The paragraph headed 'Life-boat Up Thames' on page 149 of the July Journal referred, of course, to Kingston and Surbiton. It had been planned that those mentioned should be there, but in fact they were not, and the 'mystery VIP' who accompanied the Mayor in the Eastbourne life-boat was Dick Emery.

Donations and takings realised a net sum of about £1,375 and it is now known that the Kingston and Surbiton branches of the R.N.L.I.

are the joint donors of the IRB at Rye, Sussex.

A large party from Kingston and Surbiton and from the London river yacht clubs visited Rye harbour on 8th August. The Mayor of Kingston (Alderman John Harrison) unveiled a commemorative plaque on the door of the boat house..