'STICK WITH IT' Mr. Peter W. Derham, assistant operational secretary of the Mudeford IRB, told a public meeting of the Christchurch, Hants, branch of the R.N.L.I. that a 'cardinal sin' of the sea was for anyone to leave their boat when in trouble.

'Always stick with it', he advised.

Mr. Derham was recalling one of the 21 occasions the IRB was launched during the year following a report from a holidaymaker at Mudeford Quay of someone waving an arm in the water off Hengistbury Head. The life-boat came across a waterlogged boat and rescued the survivor clinging to it, but learnt that another crew member had given up hope and started to swim to the shore.

The IRB crew fortunately picked up the exhausted swimmer half-way to the groyne at the Head.

SPECIAL SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP Although membership of the Y.L. A. is to continue to be confined to individuals with no corporate membership for clubs or firms, an exception has been made for schools. Annual membership for schools prepared to join the Y.L.A. will be £3. In return for this the school will receive a free copy of the Journal and every pupil in the school will be entitled to purchase or wear a special school Y.L.A.

badge. It will sell for 6d.

Membership application forms should be sent to the City of London office at 146 Bishopsgate, London, B.C.2.A REMINDER May we remind members of the Y.L.A., whose subscriptions are not paid by banker's order, that their renewals are due on the anniversary of joining? We will write to anyone not paying but obviously this means additional work and cost. It would help tremendously if renewals could be sent automatically to the R.N.L.I. office of the Y.L.A. at 146 Bishopsgate, London E.C.2, on the due date, quoting the membership number.

We need hardly say that a banker's order would avoid any inconvenience, so we do urge members to complete one. Forms are obtainable from the same address.

AUSTRALIANS LIKE THE R.N.LI, Mr. Arthur D. Senior, who is skipper of the 12th Ballarat Sea Scouts at Ballarat, Australia, in thanking the R.N.L.I. for reading matter sent to the scouts, said the stories were an 'inspiration to our boys'. He added that the scouts often go out to help boats in distress..