AN appeal was again made, at the beginning of 1935, to the principal Golf Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland, asking them to hold competitions in aid of the life-boat service, for which the Institution would give silver and enamel spoons. As a result 53 clubs held competitions, as compared with 41 in 1934, and the entrance fees given to the Institution amounted to £174 45. lid., as compared with £127 6s. lOd. in 1934.

The competitions were started in 1931, among golf clubs in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and extended in 1932 to the principal clubs in England, Scotland, and Wales. In 1933 Ireland was in- cluded, so that they have now been held for three years throughout the British Isles, and last year was the most successful. The same appeal has been made to golf clubs for 1936..