1st August to 31st October, 1935.

Greater London.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drive, with address by the assistant district organizing secretary.

HAYES.—Annual meeting on 31st October. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: Garden fete, concert and social, whist drives, social and dance, rummage sale and Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £158, an increase of £29 on 1934.

KENSINGTON.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr. Wynnard Hooper, its chairman since 1925.

MITCHAM.—Annual meeting on 18th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, concert. Amount collected in 1935, £106.

PURLEY.—Helpers' meeting. Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

ST. ALBANS.—Prince of Wales Day.

Balloon race (an account of this will appear in the next issue of The Life-boat). Lecture to Redbourne Women's Institute.

TOOTING.—Naval tournament by the Tooting Sea Cadet Corps.

WANDSWORTH, CENTRAL. — Whist drive.

WELLING.—Annual meeting on 14th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day and jumble sale. Amount collected in 1935, £38, an increase of £8 on 1934.

WIMBLEDON.—Bridge drive.

Lectures in Beckenham, Bethnal Green, Islington and Paddington.

North-West of England.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.—Whist drive.

ATHERTON.—Whist drive and dance.

BLACKPOOL.—Prince of Wales Day.

Cinema collections. Collections at practice launch of life-boat.

BOLTON.—Bowling handicaps arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Afternoon whist drive.

BREDBURY.—Annual meeting on 17th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1935, £44.

Address by the district organizing secretary at Women's Institute.

BRIERCLIFFE.—Annual meeting on 9th October, the Rev. A. B. Dex, M.A., and Mrs.

Dex elected presidents in succession to Mrs.

Fred Taylor, resigned. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collection. Amount collected in 1935, £10.

BURNLEY.—Annual meeting on 8th October, the Deputy Mayor in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £65.

CARNFORTH.—Prince of Wales Day.

CHESTER.—Annual meeting of branch and Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 24th October, the Mayor, president of the branch, in the chair. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Annual appeal for subscriptions by the Mayor, Prince of Wales Day. Amount collected in 1935, £149.

CONGLJETON.—Prince of Wales Day.

CREWE. — Annual meeting on 12th September, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Lieut. J. W. Cockram, R.N.. V.R., appointed honorary secretary, and Mrs. M. J.

McVVilliams honorary treasurer. Amount collected in 1934, £61.

Prince of Wales Day.

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

DARWEN.—Annual meeting on 14th October, the Mayor, president, in the chair.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1935, £18.

DOUGLAS.—Prince of Wales Day.

FLEETWOOD.—Prince of Wales Day.

Presentation of prizes won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

GRANGE - OVER - SANDS. — Special meeting, the Rev. B. D. Lloyd Wilson, M.A., in the chair. Speaker : The district or- ganizing secretary. Branch reconstituted.

Mr. H. Eden Smith, J.P., president ; Mr. T.

Huddleston, honorary secretary ; Mr. J. D.

Addison, honorary treasurer.

Prince of Wales Day.

HINDLEY.—Annual whist drive and dance.

HOLME. — Annual house-to-house col- lection.

HORWICH.—Annual meeting on 17th September, the chairman of the Urban District Council presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collection, whist drive and dance, jumble sale. Amount collected in 1934, £68.

HYDE.—Presentation by the Mayoress supported by the chairman and secretary of the Education Committee, of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

KIRKBY LONSDALE.—Special meeting at Underley Hall, Lady Henry Bentinck in the chair. Branch formed. President, Lady Henry Bentinck; chairman, Mrs. B. N.

North ; honorary secretary, Mrs. P. E. U.

Townshend ; honorary treasurer, Mr. W. G.

Easterby.

KIRKBY STEPHEN.—Special meeting, Dr. Stanley Beale in the chair, supported by the vicar, the Rev. Ferguson Reed, M.A., and Mr. Charles Gibson, chairman of the Parish Council. Speaker: The district or- ganizing secretary. Branch reconstituted.

Dr. Stanley Bealc, president ; Mr. Charles Gibson, chairman; Miss E. Loadman, honorary secretary; Mr. R. H. Hunter, honorary treasurer.

Prince of Wales Day.

LEIGH.—Prince of Wales Day.

LIVERPOOL.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LYMM.—Annual meeting on 10th October.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Mrs. R. S. Woodhouse and Mrs. Cowper elected honorary treasurer and assistant honorary secretary respectively. Amount collected in 1935, £111, an increase of £24 on 1934.

LYTHAM.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 10th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Prince of Wales Day.

MACCLESFIELD.—Annual meeting on 25th October, the Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- TRICT.—MANCHESTER.—Special meet- ing. Manchester Business House Life-boat Guild formed. Councillor R. S. Harper, Jun., elected chairman; Mr. A. Parr, honorary treasurer; Mr. F. J. Gates, honorary secretary.

