THE exhibition of life-boat photographs which has already been shown in London, Edinburgh and Birmingham has, during the latter part of the year, been on a tour of the North-East of England, and has been shown at York, Bradford, Sunderland and Leeds.

At York the , photographs were on view at the City Art Gallery during the whole of June. At the same time the motor life-boat City of Bradford, from the Humber station, came up the Ouse to York, a journey of about a hundred miles, under the command of Coxswain Robert Cross, who has been in com- mand of her for the past twenty-five years, and has twice won the silver medal and once the bronze medal.

The chief constables of York and Hull joined her at Hull, and the Lady Mayoress of York, president of the York Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Thomson, its chairman, and other members of the Guild, joined her at Selby. The life- boat arrived on 8th June. She remained until the 10th, and many people went aboard her.

At Bradford, through the kindness of Messrs. Busby, the photographs were shown at their stores. The exhibition was opened on 26th July by Lady Sutcliffe Smith, wife of Sir Henry Sutcliffe Smith, chairman of the branch, and it remained open for a fortnight.

At Sunderland the photographs were shown at the Art Gallery. The ex- hibition was opened on 7th October by Miss Ivy Tresmand, the actress, and the Mayor presided. It remained open a month. During that time 10,191 persons visited it.

At Leeds the photographs were exhibited in the City Art Gallery, and the exhibition was opened on 23rd November by Lady Bingley. The Lord Mayor presided, supported by Alderman A. R. Bretherck, chairman of the branch, and Mrs. W. Clayton, chairman of the Leeds Ladies' Life- boat Guild. It was open for a fortnight, and between 600 and 1,000 people passed through each day.1 1 For the previous exhibitions see The Life-boat for December, 1936, and October, 1937..