the life-boat....a resul ot f th succese ofs thi s life-boat it was decided to order a pair of...

THE LIFE-BOAT.The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution.

VOL. XXX. MARCH, 1937. No. 329.

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEETMotor Life-boats, 132 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 35

LIVES RESCUEDfrom the foundation of the Institution in 1824

to March 31st, 1937 65,096

Their Majesties the King and Queen : Patrons.His Majesty the King and Her Majestythe Queen have been pleased to becomePatrons of the Institution. The Kingis the seventh reigning sovereign to

be Patron, and the Queen is thethird Queen Consort. Her MajestyQueen Mary has been a Patron since1911.

H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G.: President.

H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G., hasbeen pleased to assume the office ofPresident of the Institution. He is thefifth member of the Royal Family tobecome President. King Edward VII.King George V, King Edward VIIIJand King George VI, all held this officewhen they were heirs to the throne.

The Duke of Kent has already for anumber of years taken a personalinterest in the work of the life-boatservice. He has named nine motorlife-boats on different parts of theEnglish and Scottish coasts. The firstoccasion was in 1928, when hetravelled specially to the Orkneysto name the new motor life-boats atStromness and Longhope, at that timethe farthest north on our coasts. In1929 he named the motor life-boatGreater London, a gift of the CivilService, at Southend-on-Sea, and in

1930 he named two other motor life-boats on the Essex coast, at Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton-on-Sea. In 1931he named the Newhaven, Sussex,motor life-boat, and in 1932 the motorlife-boat at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. In1933 he went to Shoreham Harbour,Sussex, to name the motor life-boat,and in 1935 to Weston-super-Mare,Somerset.

Last year the Duke of Kent spokeat the Annual General Meeting of theInstitution, and presented medals forgallantry to fifteen life-boatmen fromEnglish, Scottish, Irish and Welshstations, and awards to thirteenhonorary workers for distinguishedservices.

The Duke assumes the office ofPresident with a wide personal know-ledge of the work of the service and themen who man its life-boats.

H.R.H. THE DUKE OF KENT, K.G.President of the Institution.

212 THE LIFE-BOAT. [MARCH, 1937

A Record Year.THE year 1936 was for the life-boatservice the busiest in its whole historyof 113 years. Life-boats were launched468 times to the help of vessels indistress. That is an average of ninelaunches a week. Never before havethere been so many launches in oneyear. It is 88 more than in 1935.The next busiest year was 1911, whenthere were 458.J

The busiest months were Januarywith 62 launches and February with 53.During the gales of October, Novemberand December there were 135. Duringthe three summer months, June, Julyand August, there were no fewerthan 98.

The Institution gave rewards duringthe year for the rescue of 491 lives,383 by life-boats and 108 by shore-boats.

Life-boats saved or helped to savefrom destruction 48 vessels and boats,and stood by, escorted to safety, orhelped in various ways over 300 more.

Up to the end of 1936 the Institutionhad given rewards for the rescue fromshipwreck round the coasts of GreatBritain and Ireland of 64,902 lives.That is an average of 11 lives a weekfor 113 years.

Services to Foreign Vessels.The year was notable also for the

larger number of services to foreignvessels and the large number of livesrescued from them. Life-boats helped31 foreign vessels, as compared with17 in 1935, belonging to 14 differentcountries ; rescued 161 lives from them;and saved or helped to save 21 of thevessels. That is 46 more lives than in1935 and 44 per cent of the total of 383lives rescued during the year by life-boats. Life-boats were also called out tothe help of 18 other foreign vessels, buttheir help was not needed. Of the 31vessels to which help was given 7 wereFrench; 52 lives were rescued from

1 The yearly record of launches has been keptby the Institution since 1874. In that yearthere were 202 launches, less than half thenumber in 1936. The fleet in 1874 numbered250 life-boats. That was the largest number oflife-boats up to that year, and it had grownrapidly to that number from 30 in 1851. It cantherefore be assumed with certainty that duringthe fifty years from 1824 to 187~3, there wasno year in which the number of launches evenapproached the number for 193(5.

them; and the life-boats saved orhelped to save 5 of the vessels fromdestruction. Two of the vessels wereFinnish; 51 lives were rescued fromthem. Two of the vessels belongedto the United States of America;33 lives were rescued from one ofthem. Of the other 20 foreign vessels,4 were Dutch, 3 Norwegian, 3 Spanish,3 Latvian, 2 Esthonian. and one eachwere from Belgium, Denmark, Ger-many, Iceland and Italy.