Collections at Messrs. R. H. O. Hills, Ltd., Bank Hey Oldham Street Stores, Manchester, by Mr. Stock's dog " Nell." CHEETHAM HILL.—Special meeting, Dr. I. W. Slotki, M.A., Litt.D., in the chair. Speaker : Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary of the Manchester, Salford and District branch, supported by Councillor H. Lomax, Councillor J. C.

Kidd, Councillor S. Holmes, Councillor D.

Gouldman and Councillor A. Moss. Life- boat Guild formed. Dr. I. W. Slotki, president; vice-presidents, Councillor _D.

Gould/nan, Councillor S. Holmes, Coun- cillor J. C. Kidd, Councillor Mrs. Laski and Councillor A. Moss; honorary secretary, Miss Rose Slotki; honorary treasurer, Councillor H. Lomax.

CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY. — Whist drive, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

FALLOWFIELD. — Meeting of the Fallowfleld First Junior Life-boat Guild.

LONGSIGHT.—Special meeting. Life- boat Guild formed.

WALKDEN.—Garden meeting at the home of the honorary secretary, Mrs.

Higginbottom.

WEST SALFORD.—Special meeting.

WHITEFIELD.—Whist drive.

WITHINGTON. — Special meeting.

Life-boat Guild formed. Mrs. J. F. Titt, J.P., president; Mrs. Mensch, honorary treasurer; Miss S. Weiser, honorary secretary.

MORECAMBE.—Concert by fishermen's choir. House-to-house collection. Fisher- men's concert.

NORTHWICH.—Annual meeting on 24th October, the Rev. Ernest Oliver in the chair.

Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, works collections.

Amount collected in 1935, £64.

Presentation of a prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

PEEL.—Prince of Wales Day. Annual sports.

PORT ERIN.—Prince of Wales Day.

PORT ST. MARY.—Prince of Wales Day.

Sacred service.

PRESTON.—Garden party at Clayton Green, through the kindness of the Rev. G. R.

Povey and Mrs. Povey, arranged by Miss A. Gardiner.

RADCLIFFE.—Annual meeting on 15th October. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Whist drives, dance, dancing matinee, works collection. Amount collected in 1935, £47.

RAMSEY.—Prince of Wales Day.

ROCHDALE.—Annual meeting on 28th October, the Mayor, president, in the chair, supported by the Mayoress. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year: Appeal for subscriptions by the Mayor, annual American tea, works collections. Amount collected in 1935, £173, an increase of £25 on 1934.

American tea at the house of Mrs. F.

Shackleton, the Mayoress.

SANDBACH.—Annual dance.

SEASCALE, SILLOTH, SILVERDALE ST. ANNE'S-ON-SEA, ST. BEES AND TARPORLEY.—Prince of Wales Days.

TOTTINGTON.—Annual meeting on 20th September. Amount collected in 1935, £61.

Bridge and whist drive. Annual house-to- house collection.

ULVERSTON.—Prince of Wales Day.

WESTHOUGHTON. — Annual meeting.

WHITEHAVEN.—Prince of Wales Day.

Lantern lecture to the 1st Whitehaven Rover Scouts and the 1st Whitehaven Sea Scouts by Mr. H. R. Hutchinson, honorary secretary.

North-East of England.

BERWICK.—Fete at Haggerston Castle.

BRADFORD.—Annual matinee. " Bring- and-buy " sale at Burley.

BRIDLINGTON.—Presentation to the crew of woollen scarf-helmets from Mrs. E.

Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

BRIGHOUSE.—Bridge and whist drive.

CULLERCOATS.—Prince of Wales Day.

DARLINGTON. — Garden fete. Whist drive.

DEWSBURY.—Annual meeting. Amount collected in 1935, £86.

House-to-house collection.

DONCASTER.—Jumble sale.

FILEY.—Prince of Wales Day.

FLAMBOROUGH.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 578.) Prince of Wales Day.

GATESHEAD.—Treasure and garbage hunt. Bridge drive.

HALIFAX.—American tea.

HARROGATE.—Prince of Wales Day.

HUDDERSFIELD.—Prince of Wales Day.

Bridge and whist drive.

KIRKBURTON.—Whist drive.

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

KNARESBOROUGH.—Lecture to Toe H.

LEEDS.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Collection in Empire Theatre.

MELTHAM AND MORLEY.—Prince of Wales Days.

NEWCASTLE - UPON - TYNE. — Coffee morning and " Bring-and-buy " stall. Bridge drive.

NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Prince of Wales Day and fete.

POCKLINGTON.—Whist drive.

PONTEFRACT, RIPON, RUNSWICK AND STAITHES, AND SALTBURN.— Prince of Wales Days.

SCARBOROUGH. — Annual meeting.

Prince of Wales Day. Jumble sale.

SELBY.—Bridge drive.

SHEFFIELD.—American tea.

