1st August to 31st October, 1939.

Greater London.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drives.

COVENT GARDEN.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr.

Bert Monro, who had been its honorary secretary for over twenty years.

HOUNSLOW, HESTON AND ISLEWORTH.

—Whist drive.

POTTERS BAR. — Mrs. Cunnington appointed honorary secretary of South Minims and Ridge.

ROMFORD.—Life-boat day.

ST. ALBANS.—Special collections in the cathedral and churches in lieu of life-boat day.

SOUTHEND AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day in Canvey Island and South Benfleet.

UPMINSTER.—Life-boat day.

North-West of England.

BOLTON.—Ladies' bowling handicap.

BREDBURY.—Annual meeting on 18th October, Mrs. P. Kenyon, president and honorary treasurer, in the chair. Amount collected in 1939, £44.

CARNFORTH.—Life-boat day.

CASTLETOWN.—Annual life-boat day and fete.

DOUGLAS, EARBY, FLEET WOOD, AND GRANGE-OVER-SANDS.—Life-boat days.

HEYWOOD.—Annual meeting on 26th October. The Mayoress, president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1939, £50.

INCE - IN - MAKERFIELD. — Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LANCASTER. — Annual house-to-house collection.

LIVERPOOL & DISTRICT: HOYLAKE.—Annual life-boat service at St. Hildeburgh's Church, conducted by the vicar. Procession of members of the crew, officials of the branch and the coastguard from the life-boat house to the church.

WALLASEY.—Life-boat service at St.

James's Church. The Mayor of Wallasey, officials and friends of the Wallasey & New Brighton committee, and the New Brighton life-boat crew attended.

LYTHAM.—Life-boat day.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DISTRICT.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of Alderman Sir William Davy, J.P., a former Lord Mayor, who had been its honorary treasurer for five years.

CHORLTON - CUM - HARDY.—Special meeting.

DENTON.—Annual meeting.

PRESTWICH.—Bring-and-buy sale at the house of Miss F. Robinson.

MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—Lifeboat day. Dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

OLDHAM.—Special meeting of Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Mayoress, president, in the chair.

PEEL.—Life-boat day.

PORT ERIN.—Annual meeting on 30th October, Mr. F. C. Lowcock, vice-president, in the chair. Amount collected in 1939, £239.

Life-boat day.

PORT ST. MARY, RAMSEY, AND ST.

ANNES-ON-THE-SEA.—Life-boat days.

ST. HELENS.—Whist drive at the house of Dr. T. R. O'Keeffe.

SEASCALE, SILLOTH, AND SILVERDALE.

—Life-boat days.

TVLDESLEY.—Whist drive.

ULVERSTON.—Life-boat day.

North-East of England.

ASHINGTON.—Whist drive.

BRIGHOUSE.—Whist drive.

DARLINGTON.—Bridge drives, garden fete.

FILEY, GOOLE, HORNSEA, HUDDERSFIELD, AND HULL.—Life-boat days.

RIPON.—Bridge drive.

SCARBOROUGH, AND SALTBURN.— Life-boat days.

WASHINGTON.—Whist drive.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Annual guild meeting on 19th October. Mrs. Horsfall presiding. Efforts of the past year. Bridge drives. Amount collected 1939, £70.

WHITBY.—Life-boat day.

WITHERNSEA.—Life-boat day, dance.

Midlands.

ALFORD, AND BARTON-ON-HUMBER.

—Life-boat days.

BIRMINGHAM.—Address to the Birmingham Co-operative Society. Collection at Handsworth Horticultural Show.

CLEETHORPES.—Demonstration by the Humber motor life-boat.

GRANTHAM.—Opening of Belton House gardens by Lord Brownlow, D.L., J.P., patron of the branch.

HEANOR, KIDDERMINSTER (STOURPORT), MALVERN, AND MARKET RASEN.—Life-boat days.

LEAMINGTON. — Annual meeting, Colonel Harry N. Byass, C.M.G., chairman, presiding. Presentation by the Mayoress of the records of thanks awarded by theInstitution to Mrs. Bkins and Miss Pratt.

Amount collected in 1939, £216.

MATLOCK.—Presentation by Mr. F.

Drabble, J.P., of a certificate won in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools.

NEWARK.—Presentation by the Provost of Southwell (the Very Rev. W. J. Conybeare), of the challenge shield for the Midlands in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, won by Reginald Charles Wing, of Mount Senior Mixed School, Newark, and of two other prizes won in this competition.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, NUNEATON, OLDBURY AND LANGLEY, SKEGNESS, SOUTH NORMANTON, SPILSBY, AND STAMFORD.—Life-boat days.

SUTTON-ON-SEA.—Ex-Coxswain John Wilyman, who has died at the age of 88, was an officer of the Sutton life-boat for 35 years.

