1st August to 31st October, 1934.

Greater London.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drive.

HAYES.—Annual meeting on 25th Octo- ber. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1934 £129, as compared with £119 in 1933.

HORNSEY.—Special meeting to introduce the new honorary secretary, Mr. J. L. R.

Webb. Whist drive.

MITCHAM.—Annual meeting on 18th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1934 £106, as compared with £128 in 1933.

NEW MALDEN.—Two whist drives.

ST. ALBANS.—Special meeting of life-boat day organizers and helpers, the Mayor, chairman of the branch, presiding. Life-boat day in St. Albans and Harpenden.

In The Life-boat for September it was stated that the branch had collected £254 in 1933 as compared with £313 in 1932. It should have been added that the life-boat day in Harpenden is held every other year.

It was held in 1932 and not in 1933.

WESTMINSTER.—Ex-coxswain Plumer, of Hastings, appeared in life-boat dress on the stage at the Alhambra, in a scene called " Trafalgar Square " which was played for a fortnight in celebration of Trafalgar Day.

Lectures at Bethnal Green, St. Fancras, Welling and Woodside.

North-West of England.

BLACKBURN.—Annual meeting on 23rd October, Mrs. W. Carmichael, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, works collections.

BLACKPOOL. — Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat. Night practice launch with collection in connexion with the town's firework display.

BOLTON.—Whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CARNFORTH.—Life-boat day.

CULCHETH-WITH-KENYON. — Bridge and whist drive.

DOUGLAS AND FLEET WOOD.—Life- boat days.

HEYWOOD.—Whist drive.

HINDLEY.—Whist drive and dance.

HOLME.—House-to-house collection.

HORWICH.—Annual meeting on 25th September. Efforts of the past year: House-to-house collection, works collections, and jumble sale. Amount collected in 1934 £69, as compared with £50 in 1933.

HYDE.—Annual meeting on 18th October, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, cinema col- lections. Amount collected in 1934 £86, as compared with £97 in 1933.

LANCASTER.—Jumble sale.

LITTLEBOROUGH.—Whist drive and dance.

LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker : Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution.

LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Annual meet- ing on 1st October. Amount collected in 1934 £87, as compared with £129 in 1933.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT.—Special meeting of the City of Manchester Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — Annual whist drive.

CRUMPSALL.—Annual whist drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

ECCLES.—Meeting held to reconsti- tute the Life-boat Guild, the Mayor of Eccles presiding. Presidents : Th« Mayor and Mayoress of Eccles ; vice-presidents, Miss Dowzer, Mrs. R. Holland, Mr. W. F.

Milnes, J.P., Mrs. Moore, Alderman J.

Peacock, Councillor G. G. Senior, O.B.E., J.P., Mr. W. Waterhouse and Mrs.Watson ; honorary treasurer, Mr. E. Beaumont Crowther ; honorary secretary, Mrs.

Crowther.

MOSS SIDE.—Whist drive, arranged by Mrs. Shepherd of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Meeting to constitute a Life-boat Guild Dramatic Society. Two perform- ances of " The Donovan Affair " given.

Social evening, arranged by Mrs. Ireland, member of the Life-boat Guild Dramatic Society.

OLD TR AFFORD.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 9th October.

SALFORD. —Demonstration life-boat, the Edwin Kay, exhibited at the Domin- ions, Industrial and Trades Exhibition, and collections made.

Life-boat Sunday service held in the grounds of the Dominions, Industrial and Trades Exhibition. Preacher : The Rev.

A. Wasey, B.A., assisted by the Rev. S. F.

James. The South Salford Silver Prize Band, conducted by Mr. W. Owen, accompanied the hymns, and gave a musical programme.

WALKDEN, WORSLEY AND DIS- TRICT.—Annual dance, which the Lanca- shire Cotton Queen attended.

WEST SALFORD.—" American tea," arranged by Mrs. Delves, at which a concert was given by the Salford Gas Company's concert party, under the patron- age of the Mayor and Mayoress.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- TON-ON-MEDLOCK.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 10th October.

MARYPORT.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 881). Life-boat day. Tea and social, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Two dances.

MORECAMBE.—Life-boat day. Lantern lecture by Mrs. G. A. Wolfenden, chairman.