SO WERE Y BRIDGE.—Whist drive and dance.

STAINLAND.—Whist drive and dance.

SUNDERLAND.—Dance.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.—First annual meeting of the reconstituted Ladies' Life- boat Guild. Amount collected in 1935, £110, an increase of £56 on 1934.

WHITBY.—Prince of Wales Day.

WITHERNSEA.—Whist drive.

Midlands.

BARTON - ON - HUMBER. — Prince of Wales Days at Barton-on-Humber and South Ferriby.

BELPER AND HEAGE.—" Riders of the Storm " film shown, with collection, at the Palace.

BIRMINGHAM. — Hotel collections.

Prince of Wales Day at Halesowen. House- to-house collections at King's Norton, Perry Barr and Smethwick. Church collections.

CHELTENHAM. — Annual meeting on 24th September. Mrs. Richard Davies, the chairman, presiding. Amount collected in 1935, £139.

Th6 dansant and dress parade, organized by Mrs. Richard Davies and officials of the branch. Lady Eyres-Monsell in the chair, supported by Lady Preston. Address by Mrs. Elinor Glynn.

COALVILLE.—House-to-house collections in Coalville, Hugglescote, Ibstock and Whitwick.

COVENTRY.—" Riders of the Storm" film shown at Scala Theatre.

DERBY. —House-to-house collection.

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

GLOUCESTER AND GRIMSBY.—Prince of Wales Days.

LEAMINGTON SPA.—Annual meeting, Colonel H. N. Byass, C.M.G., vice-president, in the chair, in the unavoidable absence of Lieut.-Col. Sir John Keir, K.C.B., D.L., J.P., the chairman. Speaker: The district or- ganizing secretary. Amount collected in 1935, £214.

Three days' collection at the Regal Cinema, through the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Devis, organized by Mrs. B. A. Holding, honorary secretary.

LEEK AND LEICESTER.—Prince of Wales Days.

LINCOLN. — Prince of Wales Day.

" Riders of the Storm " film shown.

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

MABLETHORPE AND SUTTON-ON- SEA.—Prince of Wales Day.

MANSFIELD.—Prince of Wales Days in Mansfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Woodhouse, and Warsop.

MARKET RASEN.—Prince of Wales day.

NORTHAMPTON.—Dance at Wootton, organized by Mrs. Hill.

PETERBOROUGH.—Concert party, or- ganized by Mr. J. A. Fowler.

REDDITCH AND RETFORD.—Prince of Wales Days.

SKEGNESS.—Prince of Wales Day, with launch of the motor life-boat. Dinner-table collection.

SOUTH NORMANTON, SPALDING, SPILSBY, AND STAMFORD.—Prince of Wales Days.

STOKE-ON-TRENT.—Prince of Wales Day. Presentation of prizes in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

(See special report on page 580).

STOURPORT.—Prince of Wales Day.

TOWCESTER.—Whist drive, organized by Mrs. Whitton, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

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

WELLINGBOROUGH.— American tea, organized by Mrs. G. M. Roff, the honorary secretary, with lantern lecture by the district organizing secretary. Jumble sale, also organized by Mrs. G. M. Roff.

WORKSOP AND WRAGBY.—Prince of Wales Days.

Lectures at Stoneleigh and Stratford-on- Avon.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT.—An- nual meeting, Captain F. C. U. Vernon Wentworth, C.B., R.N., president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day in Aldeburgh and district.

Amount collected in 1935, £157.

Prince of Wales Day.

AMPTHILL.—Prince of Wales Day.

ARUNDEL.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Selsey motor life-boat.

BALDOCK.—Prince of Wales Day.

GREAT BENTLEY AND DISTRICT.— Prince of Wales Day. Fancy dress dance and carnival.

BEXHILL-ON-SEA. — Annual meeting, Commander R. D. B. Haddon, D.S.C., R.N., chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Special appeal. Amount collected in 1935, £97.

BLAKENEY.—Prince of Wales Day.

BOGNOR REGIS.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Selsey motor life-boat.

Golf competition.

BRANCASTER AND DISTRICT.—Prince of Wales Days.

BROADSTAIRS.—Visit of Margate motor life-boat on regatta day. Collection on front and sands.

BURNHAM - ON - CROUCH.—Prince of Wales Day, with "Riders of the Storm" film shown.

CAISTER.—Prince of Wales Day, with Daily Mail treasure hunt, and display of flying and life-saving. Presentation by Mrs.

Main, wife of the honorary secretary, of the certificate of service awarded by the Institu- tion to Coxswain Charles Lacock on his retirement, Mr. A. J. Main presiding. Pre- sentation to the crew of woollen scarf- helmets from Mrs. E. Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

CHATHAM.—Cinema collections. Variety concert.

CHATTERIS.—Prince of Wales Day.

