THE Royal Humane Society has awarded an " in memoriam" testimonial to relatives of the late George Hanson, formerly head launcher of the Runswick life-boat, who lost his life when going to the help of a schoolmaster and a number of boys who were in the sea near Staithes on the 28th of August, 1957. An account of this attempted rescue appeared in the December, 1957, number of the Life- Boat on page 523..