND GOSFIELD.—Garden Fete at Gosfield Hall, by kind permission of Mrs. Lowe, President of the Branch; pre- sentation of the Gold Brooch awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Lowe. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at Halstead.

HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.—Life- boat Days at Hasborough, Bacton, Stalham, Wroxham, and North Walsham.

The Branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Miss M. E. Slipper, who has been, with her sister, one of the Joint Honorary Secretaries since 1927. Her father was the Honorary Secretary until Hasborough ceased to be a Station Branch in 1926.

HASTINGS.—Life-boat Day at Battle.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

HERNE BAY.—Life-boat Day, and " Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

HIGH WYCOMBE.—Bridge Drive.

HOLT, HUNSTANTON, HUNTINGDON, HYTHE, LITTLEHAMPTON AND LOWE- STOFT.—Life-boat Days.

MAIDSTONE.—Life-boat Day. "Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

MARGATE.—Annual Meeting. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day. Amount col- lected last year £567, as compared with £673 in 1930. Captain J. I. H. Friend, M.C., J.P., appointed Chairman of the Branch in place of the late Colonel Skey. Life-boat Day. Dance.

MISTLEY, MANNINGTREE AND DIS- TRICT.—Garden Fete at Mistley Place.

Tennis Tournament. Whist Drive. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at the Plaza Cinema, Manningtree.

NEWHAVEN, NORWICH, AND RAM- SEY.—Life-boat Days.

RAMSGATE.—By the death of Dame Janet Stancomb-Wills, D.B.E., President of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild since 1923, the Branch has lost an old and valued supporter and friend. Life-boat Day.

SANDWICH.—Life-boat Day, and " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at the Empire Cinema.

SELSEY.—Golf Competition for Life-boat Spoon. Life-boat Day and Regatta.

SHEERNESS.—Life-boat Day.

SHERINGHAM.—The Station has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr. E. C. Rolfe, who had been Joint Honorary Secretary since 1920. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at Regent Hall. Life-boat Day.

SOUTHBOROUGH.—Life-boat Day, in- cluding Penshurst.Speldhurst, and Bidboroagh.

SOUTHEND.—Life-boat Days at Southend, Hadleigh, and Canvey Island.

SOUTHWOLD.—Life-boat Day.

STANBRIDGE. — Lecture to Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

STOWMARKET, SUDBURY, TENTER- DEN, AND TONBRIDGE.—Life-boat Days.

UCKFIELD AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat Day at Buxted, Maresfield, East Hoathly, and Halland.

UPMINSTER.—Tennis Tournament.

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Inaugural Ceremony of the Boarding Boat. (For special report see p. 575.) Life-boat Day and Carnival.

Life-boat Sunday.

WELLS.—Life-boat Day.

WESTERHAM.—Mile of Pennies Collection.

WESTGATE —Life-boat Day and Bridge Tournament.

WHITSTABLE.—Life-boat Day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at the Picture House.

WISBECH. — Life-boat Day, including Walsoken and Sutton Bridge.

WORTHING.—Life-boat Day in town and surrounding villages. Church Collections.

South-West of England.

ABINGDON.—Presentation by the Mayor of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Com- petition by St. Edmund's Catholic School.

ALDERSHOT.—Life-boat Day. Address by Captain Basil Hall, R.N., to the Rotary Club.

AXMINSTER.—Life-boat Day at Colyton.

BANBURY.—Life-boat Day.

BARNSTAPLE—Presentation of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Ashleigh Road School.

BASINGSTOKE.—Life-boat Day and film " Heroes of the Sea." BATH.—Presentation by the Chairman of the Education Committee of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Wai- cot Street School. Address by the District Organizing Secretary. Presentation by the Mayor of the Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by St. Mark's School.

Life-boat Day at Midsomer Norton.

BEMBRIDGE AND BRIDPOBT.—Life- boat Days.

BRIXHAM. —• Inaugural Ceremony by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution, of the new Motor Life-boat.

(A full report of this ceremony appeared in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Life-boat Day, and stalls at The Bolton Cross, followed by Concert, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

BUDE.—Life-boat Day.

BURNHAM.—Life-boat Days at Burnham and Highbridge.

CALNE.—Life-boat Day.

CHIPPENHAM.—Life-boat Day at Cor- sham.

CLEVEDON.—Life-boat Day.

COVERACK.—Life-boat Day and Dance.

COWES (East and West), CREDITON, CULLOMPTON, AND DARTMOUTH.—Life- boat Days.

DEVIZES.—Presentation by the Hon. Mrs.