He served as second-coxswain for five years, and then as'coxswain for 30 years, retiring in 1913, at the age of 62, when the station was closed. On his retirement he was awarded a pension and a certificate of service.

WORCESTER.—Life-boat day. Presentation by Alderman R. R. Fairbairn, J.P., chairman, of a certificate won in the lifeboat essay competition for elementary schools.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT. — Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat days. Amount collected in 1939, £154.

Life-boat days.

AMPTHILL AND DISTRICT. — Lifeboat day.

ARUNDEL AND DISTRICT. — Lifeboat day, with visit of the Selsey motor life-boat.

BEXHILL - ON - SEA. — Annual meeting, Rear-Admiral C. A. M. Sarel, O.B.E., chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1939, £275, an increase of £136 on 1938.

Life-boat day.

BIRCHINGTON.—Life-boat day.

BLAKENEY.—Life-boat day.

Mr. George Long, who for 16 years was second-coxswain and for 24 years coxswain, has died at the age of 83. When he retired in 1921 after 40 years' service as an officer of the life-boat he was awarded a certificate of service and a pension.

BOGNOR REGIS.—Life-boat day, with visit of the Selsey motor life-boat. Address to the Rotary Club by Captain Basil Hall, R.N.

BRAINTREE.—Life-boat day.

BRANCASTER. — Life-boat days at Brancaster and Brancaster Staithe.

BRIGHTLINGSEA, BURNHAM - ON - CROUCH, CAISTER - ON - SEA AND DISTRICT, AND CHELMSFORD.—Lifeboat days.

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Life-boat day, and church collections, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Life-saving demonstration by the motor life-boat.

COLCHESTER. -Life-boat day in country districts.

CROMER. Life-boat day.

DOVER AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day. Church collections at Eythorne.

DUNMOW.—Life-boat day.

EASTBOURNE AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat day at Hailsham. Collection at schools.

EPPING.—Life-boat day.

FAVERSHAM. — Life - boat day. Life - boat films ' Boats that Save Life ' and ' The Story of the Life-boat ' shown.

GRAYS AND DISTRICT.—Life-boat day. Life-boat film ' The Story of the Lifeboat ' shown at Tilbury.

GREAT BENTLEY AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat day.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON.

—Tennis tournament, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

HARLOW.—Life-boat day.

HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— Life-boat days at Bacton, Edingthorpe, Hasborough, Smallburgh and Stalham.

HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS.— Life-boat day. Life-boat Sunday. The certificate of service awarded by the Institution to Coxswain William Curtis on his retirement, presented by Commander John Bray, V.D., R.N.V.R., chairman of the branch.

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

HUN ST ANTON, AND HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH.—Life-boat days.

ISLE OF SHEPPEY.—Life-boat tableau in Sheerness carnival, arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

LOWESTOFT, AND MARGATE.- Lifeboat days.

MISTLEY, MANNINGTREE AND DISTRICT.—House-to-house collection.

NEWHAVEN.—Life-boat days at Newhaven and Peacehaven.

NORWICH.—'Silent Appeal.' RYE AND WINCHELSEA.—Life-boat film ' The Story of the Life-boat ' shown with collections.

SELSEY. — Life - boat day. Golf competition.

SHERINGHAM.—Life-boat day.

SOUTHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— House-to-house collections.

SOUTHWOLD AND DUNWICH.—Lifeboat day.

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Life-boat day. Life-boat film ' Boats that Save Life ' shown. Life-boat Sunday. Angling competition.

WELLS - ON - SEA. — Annual meeting, Mr. F. Raven, J.P., chairman, presiding.

Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, lifeboat cup competition, whist drive and dance.

Amount collected in 1939, £103. The resignation of the honorary secretary, Mr.

H. E. Loynes, was received after 44 years service. Mr. E. W. Rose appointed honorary secretary. The resignation of the chairman, Mr. F. Raven, was also received after 15 years service. Dr. E. W. Hicks appointed chairman.

Life-boat day. Dance.

WESTGATE - ON - SEA. -— Life - boat day. Life-boat film ' The Story of the Life-boat ' shown.

WISBECH.—Life-boat day.

Lectures were also given to the Women's Institutes at Betchworth, Great Totham and Wickham Bishops, High Cross, Rydes Hill and Watton-at-Stone.

Life-boat days which were to have been held during September and October at CHATTERIS, COLCHESTER, ELY, FELIXSTOWE, FOLKESTONE, LITTLEHAMPTON, PEVENSEY AND DISTRICT (by Eastbourne branch), RAMSEY (by Huntingdon branch), ST. IVES, SAND~- WICH, SUDBURY, SUTTON BRIDGE (by Wisbech branch), and WELWYN GARDEN CITY had to be cancelled owing to the outbreak of war.