MOTTRAM AND BROADBOTTOM.— Annual meeting on llth October. Mrs.

Home, honorary secretary, elected president in succession to Mrs. Herbert Parkes, resigned. Amount collected in 1934 £17, as compared with £15 in 1933.

PEEL.—Life-boat day and annual sports.

PIEL (Barrow).—Whist drive and dance, organized by Miss Mawson, honorary sec- retary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PORT ERIN.—Annual meeting on 22nd October. Amount collected in 1934 £328, as compared with £323 in 1933.

Life-boat day.

PORT ST. MARY. — Life-boat day.

Annual life-boat sacred service.

RADCLIFFE.—House-to-house collection.

RAMSEY. — Life-boat day. Annual dinner-table collection.

ROCHDALE.—Annual meeting on 26th October, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Mayoress's " American tea," works collections. Amount collected in 1934 £148, as compared with £146 in 1933.

ROMILEY.—Annual meeting on 12th October, Mrs. Kinsey, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, works collections. Amount collected in 1934 £35, as compared with £45 in 1933.

ST. ANNE'S-ON-SEA, SEASCALE, AND SILLOTH.—Life-boat days.

STOCKPORT.—Annual meeting on 8th October, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days, whist drives, works collections. Amount collected in 1934 £161, as compared with £185 in 1933. Presentation of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Mr.

L. Lainton, honorary secretary of the branch.

Life-boat days.

ULVERSTON.—Life-boat day.

WARRINGTON.—Annual meeting on 17th October, Mrs. Brereton Fairclough, chairman, presiding, in the absence of the Mayor. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, tennis tournament, works collections.

Amount collected in 1934 £176, as compared with £185 in 1933.

North-East of England.

ALNWICK.—Fete at Loan End.

BLYTH.—Annual tea and concert. Pre- sentation by the Mayoress to the life-boat crew of woollen scarf-helmets knitted locally under the scheme of Mrs. E. Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

BRADFORD.—Bridge drive, arranged by Mrs. T. Obank. " Bring-and-Buy " sale at Bingley.

BRIGHOUSE.—Bridge and whist drive.

CONISBOROUGH.—Whist drive.

CRIGGLESTONE. —House-to-house col- lection.

CULLERCOATS.—Annual meeting on 30th October. Amount collected in 1934 £257, as compared with £247 in 1933.

Life-boat day.

DARLINGTON.—Two whist and two bridge drives.

FILEY, FLAMBOROUGH, HARRO- GATE, HAUXLEY, AND HEBDEN BRIDGE.—Life-boat days.

HIPPERHOLME AND LIGHTCLIFFE.

—Bridge drive and mannequin parade.

HORNSEA AND HUDDERSFIELD.— Life-boat days.

KEIGHLEY.—" American tea" at Gar- grave.

KIRKBURTON.—Annual meeting and lantern lecture. Amount collected in 1934 £25, as compared with £20 in 1933.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. — "Bring- and-Buy " tea. Bridge drive.

NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Fete on pier.

OUTWOOD AND STANLEY.—Special meeting and lantern lecture.

POCKLINGTON.—Whist drive.

PONTEFRACT, RIPON, AND ROTH- BURY.—Life-boat days.

ROTHERHAM.—Collection by crew of the Bridlington life-boat in cinemas, at the football ground, etc.

RUNSWICK.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 377.) Life-boat day.

SALTBURN.—Life-boat day.

SCARBOROUGH.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Geoffrey Unwin, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Bridge drives and rummage sale.

Life-boat day. Presentation to the life- boat crew of woollen scarf-helmets from Mrs. E. Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

SLEIGHTS.—Bridge drive.

STAINLAND.—Whist drive and dance.

STOCKTON.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, dinner dance, bridge drive and garden meeting at Norton Hard- wicke.

SUNDERLAND.—Life-boat day at Burn- moor.

WHITBY.—Life-boat day.

WITHERNSEA.—" Bring-and-Buy " tea.

Midlands.

BARTON-ON-HUMBER. —Life-boat day.

BIRMINGHAM.—Address to the branch committee. Lantern lectures at Balsall Heath, Hockley and Ladywood.

BRIERLEY HILL.—Life-boat day.

COALVILLE.—House-to-house collection.