Bailey of the Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by West Lavington School.

EXETER.—Presentation by the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by St. Sidwells Girls' School.

EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SALTER- TON, AND FALMOUTH.—Life-boat Days.

FOWEY.—Life-boat Dance. Life-boat Day.

FROME.—Life-boat Day in Frome and surrounding villages. Presentation by the Head Master of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by St. John's School.

GOSPORT.—Special Meeting, the Mayor, Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day, with a visit by the Bembridge Life-boat, and film " Heroes of the Sea." HENLEY.—Life-boat Day at Shiplake.

ILFRACOMBE.—Special Religious Service on board the Life-boat. Life-boat Day.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Presentation by Colonel Chatfield Clark, D.L., of the Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Wootton School.

Life-boat Days in the villages.

JERSEY. —Specia Meeting at Govern- ment House, by kind permission of His Excellency Major-General E. H. Willis, C.B., C.M.G., and Mrs. Willis. General Willis pre- sided. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed, with Mrs. Willis as President and Mrs. Hulton and Mrs. Lewin as Honorary Secretaries.

LISKEARD, LIZARD, LOOE, LYME REGIS, LYMINGTON, AND LYNMOUTH.

—Life-boat Days.

MEVAGISSEY.—Presentation by Mr. E. B.

Vian, C.C., of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Lower Sticker School, St. Austell.

MILFORD-ON-SEA, MINEHEAD, NEW- BURY, NEWPORT (ISLE OF WIGHT), AND NEWQUAY.—Life-boat Days.

OKEHAMPTON.—Life-boat Day. Col- lectors entertained to tea by the Mayor.

PADSTOW.—Life-boat Day at Padstow and Wadebridge.

PAIGNTON AND PENZANCE.—Life-boat Days.

PLYMOXJTH.—Whist Drive at Cio-sm Hill.

Life-boat Day at Downderry.

POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, WIMBORNE, AND CHRISTCHURCH.—Life-boat Days at Bournemouth and New Milton. American Tea at Christehurch, arranged by the Towns- women's Guild. Special Meeting at Christ, church. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary.

PORT ISAAC.—Life-boat Day and Dance.

PORTSMOUTH.—Life-boat Days at Ports- mouth and Havant.

RINGWOOD.—Life-boat Day.

RYDE.—Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Daly presiding, supported by Mrs. Dalbiac, the Hon. Secre- tary of the Isle of Wight Guild. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

ST. IVES.—Life-boat Day.

SALCOMBE.—Life-boat Days at Salcombe and Hope Cove.

SALISBURY.—Life-boat Days at Gilling- ham, Durrington, Fordingbridge, Wilton, and Shrewton. Address to the Woodford Women's Institute by Captain Holme, Hon. Secretary of the Boxmoor and Hemel Hempstead Branch.

SANDOWN.—Life-boat Days at Sandown and Lake.

SCILLY ISLANDS, SEATON, SEA VIEW, SENNEN COVE, SHANKLIN, AND SID- MOUTH.—Life-boat Days.

STAMFORD-IN-THE-VALE.—Address to the Women's Institute by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

SWANAGE.—Presentation of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by the Council School. Life-boat Day.

SWINDON, TAVISTOCK AND TEIGN- MOUTH.—Life-boat Days.

TIVERTON.—Life-boat Day at Tiverton and Bampton.

TORQUAY.—Life-boat Day.

TOTNES.—Life-boat Day at Buckfastleigh.

TRURO.—Presentation by the Chairman of the Education Committee of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by St.

Erme Council School. Life-boat Days at Perranporth and Chacewater.

VENTNOR.—Life-boat Day.

WATCHET.—Life-boat Day, Fete and Sports.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE.—Life-boat Day in Weston and surrounding villages.

WEYMOUTH.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (A full report of this ceremony appeared in the last issue of The Lifeboat.) Presentation by the Earl of Shaftesbury, K.P., G.C.V.O., the Lord Lieu- tenant, of Certificates won in the Life-boat Eeeay Competition by St. George's School, Portland, and Stratton Council School.

House-to-House Collection, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Collections at the Baptist Church. Life-boat Day at Lulworth, Portland and Easton.

WITNEY.—"Ye Olde Countrie Fayre" at St. Mary's Close, opened by Lady Margaret Mason. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary.

YARMOUTH.—Life-boat Day.

YEOVIL.—Life-boat Days in villages.

Scotland.

ANNAN.—Life-boat Day.

ANSTRUTHER. — Life-boat Day and Demonstration.

