THE honorary secretary of the life-boat station at Bridlington has had the fol- lowing letter : The Secretary of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, Briglinton.

" DEAR SIR, " We have been leaning about life-boats this term, and saw in the paper that the Briglinton life-boat had a hole in it. We have been saving our money to help to mend it, and are sending you a postal order and stamps for 8/-.

" from " The Kindergarten, " Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School." There followed the signatures of twelve children..