A Balloon Race THE Heston, Isleworth, and Brentford and Chiswick branch of the Institu- tions has held a very successful bazaar.

One of its attractions was a toy balloon race, the third which the branch has arranged. The winning balloon travelled 250 miles.

It came down at Boussu-Bois, Hainaut, in Belgium, and from there the tab attached to it was returned to the branch. The second balloon travelled 200 miles. The first prize for the race was a chicken, the second a duck.

Notice All contributions for tlie Institution should be sent either to the honorary secretary of the local branch or guild, or to Colonel A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., M.A., the Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, 42, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I.

All enquiries about the imrk of the Institution or about this journal should be addressed to the Secretary.

The next number o/TiiE LIFE-BOAT will be the -winter number, 1950..