Services to Yachts and Fishing Boats.

Life-boats went out to the help of56 yachts (35 of them sailing yachtsand 21 motor or steam yachts); savedor helped to save 14 of them ; helpedin various ways 18 others ; and rescued35 lives. They went out to the helpof fishing boats on 142 occasions;rescued 127 fishermen; and saved orhelped to save 16 of the boats.

Ten Medals for Gallantry.It was a year also of rescues of great

gallantry. Ten medals were won. Theoutstanding service of the year wasby an Irish crew. During the Februarygales the motor life-boat at Bally-cotton, Co. Cork, went out to the helpof the Daunt Rock lightship in a seaso heavy that the spray was flyingover the lantern of the lighthouse, 196feet high. She was out for 63 hours,and during that time her crew hadonly 3 hours' sleep. They were atsea for 49 hours, and for 25 of themthey had no food. They were sweptby rain and sleet, and washed con-tinually by heavy seas, In the end theyrescued the whole crew of the lightship.For this rescue, one of the most daringand exhausting in the whole history ofthe life-boat service, Coxswain PatrickSliney was awarded the gold medal ofthe Institution and each of the sixmembers of his crew the silver orbronze medal. Three other bronzemedals were awarded during the year,two to Scottish coxswains and one toan English coxswain. Coxswain JamesSim, of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire,won it in January for the rescue of thewhole crew of the trawler Evergreen,wrecked in a snowstorm. Coxswain

MARCH, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 213

William Dass, of Longhope, Orkneys,won it in February for the rescue ofthe crew of 41 of the French trawlerNeptunia. He and his crew were alsoawarded medals by the French Govern-ment. Coxswain Frank Blewett, ofPenlee, Cornwall, won the bronze medalin January for the rescue of the wholecrew of the steamer Taycraig, whichsank in a gale in Mounts Bay.

Diesel Engines and Surf Motor Life-boats.As recorded in the article below,

the first motor life-boat to be builtwith Diesel engines was sent to thecoast. The first two motor life-boatsof the new surf type, described in thelast issue of The Life-boat, were alsocompleted and sent to the coast.

This surf type is experimental. Ifit is successful, it will enable the Insti-tution to place motor life-boats at anumber of stations where it wouldbe very difficult to launch the heaviertypes, and, in the course of a fewyears, to mechanize the whole fleet.

A Line-Throwing Pistol.It is fifteen years since the Institution

adopted line-throwing guns. Theyhave been placed in all the largermotor life-boats, some being mounted

and some fired from the shoulder.They fire a long steel projectile whichcarries the line, and they have a rangeof 70 yards. The Institution has nowadopted also the Schermuly pistol,firing a rocket which carries the line.It has a range of 95 yards, and is tobe used in those motor life-boats whichhave not line-throwing guns.

Eleven New Motor Life-boats.Eleven new motor life-boats were

completed and were sent to the coast,seven for England, two for Scotland,one for Wales, and one for the Isleof Man. Six replaced pulling andsailing life-boats, and the other fivereplaced motor life-boats. They wentto Ilfracombe (Devon), Yarmouth(Isle of Wight), Hythe (Kent), Wellsand Sheringham (Norfolk), Seaham(Durham), North Sunderland (North-umberland), St. Abb's (Berwickshire),Gourdon (Kincardineshire), St. David's(Pembrokeshire), and Port St. Mary(Isle of Man). At the end of the yearten more motor life-boats wereunder construction, and there were131 motor life-boats and 37 pullingand sailing life-boats, making a fleetof 168 life-boats round the coasts ofGreat Britain and Ireland.

Diesel Engines.SINCE the first experiments with motorlife-boats in 1904, the Institution hasused petrol engines. Diesel engines,although they have important advan-tages have, until recently, not beenpossible, because, with their low speedof revolution, they have been too heavyfor life-boats. In recent years, how-ever, the speed of the revolutions inthe Diesel has been greatly increased,and, as a result, the weight has beenreduced to little more than the weightof the petrol engine of the same horse-power.