COSELEY.—Life-boat day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown.

DERBY.—Life-boat days in Derby and Heanor.

EVESHAM.—House-to-house collection at North Littleton. Life-boat day.

GLOSSOP AND HADFIELD.—House-to- house collection.

GLOUCESTER, GRANTHAM, AND GRIMSBY.—Life-boat days.

KIDDERMINSTER.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown at two cinemas. Life-boat days at Bewdley, Kidderminster, and Stourport.

LEAMINGTON.—Annual meeting, Col.

H. N. Byass, a vice-president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1934 £224, as compared with £192 in 1933.

LEEK, LEICESTER, LINCOLN, LYE AND WOLLESCOTE, AND MALVERN.— Life-boat days.

MANSFIELD.—Life-boat days at East Kirkby, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield Wood- house, and Warsop.

MARKET RASEN.—Life-boat day.

PETERBOROUGH. — Life-boat day.

Lantern lecture at Clinton Women's Institute.

RETFORD, RIPLEY, ROTHWELL, AND SCUNTHORPE.—Life-boat days.

SKEGNESS.—Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat. Presentation by Dr. Henry Haslam, D.S.C., M.P. for Horncastle, of a purse, the gift of local admirers, to ex-Cox- swain Matthew Grunnill, who retired two years ago after thirty-two years as an officer of the life-boat. He holds the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum, and a silver medal from the King of Norway, and on his retirement was awarded a certificate of service and a pension.

SOUTH NORMANTON, SPALDING, SPILSBY, STAFFORD, AND STAMFORD.

—Life-boat days.

STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE- UNDER-LYME.—Life-boat day. Presen- tation at three schools of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

WALSALL.—Life-boat day.

WEDNESBURY.—House-to-house collec- tion.

WELLINGBOROUGH.—Jumble sale.

WORKSOP.—Life-boat day.

Lantern lectures at Coventry, Guild- borough, Kineton, Knowle and Dorridge, and Wednesbury.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH.—Annual meeting, Captain F. C. U. Vernon Wentworth, C.B., R.N., president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days in Aldeburgh and district. Amount collected in 1934 £199, as compared with £179 in 1933.

Life-boat days in Aldeburgh district.

AMPTHILL.—Life-boat day.

ARUNDEL AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat days, with visit of the Selsey motor life-boat.

ASHFORD.—House-to-house collection at Charing.

BEXHILL.—Annual meeting, Commander R. D. B. Haddon, D.S.O., R.N., chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Special appeal, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1934 £242, as compared with £52 in 1933.

Life-boat day, with visit of the Hastings motor life-boat.

BIGGLESWADE.—Bridge drive.

BIRCHINGTON AND BLAKENEY.— Life-boat days.

BOGNOR.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Selsey motor life-boat.

BOXMOOR AND HEMEL HEMP- STEAD.—Address to the Rotary Club by Captain H. E. Holme, R.N. (ret.), honorary secretary of the branch.

BRANCASTER.—Life-boat day.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE.—Life-saving demonstration by the Shoreham Harbour motor life-boat and the coastguard during Safety Week, with collection.

CAISTER.—Life-boat day.

CHATHAM.—" Heroes of the Sea " film shown, with collection.

CHATTERIS.—Life-boat days at Mepal and Sutton.

CLACTON.—Annual meeting of theXadies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. P. Coleman, J.P., president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, dance, sales, etc.

Amount collected in 1934 £117, as compared with £118 in 1933.

Whist drive and special effort, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-boat day.

Life-boat Sunday.

CRANBROOK AND HAWKHURST.— Life-boat day at Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Sandhurst, and Sissinghurst.

CROMER.—Life-boat day.

CROWBOROUGH. — Branch formed.

Honorary secretary, Captain A. P. Stone.

Life-boat service and collection at Sweethaws Mission Church, with address by Mr. John Glynn.

DOVER AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day.

Tennis tournament. Carnival, organized by the Dover and District Unemployed Associ- ation, of which part proceeds were given to the branch.

EASTBOURNE.—Life-boat days at East- bourne and Hurstmonceux.

FARNHAM.—Competition at Hankley Common Golf Club.

FELIXSTOWE.—Life-boat day. Dance, organized by the Sea Scouts.

FOLKESTONE.—Life-boat day.