Other events and special efforts which had to be cancelled included a works collection at DUNSTABLE, a garden meeting at HARPENDEN, a whist drive at HITCHIN, a house-to-house collection at SITTINGBOURNE, the naming ceremony at GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON and a number of lectures to Women's Institutes.

South-West of England.

AXMINSTER.—Life-boat day at Colyton.

BATH.—Life-boat day at Midsomer Norton and Radstock.

BASINGSTOKE. — House - to - house collection at Hook.

BIDEFORD. — Life - boat day at Appledore, and in Bideford and district.

BLANDFORD, AND BOURNEMOUTH.

—Life-boat days.

BRIDPORT.—Annual meeting, Rear- Admiral C. H. Fox, C.B., president, in the chair. Speaker: The district organizing secretary. Amount collected in 1939, £91.

Life-boat day in Bridport and district.

BUDE.—Life-boat day.

BURNHAM. — House - to - house collection at Highbridge.

CADGWITH.—Life-boat day and dance.

CLOVELLY.—Life-boat day.

COVERACK.—Life-boat day and launch of the motor life-boat, with the Falmouth and Penlee motor life-boats in attendance.

Carnival and dance.

Presentations by Mr. M. P. Williams, president of the branch, to Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., late chief inspector of life-boats, on his retirement, and to Mr. Corin, ex-superintendent coxswain of the Coverack life-boat.

DARTMOUTH.—Life-boat day, and visit of the Torbay motor life-boat.

EXMOUTH. — Annual meeting, Commander L. C. Holmes, chairman of the branch, presiding. Amount collected in 1939, £515.

Life-boat day and launch of the motor life-boat. Golf competition.

FOWEY. — Life - boat day. House - to - house collection at Lostwithiel.

GUERNSEY.—Life-boat day.

HELSTON.—Life-boat day.

ILFRACOMBE. — Annual meeting.

Amount collected in 1939, £225.

ISLE OF WIGHT.—Life-boat day at Bembridge, Brading, Brooke, Cowes, East Cowes, Freshwater, Newport, Ryde, Sandown and Lake, Shanklin, Sea View, St. Helens, Ventnor, Yarmouth, and all villages.

YARMOUTH. — Annual meeting.

Amount collected in 1939, £38. Mr. Rupert Simpson elected chairman in succession to Major H. Mansford, O.B.E.

LIZARD.—Life-boat day at The Lizard and Mullion.

LOOE.—Life-boat day at Looe and Polperro.

LYME REGIS.—Life-boat day.

LYMINGTON. — Life - boat day at Lymington, New Milton, Barton-on-Sea and Milford-on-Sea. Life-boat film shown.

LYNMOUTH.—Life-boat day.

MEVAGISSEY. — Life - boat day at Mevagissey, St. Austell and district.

MINEHEAD. — Life - boat day, and launch of the new motor life-boat.

NEWQUAY.—Life-boat day.

NEWTON ABBOT. — Life - boat day at Haytor, Moretonhampstead and North Bovey.

PADSTOW. — Life - boat day in Padstow, Wadebridge and district. Launch of the two life-boats, with a ' wreck ' and lifesaving demonstration. Exhibition of Cornish wresting. Display by the 2nd East Wickham (Kent) Scouts, and treasure hunt. Jumble Sale.

PENZANCE. — Life - boatjday.

PLYMOUTH. — House - to - house collection at South Brent.

POOLE.—Gardens of Compton Acres opened to the public.

PORT ISAAC.—Life-boat day.

PORTHLEVEN. — Life - boat day in Porthleven and villages.

I* Ex-Coxswain John Russell, who has died at the age of 58, was coxswain of the lifeboat from 1915 until 1929, when he retired on the closing of the station. He was awarded a pension and a certificate of service.

SALCOMBE.—Life-boat day in Salcombe, Hope Cove, Kingsbridge and district. Lifeboat film shown.

SALISBURY. — House - to - house collection in Fordingbridge and villages.

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

SOUTHAMPTON.—Whist drive.

ST. IVES, AND SWANAGE.—Life-boat days.

TEIGNMOUTH.—Life-boat day in Teignmouth and villages. Launch of the life-boat.

TRURO.—Life-boat day at Chacewater, Perranporth and St. Agnes.

WANTAGE.—Life-boat day at Didcot.

WATCHET.—Life-boat day, with launch of the life-boat and aquatic programme.

Sacred concert by the Salvation Army.

WEYMOUTH.—Life-boat day at Weymouth, Portland and Lulworth.

WINCHESTER. — Life - boat day and stall at Butter Cross.

YEOVIL.—Life-boat day in South Petherton and villages.

Scotland.

ARBROATH.—Meeting of the executive committee of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild in place of the annual meeting. Lady Chapel, president, in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Concert and cinema entertainment, and life-boat day.