ARBROATH.—Inaugural ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat by H.R.H. The Duchess of York. (For special report see p. 572.) Annual Meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 9th August, Mrs. Chapel, President of the Guild, in the Chair. Speaker: The Scottish Organizing Secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat Day, House-to-House Collection, and Concert. Meeting of the Branch Committee, at which Mr. David Chapel was appointed Honorary Secretary, and Mr.

Neil Robertson Honorary Treasurer.

Life-boat Day.

ARDRISHAIG AND AYR.—Life-boat Days.

BANFF, MACDUFF, AND WHITEHILLS.

—Life-boat Days at Banff, Cornhill, Macduff, Ordiguhill, Portsoy, and Turriff. Swimming Gala at Whitehills.

BIGGAR, BRECHIN, BUCKHAVEN, BUCKIE, BURNTISLAND AND ABER- DOUR, COATBRIDGE, COWDENBEATH, CULLEN AND DESKFORD, CRAIL, AND CROMARTY—Life-boat Days.

DUFFTOWN.—House-to-House Collection.

DUMBARTON AND DUMFRIES.—Life- boat Days.

DUNBAR AND SKATERAW.—Annual special effort throughout East Lothian.

DUNOON.—Life-boat Day.

EASTER ROSS.—Life-boat Day at Port- mahomack.

EDINBURGH.—Open Ladies' Golf Union Meeting at Longniddry, organized by Mrs.

Core-Greenshields and Miss E. H. Sawers.

ELIE.—Open Air Market Stall at Lundin Links, organized by Mrs. and Miss Paxton.

Market Stall at Elie, organized by Mrs. S. E.

Alley, Honorary Secretary, Elie Ladies' Life- boat Guild. Sunday Concert.

FORTROSE.—Life-boat Day.

FRASERBURGH.—Life-boat Demonstra- tion, including boat races by model yachts, sail yawls, and motor boats.

GIRVAN.—Life-boat Day and Demon- stration.

GOUROCK.—Life-boat Day. Visit of Troon Motor Life-boat.

GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY AND INVER- ARY.—Life-boat Days.

INVERGORDON. — Life-boat Day.

Regatta.

ISLE OF ARRAN.—Concert at Whiting Bay, arranged by Mrs. Charles Graham, the Duke of Montrose, Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council and a Vice-President of the Institution, in the Chair. Among those present were Mary, Duchess of Hamilton, and the Duchess of Moutrose, President of the Arran Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat Essay-Competition Certificate won by Whiting Bay School, presented by the Duke of Mont- rose.

Life-boat Day.

KELSO AND KINGUSSIE.—Life-boat Days.

KIRKCALDY.—Life-boat Day at King- horn.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Whist Drive at Castle Douglas. Life-boat Days at Auchen- cairn, Dalbeattie, and Kippford.

KIRKINTILLOCH, LENZIE AND DIS- TRICT.—Life-boat Days.

KYLE, LARGS, LESLIE, LOCHGILP- HEAD, LOCHMABEN, AND LOCKERBIE.

•—Life-boat Days.

LONGHOPE.—Life-boat Day at South Ronaldshay.

LOSSIEMOUTH, MARKINCH, MILL- PORT, MOFFAT, MONTROSE, NAIRN, NEWMILNS, NEWTONMORE, NEWTON STEWART, AND NORTH BERWICK.— Life-boat Days.

OBAN.—Life-boat Days at Oban, Connel Ferry, Taynuilt, and Tobermory.

PERTH.—Annual Meeting on 29th Sep- tember, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, Chairman of the Branch, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat Days. Amount collected last year £341, as compared with £469 in 1930.

PETERHEAD, PORTPATRICK, ST.

ANDREWS, STEWARTON, STONE- HAVEN, AND STRANRAER.—Life-boat Days.

SYMINGTON.—Lantern Lecture to the Symington Women's Rural Institute on 9th September by the District Assistant Secretary.

TARBERT.—Life-boat Day.

THURSO.—Life-boat Day and Pageant.

Cake, Candy and Produce Stall, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Whist Drive and Dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

TROON.—Life-boat Day and Demon- stration.

Ireland.

ARMAGH AND BALBRIGGAN.—Life- boat Days.

BALLYCOTTON. — Life-boat Day and Dance.

BALTIMORE AND BANGOR.—Life-boat Days.

BELFAST. Broadcast Address to children by the District Organizing Secretary.

BRAY.—Life-boat Day.

BUNCRANA.—House-to-House Collection.