GODALMING.—Bridge tournament.

GOODWIN SANDS AND DOWNS.— Life-boat day.

HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat days at Bacton, Happisburgh, Smallburgh, Stalham, Worstead, and Wrox- ham. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at North Walsham, with collection.

HARWICH.—Presentation to the Mayor of the service boards of the station, which was closed in 1918, to be hung in the Guildhall.

HASTINGS AND ST. LE9NARDS.— Annual meeting, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: The Right Hon. Lord Eustace Percy, M.P. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days, cinema collections, house-to-house collections, etc. Amount collected in 1934 £551, as compared with £373 in 1933.

Life-boat days at Hastings and St.

Leonards, and Battle.

HERNE BAY.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Margate motor life-boat. Cinema collections.

HIGH WYCOMBE.—Visit of party to Bassetsbury Manor.

HOLT.—Life-boat day.

HUNSTANTON.—Life-boat days at Hun- stanton, Ringstead and Sedgeford.

HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH, LEATHERHEAD, LOWESTOFT, AND MARGATE.—Life-boat days.

NEWHAVEN.—Life-boat day at New- haven and Peacehaven.

PALLING AND RAMSGATE.—Life-boat days.

ROCHESTER.—Visit of the Southend motor life-boat on the occasion of the annual rally of the Motor Boat Association.

ST. IVES.—Annual meeting, Mrs. G.

G. G. Wheeler, president, in the chair.

Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and theatricals. Amount collected in 1934 £118, as compared with £76 in 1933.

Life-boat day.

ST. NEOTS.—Life-boat day.

SANDWICH.—Church collection on Tra- falgar Day.

SEAFORD.—Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, American tea, sale, cinema collection. Amount collected in 1934 £149, as compared with £135 in 1933.

SELSEY.—Life-boat day. Golf com- petition.

SHEERNESS.—Life-boat day. House-to- house collection at Queenborough. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown at Queenborough, with collection.

SHERINGHAM.—Regatta and life-boat day.

SHOREHAM. —Bridge drive, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Presentation of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

SITTINGBOTJRNE AND MILTON REGIS.—Life-boat day and fancy-dress cricket match.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA.—Life-boat days at Canvey Island, and Hadleigh.

SOUTHWOLD.—Annual meeting, Mr.

A. J. Critten, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, church collections. Amount collected in 1934 £118, as compared with £94 in 1933.

Life-boat days at Dunwich and Southwold.

SUDBURY.—Life-boat day.

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Life-boat day. Life-boat Sunday. Cinema collections.

WATFORD.—Life-boat day. Address to Watford Men's Own, by Captain H. E.

Holme, R.N. (ret.), honorary secretary of the Boxmoor and Hemel Hempstead branch.

WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA. — Presenta- tion of certificate of service awarded to ex- Coxswain W. Grimes, by the district inspector of life-boats, Mr. F. Raven, chair- man of the branch, presiding.

Life-boat day.

WELWYN GARDEN CITY.—Life-boat day.

WEYBRIDGE.—" Heroes of the Sea" film shown, with collections.

WHITSTABLE.—Life-boat day.

WITHAM.—Life-boat day. " Heroes of the Sea " film shown, with collection.

WOODBRIDGE AND DISTRICT.— Annual meeting, Mrs. Alfred Capel-Cure presiding. Efforts of the past year: Church collection, house-to-house collection.

Amount collected in 1934 £67, as compared with £66 in 1933.

Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools at Balsham, Faversham, Ipswich, Longstowe and Potton.

Lectures at Berkhampsted and Bledlow (Bucks.).

South-West of England.

ANDOVER.—Life-boat day at Whit- church and villages.

BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat day.

BATH.—Life-boat day at Midsomer Nor- ton.

BRADFORD-ON-AVON AND BRIX- HAM.—Life-boat days.

BUDE.—Life-boat day. Visit of the Padstow motor life-boat. " Blessing of the Sea " service, with collection.

BOURNEMOUTH.—Life-boat day. At Home, given by Lady Lyle, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, to members of the Guild.

BRIDPORT.—Life-boat day, and visit of the Weymouth motor life-boat.

CAMBORNE.—House-to-house collection.

Whist drive. Bridge drive. Collections at cinemas. Collection with barrel organ in the street.