CHICHESTER.—Tennis tournament.

CLACTON.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Percy Coleman, J.P., president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, concert and whist drive.

Prince of Wales Day. Life-boat Sunday.

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

CRANBROOK AND HAWKHURST.— Prince of Wales Day in Cranbrook, Hawk- hurst, Sandhurst and Sissinghurst. Lecture to Cranbrook Women's Institute.

CRAWLEY, WORTH AND THREE BRIDGES, CROMER, DOVER AND DIS- TRICT, AND DOWNHAM MARKET. — Prince of Wales Days.

EDENBRIDGE.—Jumble sale.

FARNHAM. — Golf competition at Hank- ley Common Club.

FELIXSTOWE.—Prince of Wales Day.

GODALMING.—Tennis tournament.

HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT. — Prince of Wales Days at Bacton, Eding- thorpe, Hasborough, Smallburgh, Stalham and Wroxham.

HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS.— Prince of Wales Days at Hastings and St.

Leonards and at Battle. Life-boat church service.

HAVERHILL.—Prince of Wales Day.

HERNE BAY.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Margate motor life-boat.

Presentation by the Mayor of Margate of the record of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mr. C. J. Greene, the honorary secretary.

" Riders of the Storm " film shown.

HOLT.—Prince of Wales Day.

HUNSTANTON AND DISTRICT.— Prince of Wales Days. " Riders of the Storm '' film shown.

HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH.—Prince of Wales Day.

KESSINGLAND.—Beach collection.

LITTLEHAMPTON.—Prince of Wales Day. " Riders of the Storm " film shown.

LOWESTOFT.—Prince of Wales Day.

MARGATE.—Prince of Wales Day. Dance at Cliftonville.

MIDHURST.—Church collections at Hey- shott.

NEWHAVEN.—Prince of Wales Day.

NORWICH.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat.

PALLING.—Prince of Wales Day.

RAMSGATE.—Prince of Wales Day.

" Riders of the Storm " film shown.

SELSEY. — Annual meeting, Mr. E. G.

Arnell, chairman, presiding. Speaker : Lieut.- Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days, theatricals. Amount collected in 1935, £106.

Prince of Wales Days at Selsey and in outlying districts. Golf competition.

SHERINGHAM.—Prince of Wales Day and regatta.

SHOREHAM HARBOUR. — Annual meeting, Mr. Harold Brown, J.P., chair- man, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days at Shoreham and Southwick, bridge drive at Shoreham.

SOUTHBOROUGH.—Prince of Wales Days at High Brooms, Penshurst and Speldhurst.

SOUTHEND.—Prince of Wales Days at Canvey Island and Hadleigh.

SOUTHWOLD AND DUNWICH, ST.

IVES, ST. NEOTS, STOWMARKET, AND SUDBURY.—Prince of Wales Days.

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Prince of Wales Day with Daily Mail treasure hunt.

il Riders of the Storm " film shown. Life- boat Sunday. Angling competition.

WALTON-ON-THAMES. — Bridge tour- nament.

WATFORD.—Life-boat week, with a life- boat on view in Cassiobury Park. Open-air church service from life-boat. Prince of Wales Day.

WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA, WESTGATE, AND WHITSTABLE.—Prince of Wales Davs.

WINSLOW.—Whist drive.

WISBECH.—Prince of Wales Day at Sutton Bridge.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GOR- LESTON.—Prince of Wales Day. Cricket match. Prizes in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools presented at Belton. Whist drive at Ormesby, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lectures at Aylesford, Hutton and Rolvenden.

Prizes in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools presented at Gt. Gransden.

South-West of England.

ANDOVER.—Prince of Wales Day in Whitchurch and neighbouring villages.

AXMINSTER.—Prince of Wales Day at Honiton.

BICESTER.—Prince of Wales Day in Bicester and neighbouring villages.

BIDEFORD, BLANDFORD, BOURNE- MOUTH, AND BRADFORD-ON-AVON.

•—Prince of Wales Days.

BRIDPORT.—Prince of Wales Day in Bridport and Beaminster.

BRIXHAM.—Prince of Wales Day with stalls and launch of the motor life-boat.

BUDE.—Annual meeting, Captain S. B.

Cook, chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Proceeds of photography by the honorary secretary, Admiral Stuart Nicholson, C.B., M.V.O., D.L., dance, Prince of Wales Day, and " Blessing of the Sea" service.

Amount collected in 1935, £174.

Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Padstow motor life-boat.

CAMBORNE.—Life-boat week, including house-to-house collections, bridge drive, whist drive, life-boat film at the Scala Cinema, and barrel organ in streets.

CHIPPENHAM.—Prince of Wales Day at Corsham.

CHIPPING NORTON.—Prince of Wales Day.

COVERACK.—Prince of Wales Day and dance.