CAMPBELTOWN. — Golf competitions at Carradale and Machrihanish.

COWDENBEATH, CARDENDEN, AND CROMARTY.—Life-boat days.

CULLEN.—Visit of Whitehills motor lifeboat.

DUNBAR AND SKATERAW.—The branch has lost a distinguished ex-coxswain by the death of Coxswain Walter Fairbairn.

(An account of his work appeared in the last; issue of The Life-boat.) DUNFERMLINE AND ROSYTH.

Life-boat day at Dunfermline; house-tohouse collection at Rosyth.

DUNOON.—Life-boat day and visit of Troon motor life-boat.

EASTER ROSS.—Life-boat day.

ELIE.—Life-boat day and visit of Anstruther motor life-boat.

KHASERBURGIL—Life-boat day and country market.

GOUROCK.—Steamer collection.

ISLE OF ARRAN.—Annual concert at Whiting Bay arranged by Mrs. Charles Graham, a vice-president of the Ladies' Lifeboat Guild, the Duke of Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council and a vicepresident of the Institution, presiding.

KILSYTH, AND KIRKCUDBRIGHT.— Life-boat days.

LARGS.—Life-boat day. Steamer collection at Wemyss Bay.

LONGHOPE.—The branch has lost a distinguished ex-coxswain by the death of Coxswain John Swanson. (An account of his work appeared in the last issue of The Life-boat.) LOCKERBIE.—Life-boat day.

METHIL, AND NAIRN.—Life-boat days.

NORTH BERWICK. — Life - boat day and visit of Anstruther motor life-boat.

Golf competitions.

OBAN.—Life-boat days at Taynuilt and Connel F'erry.

PETERHEAD.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat (see special account on page -218).

PORT LOGAN.—Coxswain Adam Galloway, who died in August at the age of 74, served as second coxswain and then coxswain for 41 years, retiring in 1931 with a pension and a certificate of service.

SELKIRK, STIRLING, TARBERT, AND THURSO.—Life-boat days.

TOBERMORY.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat (see special account on page 217).

WICK.—Naming ceremony of the new motor life-boat (see special account on page 218).

Ireland.

BAGENALSTOWN, BALLYCOTTON, AND BALTIMORE.—Life-boat days.

BIRR.—Golf competition.

BRAY.—Life-boat day.

CASTLEDERG.—Presentation of the challenge shield for Ireland in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools, won by Fred Guy Kerrigan, of the Garvetagh Public Elementary School, Castlederg.

CASTLETOWNSHEND AND DISTRICT, ( LOUCHEY, CORK, AND COURTMACSHERRY.

—Life-boat days.

DUNDALK.—Golf competition.

DUN LAOGHAIRE, DUNMORE EAST, ENNIS, AND GALWAY.—Life-boat days.

GREENCASTLE.-—Golf competition.

GREYSTONES.—Life-boat day followed by dance.

HOWTH.—Life-boat day and golf competition.

KILKENNY.—Golf competition.

KILMORE.—Life-boat day.

KINSALE. — Life - boat collection at regatta.

LAYTOWN AND BETTYSTOWN.— Golf competition.

LIMERICK.—Golf competition and lifeboat day.

NEWCASTLE (DUNDRUM). — Dance.

PORTRUSH.—Life-boat day.

ROSSLARE.—Life-boat day. Golf competition.

SKERRIES.—Life-boat day. Golf competition.

STRABANE, TRAMORE, AND TUAM.— Life-boat days.

yICKLOW.—Life-boat day. Golf competitions.

YOUGHAL.—Benefit night at Barker's Amusements.

Presentations of prizes in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools were also made at Ballymena, Ballynure, Greencastle, Lisburn and Newry.

Wales.

Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.

ABERDARON, ABERDOVEY, ABERYSTWYTH, AND AMLWCH.—Life-boat days.

BARMOUTH.—Naming ceremony of new motor life-boat (a special report will appear in the next issue of The Life-boat).

Life-boat day.

BANGOR, BEAUMARIS, BETTWS-YCOED, BORTH, BRIDGNORTH, CAERNARVON, CARDIFF, CHWILOG, COLWYN BAY, CRICCIETH, EDEYRN AND PORTHDINLLAEN, FISHGUARD AND GOODWICK, KINGTON, AND LLANBEDROG.—Life-boat days.

LLANDUDNO. — House - to - house collection.

Hotel collection.

LLANFAIRFECHAN, LLANGRANOG, MENAI BRIDGE, MORFA NEVIN, NEWTOWN, NEVIN, PENDINE, PENMAENMAWR, PORTHCAWL, PORTMADOC, PRESTATYN, PWLLHELI, RHYL, SARN AND BOTTWNOG, ST. DAVIDS, TENBY, TOWYN, TREVOR AND CLYNNOG, AND TYDWEILIOG.—Life-boat days..