In 1934 a six-cylinder 85-h.p. Dieselengine was installed in a reserve motorlife-boat, and during the greater partof the year experiments were carriedout with this life-boat at variousstations. She then became theYarmouth, Isle of Wight, life-boat. Asa result of the success of this life-boat

it was decided to order a pair of 40-h.p.Diesels to instal in a new motor life-boat, and this life-boat was stationedat Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, lastsummer, the previous Diesel-enginedlife-boat returning to the reserve fleet.Of the ten motor life-boats underconstruction at the end of last yearsix will have Diesels, and of eight morelaid down in February this year fivewill have Diesels. These life-boatsare all of the 46-feet Watson cabintype. The Diesel engine would be tooheavy for any of the lighter types oflife-boat

These Diesel engines are 40-h.p.four-cylinder engines, running at 1,200revolutions to the minute, the samenumber of revolutions as the 40-h.p.four-cylinder petrol engines. Theyweigh 20 cwts. as against the 19 cwts.of the petrol engine. The life-boats

214 THE LIFE-BOAT. [MARCH, 1937.

develop the same speed, approximately8j knots, whether fitted with petrol orDiesel engines. The Diesel has twogreat advantages for life-boat work.It uses heavy oil, which is much lessinflammable than petrol, so that therisk of fire is much smaller. It is muchmore economical of fuel, so that,

carrying the same amount of fuel, alife-boat with Diesel engines can travelnearly twice as far as the same life-boat with petrol engines. With petrolengines the 46-feet Watson cabin life-boats can travel 116 miles at full speed.With Diesel they can travel from 210to 230 miles.

Fifty-two Lives Rescued.A Bronze-Medal Service at Torbay.

EARLY in the morning of 23rd Januarythe 4,000-ton steamer English Trader,of London, ran ashore on CheckstoneLedge, at the entrance to Dartmouthharbour, owing to the temporary failureof the steering-gear. She had a crewof thirty-two on board, and was boundfrom San Nicholas to the Continentwith a cargo of grain. A south breezewas blowing and the sea was rough.

The coastguard informed the Torbaylife-boat station, and at 5.25 in themorning the motor life-boat GeorgeShee put out. She reached the steamerfifty minutes later and was asked bythe captain to stand by while effortswere made to refloat her. Two Dutchtugs wirelessed that they were on theirway, and H.M. Destroyer Witch and aDevonport Dockyard tug also came tothe steamer's help. All efforts torefloat her at high water in the after-noon failed, and early in the eveningthe captain asked the life-boat to standby all night, as the weather forecastwas a southerly gale. Fresh suppliesof petrol were sent to Kingswear. Thelife-boat put in there ; refuelled ; andreturned to the steamer.

Standing By All Night.She stood by all night. The wind

increased to a gale from S.S.E., with avery heavy sea, and at six next morningthe steamer sent up rockets of distress.Her captain thought that she could notlast until daylight. The heavy swellhad lifted her, swung round her stern,and was pounding her bows so heavilyon the rocks that all on board had tohold on with both hands. Seas fifteenfeet high were breaking over thesteamer. They smashed the port sideof the bridge and flooded two holds,one of them right up to the deck.

Many of her crew had taken off theirboots and were preparing to go over-board and attempt to swim to theshore. It would have meant certaindeath.

The life-boat closed at once, but thework of rescue was very hazardous.The coxswain manoeuvred her in thedarkness round the steamer's stern,which had swung very close to theshore, at the risk of being crashedunder it. He then brought her alongsideon the lee side of the steamer, perilouslynear the shore, which is studded withrocks. To add to the danger ofthe darkness, the rocks and the seasbreaking clean over the steamer, astrong ebb tide was racing out of theRiver Dart against the seas.

Alongside the Wreck.It took the life-boat twenty minutes

to get alongside. She was made fastfore and aft, close abaft the bridge, buther engines were kept running, ahead orastern, all the time, to prevent the seasfrom dashing her against the steamer.She was rising and falling from ten tofourteen feet, at one moment beinglevel with the steamer's rolling chocks,and the next lifted to the level of herrails. Once, as she rose on the crestof a sea, two of her crew only justsaved themselves, by throwing them-selves flat on the deck, from beingcrushed between the life-boat and oneof the steamer's life-boats hanging lowin the davits, ready for launching,which they had not seen in the darknessuntil the life-boat was being lifted upright under it.