CREDITON.—Prince of Wales Day in Crediton and neighbouring villages.

CULLOMPTON.—Jumble sale.

DARTMOUTH.—Prince of Wales Day in Dartmouth and Kingswear, with visit of the Torbay motor life-boat.

DEVIZES.—Prince of Wales Day.

EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SAL- TERTON.—Annual meeting. Amount col- lected in 1935, £266.

FALMOUTH.—Dance, organized by the Double 6 Club.

FOWEY.—Prince of Wales Day and pro- duce stalls in street.

FROME AND HELSTON.—Prince of Wales Days.

HENLEY.—Prince of Wales Day at Shiplake.

HOPE COVE.—Prince of Wales Day.

ILFRACOMBE. — Sacred service con- ducted from the life-boat.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Annual meeting at Newport of the Isle of Wight Life-boat Board, Major-General the Rt. Hon. Lord Mottistone, P.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., president of the Board, a vice-president of the Institution and coxswain of the Brooke life-boat, in the chair. Amount collected by the Isle of Wight branches in 1935, £797, an increase of £25 on 1934.

Prince of Wales Days at Brading, East Cowes, Freshwater, Lake, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Sea View, Shanklin, Ventnor, West Cowes, Yarmouth, and all the villages of the island.

KINGSBRIDGE.—Prince of Wales Day.

LIZARD.—Prince of Wales Day and dance.

LOOE.—Prince of Wales Day in Looe and Liskeard.

LULWORTH.—Prince of Wales Day.

LYMINGTON.—Prince of Wales Day at New Milton.

LYNMOUTH AND MIDSOMER NORTON.—Prince of Wales Days.

MINEHEAD.—Prince of Wales Day, with parade and launch of the life-boat. Film " Riders of the Storm" shown at Regal Cinema, and sports.

NEWQUAY.-Prince of Wales Day.

OKEHAMPTON AND OXFORD.— Prince of Wales Days.

PADSTOW.—Prince of Wales Day, with demonstration by the motor life-boat.

PAIGNTON.—Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mrs. Vick, chairman, pre- siding. Speaker: Dr. Julyan George, honorary secretary of the branch. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, house- to-house collections, and whist drives.

Amount collected in 1935, £214.

Prince of Wales Day and competitions.

PENZANCE.—Prince of Wales Day.

PLYMOUTH.—Special meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.

Efforts of the past year: Prince of Wales Days, whist drives, garden party, and social.

Amount collected in 1935, £483, an increase of £51 on 1934.

Prince of Wales Day at Downderry, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

PORT ISAAC.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of Padstow motor life-boat.

PORTHLEVEN.—Prince of Wales Day with visit of the motor life-boat from the Lizard.

REDRUTH.—Special meeting to form Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Speaker : The dis- trict organizing secretary.

RINGWOOD AND SALCOMBE.—Prince of Wales Days.

SALISBURY.—Prince of Wales Days at Gillingham, Fordingbridge and neighbouring villages, and Shrewton.

SCILLY ISLES.—Prince of Wales Day and dance.

SEATON.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Exmouth motor life-boat.

SENNEN COVE.—Prince of Wales Day, with launch of the motor life-boat and dance.

SHEPTON MALLET.—Prince of Wales Day.

SIDMOUTH.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Torbay motor life-boat.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Visit of Ladies' Life- boat Guild to life-boat building yards at Cowes.

ST. AUSTELL, ST. IVES, SWANAGE, AND TAVISTOCK.—Prince of Wales Days.

TEIGNMOUTH.—Prince of Wales Day with life-boat procession and stall.

THAME.—Partner bridge drive.

TRURO.—Prince of Wales Day in Perran- porth.

WADEBRIDGE.—Prince of Wales Day.

WATCHET.—Prince of Wales Day, dance and side-shows. Aquatic gala.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE. — Prince of Wales Day.

WEYMOUTH.—Prince of Wales Day with demonstration by the motor life-boat.

Prince of Wales Day at Portland.

WOODSTOCK.—Prince of Wales Day.

Lectures at Hurst, Pangbourne and Watlington.

Scotland.

Meeting of the Scottish Life-boat Council in Edinburgh on 23rd October, the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman, and a vice-president of the Institu- tion, presiding.

ABERDEEN. — Performance of "The Roundabout" by " The Number Five Club." AITH.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat. (See special report on page 576.) ANSTRUTHER.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr. A. C.

Mackintosh, one of its honorary secretaries.

(See page 583.) ARDROSSAN AND AYR.—Prince of Wales Days.

BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS AND GARDENSTOWN.—Annual meeting on 18th October. Efforts of the past year : Dramatic entertainment, concert, whist drives, operatic performances, life-boat cruises, Prince of Wales Days and house-to- house collections. Amount collected in 1935, £167, an increase of £88 on 1934.

