Almost 20 years after Ms aircraft had been shot down in the Channel, on I2th June, 1944, a former German prisoner- of-war wrote to the British naval at- tache in Bonn to trace the commanding officer of the British escort vessel which had rescued him from the sea.

He told the attache that for 20 years he had remembered the courage and courtesy of a ship which, in the possible presence of the enemy, had risked its own safety by stopping to pick up Ger- man survivors. He was hoping to be able to express his gratitude to the officer whose action had saved the lives of both him and his mechanic.

The letter was received by the attache in November, 1963. Recently, after ex- tensive but unsuccessful investigations by the British authorities, Mr. Kurt Lohrmann sent 100 German marks to be donated to a British charity dealing with rescue at sea—in gratitude for his original rescue and for the help given in his quest. The sterling equivalent (£8. 28s. 7 .) was passed by the Admir- alty to the R.N.L.L A girl dressed entirely in life-boat head scarves sold them at IDS. each and raised about £30 for the Institution at the dinner of the Southend-on-Sea life-boat crew.The Dundee life-boat guild reports that "a lady with 100 pockets" raised over £27 at a coffee morning. Dressed in Victorian clothes she had 100 pockets sewn on her dress, each containing a is.

article for sale.Beginners who go sailing at the Central Council of Physical Recreation Centre at Bisham Abbey and accident" ally capsize their boats pay a 6d. forfeit to the life-boat service. Major C. P. H. E.

Huxford, sailing instructor at the centre, began taking 6d. forfeits last year and is continuing to do so this year. "With some good strong winds and careless crews" he writes, "we should be able to raise quite a decent amount" ! A life-boat of flowers—made of dozens of red, white and blue blooms and trimmed with miniature rope—was the centrepiece of "Spring Rhapsody" an exhibition of flower arrangements held by the Stourbridge Floral Art Club in April. The proceeds of £62 went to the Institution's funds.

The honorary secretary of the Lin- lithglow ladies' life-boat guild has been given a cheque for £6 by the husband of one of the guild members, who has ground which he allows campers to use free of charge. He donates any money which campers may offer to give him to the Institution's funds.

A member of the Port Talbot branch, who is promenade manager at Aberavon, has a collecting box in the nursery where lost children are looked after.

When the anxious parents finally come to collect their children they often ask if there is any charge aud instead are invited to make a contribution in the life-boat collecting box..