A rope-stave ladder was loweredfrom the steamer, and by the uncertainlight of an electric lamp above, themen on board her were helped or lifted


FIFTY-TWO LIVES RESCUED.The S.S. English Trader Wrecked at Dartmouth.

(See opposite page.)

By courtesy of] ; - [Topical Press Agency

AN AMERICAN STEAMER BROKEN IN TWO.The Bessemer City on the Cornish rocks.

(£ee page 226.)


one by one into the life-boat. Therewere fifty-two of them, for in additionto the crew of thirty-two, fifteenstevedores, three salvage officers, apilot and a naval signalman had goneon board the steamer the day before tohelp in the efforts to get her off therocks. In a quarter of an hour theyhad all been rescued.

Then came the coxswain's mostdifficult and dangerous task, to getthe life-boat clear of the wreck and therocks. There was no room to turn her.She had to come out astern, passingonce more under the stern of thesteamer, and through very confusedseas, where the strong ebb was meetingthe gale. The coxswain watched forhis chance. Then he yelled to everyoneto hang on tightly. The ropes werecut, and the life-boat went full speedastern, as the steamer's stern waslifting, and passed out under it into thefull force of the gale, but clear of thedangers of the rocks and the wreck.

She made for Dartmouth, where shelanded the rescued men, and thenreturned to her station, arriving at12.15 in the afternoon. She had beenout over thirty-one hours.

A month later the English Traderwas refloated but only after part ofher bow, which was held firmly onthe rocks, had been cut away from theship.

For this gallant and dangerous ser-vice the Institution has made thefollowing awards :—

To COXSWAIN WILLIAM H. H. MOG-KIDGE, a clasp to the bronze medal forgallantry, which he won on the 30thDecember, 1935, for the rescue of theskipper of the French trawler Satanicle ;

To each of the seven members of thecrew the thanks of the Institutioninscribed on vellum:—WILLIAM PILLAR,Second Coxswain; FREDERICK • C.SANDERS, Bowman; FREDERICK J.WELCH, Motor Mechanic; EDWINLAMSWOOD, Assistant Motor Mechanic ;FRED R. TUCKER ; JOHN B. GLANVILLE ;GEORGE MOGRIDGE.

To MR. H. M. SMARDON, the honorarysecretary of the station, a letter ofthanks;

To the coxswain and each memberof the crew, a reward of £2 in additionto the ordinary scale reward of £4 5.?.,making an award of £6 5s. each.Total rewards, £48 Is. 6d.

The Rescue of Three Fishermen.A Gallant Service off Folkestone.

ON the night of Sunday, 13th Decemberlast, a strong S.W. gale was blowing offFolkestone, with a very heavy sea anddriving rain. The day had been fine,and early in the afternoon the motorfishing boat, Josephine II, had put outwith three men on board. She wascaught in the gale, returning toFolkestone. Her propeller was fouledby a trawl-rope; she carried no sails;and shortly after ten at night, whenhalf a mile south-east of Copt Point—amile east of Folkestone—she sent upsignals of distress. The 20-ton motorfishing boat, Florence Rosalind, mannedby her owner, Mr. William Hall, herskipper, Mr. William Fagg, and sixFolkestone fishermen, at once put out.It was then 10.15. The men were intheir Sunday clothes. They did notwait to change.

The news was passed by the Sandgatecoastguard to the motor life-boatstation at Hythe, five miles away, andarrived at 10.30. With a gale blowingfrom the south-west, a very heavy seaand a spring flood tide making, it wasnot only difficult, but dangerous toattempt a launch (which at Hythe isby means of skids laid on the beach),owing to a wooden groyne and sea-wallnear the launching-place and to lee-ward of it. Fortunately the tide wasnot quite full, but even then the riskwas great that the life-boat would foulthe groyne and damage her propeller.The coxswain decided to take the risk,and warned the crew and the fifty-three launchers that success dependedon their efforts. The motor life-boatViscountess Wakefield was launchedin twenty-five minutes from the firing


of the maroons. The wind and seascarried her eastwards along the beach,but she got clear, missing the groyne byonly six feet. It was then 11.15.