Prince of Wales Days at Cornhill, Macduff, Portsoy, and Turriff.

BANNOCKBURN.—Prince of Wales Day.

BARRHEAD.—Cabaret tea and lantern lecture.

BATHGATE, BIGGAR, BLAIR- GOWRIE AND RATTRAY, BRECHIN, BUCKHAVEN, AND BUCK IE.—Prince of Wales Days.

BURNTISLAND.—Prince of Wales Day at Aberdour.

CAMPBELTOWN.—Annual meeting on 22nd October, Dr. J. P. Brown, D.S.O., vice- president, presiding. Efforts of the past year : Appeal by the committee. Amount collected in 1935, £133, an increase of £2 on 1934.

Golf competition at Machrihanish.

COATBRIDGE.—Prince of Wales Day.

CULLEN.—Prince of Wales Day.

Visit of Whitehills motor life-boat.

CULROSS, DUMBARTON, AND DUMFRIES.—Prince of Wales Days.

DUNBAR.—Life-boat service in the Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev.

C. L. Mitton, B.A.

DUNDEE.—Naming ceremony of the new Broughty Ferry life-boat. (See special re- port on page 576.) Address by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chair- man of the Institution, at the morning service, East Church, Broughty Ferry.

DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.—An- nual meeting. Efforts of the past year: Concerts, house-to-house collection, appeal to churches, gymkhana and Prince of Wales Days. Amount collected in 1935, £141.

Prince of Wales Day at Dunfeimline.

Prince of Wales' 'Day and procession at Rosyth.

ELIE.—Annual meeting on 26th October, Lady Nairn, president of the Ladies' Life- boat Guild, in the chair. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day and market stall.

Amount collected in 1935, £110.

Prince of Wales Day, with visit of An- struther life-boat, which was open to public inspection. Market stall at Lundin Links.

EYEMOUTH.—Prince of Wales Day.

Swimming gala, at which Sir Christopher Furness, Bt., president, presented the prizes to competitors, and presented to ex-Bowman William Patterson the Institution's Certifi- cate of Service. Visit of St. Abb's and Dunbar motor life-boats.

FORT WILLIAM.—Prince of Wales Day.

GIRVAN.—Basket whist drive and dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

GOUROCK.—Steamer collection.HELENSBURGH AND INVER- GORDON.—Prince of Wales Days.

INVERNESS.—Prince of Wales Day and market stall.

ISLE OF ARRAN.—Concert at Whiting Bay, 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, presiding. Steamer collection.

ISLE OF SKYE.—Prince of Wales Day.

KINGUSSIE, KINROSS, AND KIRK- CALDY.—Prince of Wales Days.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 28th October.

Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days, house-to-house collections, lecture and appeal for subscriptions. Amount collected in 1935, £115, an increase of £18 on 1934.

A silver shield has been anonymously presented to the life-boat in commemoration of the gallantry of the crew when they were out for eight hours in heavy weather, and escorted the s.s. Hamilton, of Stranraer, to safety. The shield, which bears the name of the life-boat and the names of the crew, has been fixed in the life-boat.

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

Prince of Wales Day.

KIRKINTILLOCH, KIRRIEMUIR, AND KYLE.—Prince of Wales Days.

LARGS.—Prince of Wales Day and tennis tournament. Prince of Wales Days at Fairlie and Wemyss Bay and Skelmorlie.

Steamer collection at Wemyss Bay.

LAURENCEKIRK, LESLIE, LOCH- GILPHEAD, LOCKERBIE, MAYBOLE AND MILLPORT.—Prince of Wales Days.

MONTROSE.—Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Countess of Airlie, president, in the chair. Prince of Wales Day.

MOTHERWELL, NAIRN, AND NEW- TON STEWART.—Prince of Wales Days.

OBAN.—Prince of Wales Days at Conne! Ferry, Kinlochleven, Morven and Taynuilt.

Prince of Wales Day at Tobermory with regatta and swimming gala.

PAISLEY.—Prince of Wales Day.

PEEBLES.—Prince of Wales Day.

PERTH.—Annual meeting on 27th Sep- tember, the Rev. P. R. Landreth, chairman, presiding. Speakers : Sir Godfrey Baring, .Bt., chairman of the Institution, the Lord Provost, Mr. F. Norie-Miller, M.P., the chief constable, and the Scottish organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- boat days in twenty-six districts. Amount collected in 1935, £283, an increase of £19 on 1934.

PETERHEAD.—Life-boat collection at the Maud Fair. Presentation to the crew by Mrs. Hadow of woollen scarf-helmets from Mrs. E. Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

PORT ASKAIG.—Dedication ceremony of the motor life-boat. (A report of this ceremony appeared in the last issue of The Life-boat.) PORTPATRICK.—Prince of Wales Day.

Dance.

ST. ABB'S.—Swimming gala. Prince of Wales Day at Duns.