CHIPPENHAM.—Life-boat day.

COVERACK.—Life-boat day and dance.

DAWLISH.—Special visit of Exmouth motor life-boat.

DIDCOT.—Presentation by Commander I. G. Bower at Didcot Senior school of cer- tificate won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SAL- TERTON.—Annual meeting, Admiral Fisher presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days at Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton, and house-to-house collections. Amount collected in 1934 £380, the same as in 1933.

Presentation to the crew of woollen scarf- helmets from Mrs. E. Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

FARNBOROUGH.—Concert at Fleet by the " Fleet Follies." FOWEY.—Life-boat day, with flower and produce stalls in the streets.

GUERNSEY, HENLEY AND SHIP- LAKE, HONITON, AND HOPE COVE.— Life-boat days.

ILFRACOMBE. — Life-boat day, and special service from the life-boat on the St.

James's Church ground, with address by the Bishop of Exeter (Lord William Gascoyne- Cecil, D.D.).

ILMINSTER.—Life-boat day.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat days at East and West Cowes, Freshwater, Newport, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Yarmouth, and villages. Whist drive at Sandown. A life- boat took part in the Ryde carnival.

Presentation at Yarmouth by Major General the Right Hon. Lord Mottistone, P.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., a vice-president of the Institution and coxswain of the Brooke life-boat, of the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum awarded to Lieut. A. Smith, R.N.R., on his retirement from the honorary secretaryship of the station.

JERSEY.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Guernsey motor life-boat.

LISKEARD, AND THE LIZARD.— Life-boat days.

LOOE.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr. W. F. Phillips, who had been the honorary secretary since 1925.

Life-boat days at Looe and Polperro.

LYME REGIS.—Life-boat day.

LYMINGTON.—Life-boat days at Lym- ington, Milford-on-Sea, New Milton, and villages.

MELKSHAM, MINEHEAD, AND NEWBURY.—Life-boat days.

NEWQUAY.—Life-boat day, with pro- cession and special launch of the life-boat.

OXFORD.—Life-boat day.

PADSTOW.—Life-boat day, and whist drive and dance, prizes presented by Colonel C. R. Prideaux-Brune, D.L., J.P., president of the branch.

Life-boat day at Wadebridge and villages.

PAIGNTON.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Vick, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, house-to-house collections, dance, bridge and whist drives.

PENZANCE.—Life-boat day.

PLYMOUTH.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Commander-in- Chief at Plymouth, Vice-Admiral Sir E. J. A.

Fullerton, C.B., D.S.O., presiding, supported by the Mayoress. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, garden party, gymnastic display and dancing revue. Amount col- lected in 1934 £433 as compared with £355 in 1933.

Presentation to the crew of woollen scarf- helmets, from Mrs. E. Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

RINGWOOD.—Life-boat day.

ST. AUSTELL.—Life-boat day organized by the Rotary Club.

ST. IVES.—Life-boat day, with launch of the motor life-boat.

SALCOMBE.—Life-boat day.

SALISBURY.—Life-boat days at Fording- bridge, Gillingham, Ludgershall, Shrewton, and Wilton. Whist drive.

SCILLY ISLES, SEATON, SENNEN COVE, AND SHAFTESBURY.—Life-boat days.

SIDMOUTH.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Torbay motor life-boat. Life-boat day at Ottery St. Mary and Sidbury.

SWANAGE.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. E. W. Mill- ward, joint honorary secretary since 1928.

Life-boat day, with launch of the motor life- boat.

TAUNTON. — Presentation by the Mayoress at Holy Trinity School of certificate won in the life-boat essay competition.

TAVISTOCK.—Life-boat day.

TEIGNMOUTH.— Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat.

TRURO.—Life-boat days at St. Agnes and Perranporth.

WATCHET.—Annual meeting, Mr. H. K.

Hole, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and aquatic display.

Amount collected in 1934 £85, as compared with £63 in 1933.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE. — Presentation to life-boat crew by Mrs. Poreher, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, of woollen scarf-helmets received from Mrs. E. Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire. Life-boat day at Weston and villages.

WEYMOUTH.—Life-boat days at Port- land and Lulworth.

WINCHESTER.—Life-boat day.