CLOGHER HEAD, CLONMEL, COLE- RAINE, CORK, AND COURTMACSHERRY.

—Life-boat Days.

DONAGHADEE.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (See special report on p. 569.) Life-boat Day.

DUNDALK AND BLACKROCK, ENNIS, GALWAY, GREYSTONES, HOWTH, LARNE, LURGAN, MIDLETON, MIL- TOWN MALBAY, AND MULLINGAR.— Life-boat Days.

NEWCASTLE (Dundrum).—Dance. Life- boat Day.

NEW ROSS, PORTRUSH, PORT- STEWART, SKERRIES, SKIBBEREEN, TANDRAGEE, AND TRAMORE.—Life-boat Days.

TUAM.—Dance! WEXFORD, WHITEHEAD, AND YOUG- HAL.—Life-boat Days.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Shropshire.) ABERDOVEY.—Life-boat Day. Dance.

ABERGAVENNY.—Whist Drive.

ABERYSTWYTH.— Life-boat Day, with launch of the Life-boat.

ANGLE.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (For special report see p.

574.) BARMOUTH.—Life-boat Day and Launch.

Presentation by Mr. T. W. Piggott, J.P., Chairman of the Branch, of Life-boatmen's Certificates of Service awarded to Thomas Garnett and John Lewis Jones.

BARRY.—Presentation by Councillor J. R.

Llewellyn, J.P., Chairman of the Education Committee of the Urban District Council, of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Com- petition by Romilly School, Barry.

BLAINA.-—Cinema Collection.

BORTH AND BRIDQNORTH.—Life-boat Days.

BRONANT (ABERYSTWYTH).—Presen- tation by Mrs. Lonsdale, wife of the Lord of the Manor, of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition.

BUCKLEY AND BISTRE, AND CAR- DIFF.—Life-boat Days.

COLWYN BAY.—Annual Meeting on the 26th July, Mr. P. W. Aston presiding. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary. Amount collected last year £313, as compared with £358 in 1930. Mr. Thomas E. Purdy, J.P., C.C., was appointed President of the Branch, in place of Mr. David Gamble, who has resigned.

Mr. P. W. Aston was appointed Honorary Secretary; Mr. O. A. Evans, Honorary Treasurer in succession to the late Mr. A. S.

Bradburn; and Mr. Gwillam Davies, Assistant Secretary.

Life-boat Day.

CONNAH'S QUAY AND SHOTTON.— Cinema Performance. Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary. Life-boat Day.

CONWAY, COWBRIDGE, CRICCIETH AND FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK.— Life-boat Days.

GLANAMMAN.—Presentation by Councillor John Phillips, J.P., Vice-Chairman of the Carmarthenshire Education Committee, of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Com- petition by Glanamman Council School.

GOWERTON.—Life-boat Day.

HAVERFORDWEST. — Presentation by the Mayor of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Barn Street Council School.

HOLYHEAD.—House-to-House Collection.

KINGTON AND LLANDDULAS AND ABERGELE.—Life-boat Days.

LLANDRINDOD WELLS.—Life-boat Day and Hotel Collections.

LLANFAIRFECHAN AND LLANDO- VERY.—Life-boat Days.

LUDLOW.—Life-boat Day and Sale.

MACHYNLLETH, NEATH, NEW QX5AY, NEWPORT (MON.), OSWESTRY, AND PENARTH.—Life-boat Days.

PENMAENMAWR.—House-to-House Col- lection.

PENRHIWCEIBER.—Presentation by Mr.

Morgan, Director of Education, Mountain Ash Urban District Council, of Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by Penrhiw- ceiber Boys' School.

PORTHCAWL, PORTMADOC, AND PRE- STATYN.—Life-boat Days.

ST. DAVID'S.—Life-boat Day and Car- nival.

SALTNEY.—Presentation of the Irish and Welsh Challenge Shield in the Life-boat Essay Competition, won by Eric Channell, of the Wood Memorial Boys' School, Saltney.

Speaker : The District Organizing Secretary.

SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE. — Life- boat Days throughout the area of the Branch at all the seaside resorts, including Portmadoc and Borthygest, where Days were held for the first time. Special illumination of the Life- boat House at Criccieth.

TENBY.—Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat. (For special report see p. 574.) Life-boat Day and Hotel Collection.

TOWYN.—Life-boat Day.

WHITCHUECH.—Presentation by Miss Walford, Honorary Secretary of the Branch, of the Certificate won in the Life-boat Essay Competition by the Whitchurch Church of England School. Speaker: The District Organizing Secretary..