SALTCOATS.—Life-boat football match.

SELKIRK, TARBERT, WIGTOWN, AND WISHAW.—Prince of Wales Days.

Lectures at Aberlour, Cardenden, Edin- burgh, Forres, Glasgow, Greenock and Port Glasgow, and Invergordon.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.) ABERDARON AND SARN.—Prince of Wales Day.

ABERDOVEY.—Prince of Wales, Day.

Hotel dinner-table collection. Annual dance.

ABERGAVENNY.—Prince of Wales Day.

ABERYSTWYTH.—Prince of Wales Day.

Hotel dinner-table collection. Launch of the motor life-boat.

BANGOR.—Prince of Wales Day.

BARMOUTH AND DISTRICT.—Prince of Wales Day. Hotel dinner-table collection.

Launch of the life-boat.

BARRY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 19th September, Mrs. T.

Rowlands, chairman, presiding. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Day, two bridge and whist drives. Amount collected in 1935, £77, an increase of £9 on 1934.

Presentation by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff of a " Flotanet" life-saving apparatus.

Presentation by Mrs. E. E. Stonehewer, honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

BETTWYS-Y-COED.—Prince of Wales Day. Mr. R. O. Roberts appointed honorary secretary.

BORTH, BRIDGNORTH, BURRY PORT, CARDIFF AND DISTRICT, AND CARDIGAN.—Prince of Wales Days.

COLWYN BAY. — Annual meeting.

Amount collected in 1935, £294, an increase of £15 on 1934.

Prince of Wales Day. House-to-house collections. Life-boat film shown at cinemas.

CONWAY AND DISTRICT.—Prince of Wales Day.

COWBRIDGE.—Prince of Wales Day.

Life-boat film shown.

CRICCIETH.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Pwllheli motor life-boat.

EDEYRN.—Prince of Wales Day.

HAVERFORDWEST.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mrs. A.

Wigley-Jones, for many years life-boat day organizer.

Presentation by Mrs. Middleton, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elemen- tary schools. Speaker: The district or- ganizing secretary.

HOLYWELL.—Presentation by Mrs.

E. H. Evans, honorary secretary, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools. Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

KIDWELLY.—Presentation by Colonel R. A. Nevill, D.S.O., honorary secretary of the Ferryside station, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools. Speaker: The district organizing secretary.

KINGTON.—Prince of Wales Day.

LAMPETER.—Prince of Wales Day.

Life-boat film shown.

LLANBEDROG.—Prince of Wales Day.

LLANDRINDOD WELLS.—Prince of Wales Day. Hotel dinner-table collection.

LLANDUDNO.—Prince of Wales Day.

House-to-house collections. Launch of the motor life-boat.

LLANFAIRFECHAN AND LLAN- GRANOG.—Prince of Wales Days.

LONGTOWN. — Presentation by Miss Jennings, principal of Hereford Training College, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools. Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

MARKET DRAYTON.—Rummage sale, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

MOELFRE. — Presentation to the ciew of woollen scarf-helmets, from Mrs. E.

Manby, of Codsall, Staffordshire.

MOLD, MONMOUTH, MORFA NEVIN, NEATH, NEVIN, AND NEWQUAY.— Prince of Wales Days.

NEWTOWN.—Prince of Wales Day. Life- boat film shown.

PENARTH.—Prince of Wales Day, with visit of the Barry Dock motor life-boat.

PENMAENMAWR.—Prince of Wales Day.

Hotel dinner-table collection.

PENYGROES, PORTHCAWL, AND PORTMADOC.—Prince of Wales Days.

PRESTATYN.—Prince of Wales Day.

Cinema collection. Presentation by the chairman of the Urban District Council, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools. Speaker : The dis- trict organizing secretary.

PWLLHELL—Prince of Wales Day.

RHYL.—Prince of Wales Day. House- to-house collection. Life-boat film shown at cinemas. Life-boat drawn in procession through the streets, followed by a demonstra- tion launch in evening.

SALTNEY.—Presentation by Councillor Irving of the challenge shield for Wales, won by Frederick Channel!, of the Wood Memorial Boys' School, in the life-boat essay com- petition for elementary schools. Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

SOUTH CAERNARVONSHIRE. — An- nual meeting of the South Caernarvonshire Ladies' Life-boat Guild held at Bron-y- Garth, by kind permission of Dame Sybil Thorndyke-Casson, D.B.E., a vice-president.

Dame Margaret Lloyd George, G.B.E., LL.B., J.P., president, in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. Efforts of the past year : Prince of Wales Days and annual appeals. Amount collected in 1934, £158.

Presentation by Dame Margaret Lloyd George of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Mrs. Frank Gresham, honorary treasurer of the Guild, and of the life-boat picture awarded to Mr. M. T. Davies, honorary secretary of the Criccietri branch.