YEOVIL.—Life-boat day at Yeovil and Martock.

Lectures at Fritwell, Shipton-under-Wych- wood and Wimborne.

Scotland.

Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council in Edinburgh on 25th October, the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., a vice- president of the Institution and chairman of the Council, presiding. Speakers : Sir God- frey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institu- tion, Commander the Hon. A. D. Cochrane, D.S.O., M.P., vice-chairman of the Council, and Mr. J. R. Barnett, O.B.E., M.I.N.A., consulting naval architect of the Institution.

Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., honorary secretary of the Council, and Rear-Admiral E. J. Hardman Jones, O.B.E., Commanding Officer, Coast of Scotland, also took part in the meeting.

ABERDEEN.—Production of " The Best People " in the Beach Pavilion. Procession and flower stalls.

ARBROATH.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Chapel, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and Sunday evening concert.

AYR.—Life-boat day.

AYTON AND BURNMOUTH.—First annual meeting on 3rd October. Efforts of the past year : Concert and life-boat day.

Amount collected in 1934 £32.

BANFF, MACDUFF AND WHITE- HILLS.—Annual meeting on 18th October, Mr. Adam Walker, chairman, presiding.

Speakers : The district inspector of life-boats and the Scottish organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1934 £79, as compared with £117 in 1933.

Special meeting, Sir George W. Aber- cromby, Bt., presiding, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild was formed. Speakers : The district inspector of life-boats and the Scottish organizing secretary. Guild badges were presented by the Countess of Seafleld.

Life-boat days at Banff, Cornhill, Macduff, Portsoy, Turriff and Whitehills.

BATHGATE, BIGGAR, AND BUCKIE.— Life-boat days.

BURNTISLAND AND ABERDOUR.— Life-boat day at Aberdour.

CAMPBELTOWN.—Golf tournament.

CARSTAIRS, COATBRIDGE, CRO- MARTY, CULLEN, CULROSS, DUMBAR- TON, AND DUMFRIES.—Life-boat days.

DUNDEE.;—Bridge drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.— Annual meeting on 24th September, Mr.

Archibald Frederick, chairman, presiding.

Efforts of the past year : Concerts, dramatic entertainments, Christmas party, and life- boat days. Amount collected in 1934 £137, as compared with £108 in 1933.

Pageant at Rosyth.

EDINBURGH.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 25th October, Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., president, in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Orchestral concert, bridge and whist drive, life-boat day and procession, and golf competition.

Address by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., to George Watson's College.

ELIE.—Annual meeting, Lady Nairn, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, with visit from the Anstruther motor life-boat. Market stall at Lundin Links.

Amount collected in 1934 £127, the same as in 1933.

Life-boat day, with visit of Anstruther motor life-boat, Market stall at Lundin Links.

EYEMOUTH.—Life-boat day and display by the Berwick, Eyemouth and Holy Island life-boats. Swimming gala organized by Eyemouth Town Improvements Committee at which Sir Christopher Furness, president of the branch, presented the prizes.

FORFAR.—Life-boat day and procession.

HA WICK, INVERARAY, AND INVERGORDON.—Life-boat days.

INVERNESS.—Life-boat day and market stall. Life-boat day at Fort William.

ISLE OF ARRAN.—Annual life-boat concert at Whiting Bay, organized by Mrs.

Graham.

ISLE OF SKYE, JOHNSTONE, KIL- WINNING, AND KINROSS.—Life-boat days.

KIRKCALDY.—Dunbar motor life-boat open to public inspection. Life-boat day.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Life-boat days at Colvend, Dalbeattie, and Kirkcudbright.

KIRKINTILLOCH.—Life-boat days at Kirkintilloch, and Lenzie.

KIRRIEMUIR, KYLE, LARGS AND LAURENCEKIRK.—Life-boat days.

LERWICK.—Presentation by ex-Provost J. T. J. Sinclair, chairman of the branch, of the challenge shield for Scotland in the life- boat essay competition for elementary schools won by H. C. Eva Jacobson, of Gruting Public School, Bridge of Walls.

LESLIE AND LOCKERBIE.—Life-boat days.

LONGHOPE.—Life-boat day at South Ronaldshay.

MAYBOLE, MILLPORT, MONTROSE, NAIRN, AND NEWTON STEWART.— Life-boat days.

NORTH BERWICK.—Annual meeting on 29th October, Captain J. B. Whitelaw, president, in the chair. Speaker : Harriet, Lady Findlay, D.B.E., honorary secretary of the Scottish Council. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1934 £112, as compared with £104 in 1933.

Life-boat day.

OBAN.—Life-boat days at Benderloch, Connel Ferry, Easdale, Kinlochleven, Mal- laig, and Taynuilt.

PAISLEY AND PEEBLES.—Life-boat days.

PERTH.—Annual meeting on 12th Sep- tember, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, chairman, presiding. Speakers : Mr. F. Norie Miller, Colonel William Gray, Major Lewis Gibson and Mr. William Munro. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days in twenty-six districts.

Amount collected in 1934 £264, as compared with £284 in 1933.

Life-boat days at Blairgowrie, Pitlochry and Crieff, and Rattray.

ST. ABBS.—Swimming gala.

SELKIRK, TARBERT, AND WIG- TOWN.—Life-boat days.

WISHAW.—Life-boat days at Wishaw and Shotts.

Ireland.

ARMAGH.—Golf competition. Life-boat day.

BALLYCOTTON.—Presentation by Mr.

Wilson Strangman, the patron of the branch, to the late chairman, the Very Rev. Dean Wilson, of " Britain's Life-boats " inscribed by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., in appreciation of his twenty-five years' work for the branch as chairman. Life-boat day.

Dance.

BALTIMORE.—Life-boat day.

BANGOR.—Dance, Mayor and Mayoress attending.

BELFAST. —Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elemen- tary schools. Flannel dance.

BRAY.—Dance, at which the Lord Mayor of Dublin presented the record of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mr. A. F.

McNulty, the late honorary secretary.

Competition at Woodbrook Golf Club.

BUNDORAN.—Golf competition.

CARRICKFERGUS.—The branch has suf- fered a severe loss by the death of Mr. C. M.

Legg, J.P., its president. Life-boat day.

CLONES.—Cinderella dance, organized by Miss O. Knight.

CLOUGHEY.—Golf competition.

COBH.—Presentation by Mr. H. P. F.

Donegan, honorary secretary of the Cork branch, of the record of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mrs. W. R. Harman.

COURTMACSHERRY. — Life-boat day and tennis tournament.

CORK.—Annual meeting, Mr J. J.

Horgan, chairman, presiding. Speakers : The honorary secretary and the district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1934 £421, as compared with £407 in 1933.

Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Miss E. Hamilton appointed honor- ary secretary in place of Mrs. Scott, who had resigned.

Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, at Model School, Cork, by Coroner J. J. Horgan, chairman of the branch.

DONAGHADEE. — Collection at the picture house. Presentation of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elemen- tary schools.

DUNDALK, DUNMORE EAST, GREY- STONES, KILLYLEA, KILMORE, KINSALE, LIMERICK, LISTOWEL, LONDONDERRY, LURGAN, AND MIL- TOWN-jMALBAY.—Life-boat days.

NEWCASTLE.—Annual dance.

NEW ROSS, PORTRUSH, AND SKERRIES.—Life-boat days.

SLIGO.—Golf competition.

TANDRAGEE. — Annual meeting.

Amount collected in 1934 £36, as compared with £33 in 1933. Mrs. V. Bebe elected honorary secretary, and Mrs. A. R. Foy, honorary treasurer.

TRAMORE, TUAM, W E X F O R D , WHITEGATE AND WHITEHEAD.—Life- boat days.

WICKLOW.—Golf competition.

Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools at Ballyboley, Ballymena, Bunclody, Clare- castle (Ennis), Costelloe (Co. Galway), Curragh Camp (Kildare), Dromakeenan (Roscrea), Ring (Dungarvan), Tallow and Woodlawn.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERAYRON.—Life-boat day.

ABERCYNON.—Presentation by Mr. D. J.

Price, director of education of Mountain Ash U.D.C., of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools at Carne- town Junior Mixed School. Address by the district organizing secretary.

ABERDOVEY.—Life-boat day and hotel collections.

ABERGAVENNY.—Two whist drives.

ABERYSTWYTH.—Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat and hotel collections.

BANGOR.—Life-boat day.