ST. DAVID'S.—Annual life-boat carnival and fete, opened by Mrs. Morgan, wife of the very Rev. the Dean of St. David's. Pre- sentation of the life-boat picture awarded by the Institution to Miss E. Perkins.

TENBY.—Prince of Wales Day. Hotel dinner-table collections. Cinema collections, and launch of the motor life-boat. Whist drive and dance organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, at which the Mayoress presented the prizes. Lieut.-Col. R. Peel Yates appointed honorary secretary of the station in place of Mr. J. H. Fitzgerald Burke, resigned.

TOWYN.—Prince of Wales Day and hotel dinner-table collections.

TREVOR AND CLYNNOG, AND TYD- WEILIOG.—Prince of Wales Days.

WHITCHURCH.—Presentation by Miss M. J. H. Walford, honorary secretaiy, of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools. Speaker : The dis- trict organizing secretary.

Presentations of prizes in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, with speeches by the district organizing secretary at Rayton (near Shifnal), Shlfnal, and Swansea.

Ireland.

ANTRIM.—Bridge drive.

ARMAGH.—Prince of Wales Day.

BAGENALSTOWN.—Miss F. O'Grady appointed honorary secretary. Life-boat day.

BALLYCOTTON AND BALTIMORE.— Life-boat days.

BELFAST.—Flannel dance.

BRAY. — Gymkhana and dog show.

Dance.

BUNDORAN.—Golf competition.

CARRICKFERGUS. — Prince of Wales Day.

CLOGHER HEAD.—Life-boat day.

CLOUGHEY.—Prince of Wales Day.

CORK.—Annual meeting. Speakers : Coroner J. J. Horgan, chairman, Mr. H. P. F.

Donegan, honorary secretary, and the district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1935, £401.

Life-boat day.COURTMACSHERRY.—Life-boat day.

DROGHEDA.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. T. R.

Peason, its honorary secretary. Mr. Peason had been honorary secretary for two years and for many years before had helped with the organization of life-boat day.

DUNDALK AND BLACKROCK, AND DUNMORE EAST.—Life-boat days.

GREENCASTLE.—Golf competition.

GREYSTONES—Life-boat day.

HOWTH.—Golf competition.

INCHYDONEY (CLONAKILT Y). —Golf competition.

KILDARE.—Presentation of prize won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

KILMORE.—Life-boat day.

KINSALE.—Golf competition.

LARNE, GLEN ARM AND CARN- LOUGH.—Prince of Wales Day.

LAYTOWN AND BETTYSTOWN.—Golf competition.

LIMERICK AND LISTOWEL.—Life-boat days.

LURGAN.—Prince of Wales Day.

MIDLETON AND MDLTOWN-MALBAY.

—Life-boat days.

NEWCASTLE (DUNDRUM).—Life-boat dance.

NEW ROSS.—Life-boat day.

NEWTOWNARDS.—Prince of Wales Day.

PORTARLINGTON.—Golf competition.

PORTRUSH.—Prince of Wales Day and concert.

RATHFRILAND.—Prince of Wales Day.

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

ROSSNOWLAGH.—Golf competition.

SKERRIES AND RUSH.—Life-boat day.

SLIGO.—Golf competition.

SPANISH POINT.—Golf competition.

STRABANE.—Prince of Wales Day. Golf competition.

TANDRAGEE. — Annual meeting.

Speaker : The district organizing secretary.

Amount collected in 1935, £22.

TRAMORE AND TUAM.—Life-boat days.

WATERPORD. — Special meeting, the Mayor presiding. Speakers : The' Mayor, Lady Irene Congreve, president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Mr. W. E. Jacob, chairman of the branch, and the district organizing secretary. Presentation of the record of thanks awarded by the Institution to Mrs. W. E. Jacob, president of the Ladies' Committee at Tramore.

Life-boat day.

WESTMEATH, NORTH.—Dance.

WEXFORD.—Life-boat days.

WICKLOW.—Golf competitions.

YOUGHAL.—Life-boat days. Presenta- tion of prize won in the essay competition for elementary schools.

Notice.

THE LIFE-BOAT is published quarterly and is sent free to all honorary secretaries of branches and the Ladies'1 Life-boat Guild, to coxswains, honorary workers, subscribers of ten shillings and over, libraries, the principal hotels, and the press.

It is the current record of the work of the life-boat service, and the chief means by which it keeps its workers, subscribers, and the general public informed of its activities.

Unless you are keeping a complete set of the journal you will help the Institution if, after reading this number, you will pass it on to a friend.

All contributions for the Institution should be sent either to the honorary secretary of the local branch or guild, or to Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., the Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, 42, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I.

All enquiries about the work of the Institution or about the journal should be addressed to the secretary.

The next number O/THE LIFE-BOAT will be published in February, 1936..