BARMOUTH.—Life-boat day and hotel collections, with launch of the life-boat.

BARRY.—Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. J. R. Llewellyn, chairman, presiding. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day and whist drives.

Amount collected in 1934 £81, as compared with £77 in 1933.

BLAENAU FESTINIOG.—Life-boat day and cinema collection.

BORTH.—Life-boat day and hotel col- lections.

BRIDGEND AND BRIDGNORTH.— Life-boat days.

BUCKLEY AND BISTRE.—Life-boat day and cinema collections.

BURRY PORT.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Tenby motor life-boat. Lecture by the district organizing secretary, Mrs.

Mansel Lewis, chairman of the Llanelly Ladies' Life-boat Guild, presiding.

CARDIFF AND DISTRICT AND CAR- DIGAN.—Life-boat days.

COLWYN BAY.—Annual meeting on 22nd August, Alderman Thos. E. Purdy, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collections and life-boat day. Amount collected in 1934 £280, as compared with £266 in 1933.

Presentation by Canon Thompson of the gold badge awarded to Mrs. T. E. Purdy.

Presentation by Mr. Thomas Purdy of the records of thanks awarded to Miss Elizabeth Howarth, Miss T. Morton-Bailey and Miss Rosetta Franklin.

Life-boat day.

CONNAH'S QUAY.—Life-boat day and cinema matinee. Life-boat day at Hawarden, Queen's Ferry and Shotton.

CONWAY, CRICCIETH, AND DYFF- RYN.—Life-boat days.

ELLESMERE.—Lantern lecture to Elles- mere Young People's Guild, with collection.

FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK, AND HARLECH.—Life-boat days.

HAVERFORDWEST.—Branch re-formed.

President, Mrs. A. F. Middleton ; chairman, Mrs. A. Wigley Jones ; honorary treasurer, Mr. Wigley Jones ; honorary secretary, Mrs.

D. T. Jones.

Life-boat day.

KINGTON.—Life-boat day and cinema collection.

LLANDRINDOD WELLS.—Life-boat day and hotel collections.

LLANDUDNO.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Councillor John Roberts, who had been joint honorary secretary since 1922.

Naming ceremony of the new motor life- boat. (See special report on page 382.) Life-boat day and hotel collections.

LLANELLY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Howard- Stepney in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and cinema collections.

Amount collected in 1934 £125.

LLANFAIRFECHAN AND LLYWN- GWRIL.—Life-boat days.

MUMBLES.—Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elemen- tary schools at the Oystermouth Church of England School by the Ven. Archdeacon Harold Williams, with life-boatmen from the .Mumbles attending, and at the Oystermouth Council School by Mrs. Biggs. The district organizing secretary gave addresses.

NEATH, NEW QUAY, NEWTOWN (Mont.), AND OSWESTRY.—Lifeboat days.

PENARTH.—Ladies' Life-boat Guild formed. Chairman, Mrs. A. T. Yeld- Stephens ; honorary treasurer, Miss B.

Williams ; honorary secretary, Miss Enid M.

Morcom.

PENMAENMAWR.—Life-boat day.

PORTHCAWL.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Barry Dock motor life-boat. Miss Olive Jenkins appointed joint honorary secretary in place of Miss Dowdeswell.

PORTMADOC.—Life-boat day.

PREST AT YN.—Life-boat day and cinema collection.

PWLLHELI.—Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat.

RHYL.—Life-boat day.

ST. DAVID'S. — Life-boat fete and carnival ; crowning of the carnival queen by Lady Ramsey.

ST. PAGAN'S.—House-to-house collection.

SHIFNAL.—Presentation by Mrs. Brook of a prize won in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools ,at the Shifnal Church of England School. Address by the district organizing secretary.

TENBY.—Life-boat day, hotel and cinema collections, with launch of the life-boat.

TOWYN.—Life-boat day and hotel col- lection.

TREALAW.—Presentation by Mr. Morris Jones, director of education for the Rhondda U.D.C., of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools at the Boys' School, Trealaw. Address by the district organizing secretary.

TREVOR.—Life-boat day.

WHITCHURCH.—Dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Presentations of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools at Bwlch, Pantydwr (Radnorshire), Swansea and Tonypandy.

Notice.

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