The Rescue.About half an hour after midnight

the life-boat found the Josephine II,which by that time was two and a halfmiles east of Copt Point. The FlorenceRosalind had already reached her, hadtaken her in tow, and had saved her frombeing driven on the rocks. She had hadher in tow for over an hour, but as thelife-boat came up the tow-rope parted.The life-boat then passed a rope aboardthe Josephine II and the FlorenceRosalind returned to Folkestone. Assoon as the life-boat started to tow therope parted. She went alongside thefishing boat again ; passed a second andheavier rope ; and once more started totow, but the strain was so great thatit pulled out the Josephine IPs stem-piece. A third time the life-boat wentalongside her, and this time the threefishermen decided to abandon theirboat. She was now only a quarter ofa mile from the rocks at the foot ofhigh cliffs. The three men were saved.Their boat went ashore and became atotal wreck.

Meanwhile the Dover motor life-boatSir William Hillary had also arrived.Her crew had stood by since 11 o'clock,and at 11.40 she put out, as the newsthen received from the Sandgate coast-guard was that the Florence Rosalindhad the Josephine II in tow, but couldmake no headway, and that the Hythelife-boat was not yet abreast the coast-guard station. She reached the scenean hour later, ten minutes after theHythe life-boat.

The Florence Rosalind arrived backat Folkestone at 1.15 next morning.The Hythe life-boat, with the three-rescued men on board, arrived threequarters of an hour later. The Doverlife-boat reached Dover again at 3o'clock in the morning.

The crew of the Florence Rosalind, bytheir promptness and gallantry, and atthe risk of their own lives, undoubtedlysaved the three men of the Josephine II.But for them she would have beendriven ashore, and the men have losttheir lives, before the Hythe life-boatcould arrive.

One of the rescued men graphically de-scribed the danger run by their rescuers." The men in the Florence Rosalindwere for nearly all the time in moredanger than we were in the Josephine.The wind was as hard a blow as I haveever been in in a small boat. As theFlorence Rosalind came towards us, andwhile having us in tow, we could see herbeing continuously washed by tremen-dous waves, and it was a .wonder someof the men were not washed overboard.The wind and seas knocked the boat'slight out several times, and they werepumping water out of the boat prac-tically the whole time. When theFlorence Rosalind got hold of us thewind got fiercer, and it was only withthe utmost difficulty that she madevery little progress, but she certainlyheld us to prevent us going on therocks."

The Rewards.

The Institution has made the fol-lowing awards :

To MR. WILLIAM HALL, the owner, aninscribed silver watch and £1 17s. 6d.

To MR. WILLIAM FAGG, the skipper,an inscribed silver watch and £1175. 6d.

To each of the six other membersof the crew £1 17s. 6d.

The Institution has also paid £4 toMr. Hall for ropes lost and damagedand petrol used.

The launch of the Hythe motor life-boat was carried out in the face ofgreat difficulty and danger, and itssuccess was due to the courage and finespirit of the coxswain and crew. TheInstitution has made the followingawards :

To COXSWAIN HENRY A. GRIGGS, thethanks of the Institution inscribed onvellum.

To the Hythe branch, a framed letterof appreciation.

To coxswain and crew, £1 17s. 6d.each.

To each of the two members of theDover crew who are not full-timeemployees of the Institution, £117s. 6d.

The total payments for the serviceamount to £84 10s. 6d.

There was a double ceremony forpresenting the awards. At Hythe on26th January, the Mayor of Hythe,supported by the Mayoress and the


Mayor and Mayoress at Folkestone,presided at a meeting at which theawards to the Hythe crew were pre-sented, and the money awards to thecrew of the Florence Rosalind. Thesilver watches awarded to the owner andskipper of the Florence Rosalind werepresented at Folkestone by the Mayoron 30th January. In addition a walletwith ten shillings was presented to eachof the eight men, a personal gift from

members of the Folkestone branch ofthe Institution, and a wallet with tenshilling to each of the three men of theJosephine II, a gift from the Mayorof Folkestone. The coxswain andsecond coxswain of Hythe and theirwives attended the presentation, andthey, with the crews of the FlorenceRosalind and the Josephine II, andtheir wives, were entertained to supperby the Mayor.

Four Days of GalesSix Launches at Cromer and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.

DUEING the gale on the East Coast onthe 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th ofNovember there were six launchesat Cromer and Great Yarmouth andGorleston. The crew of the Cromerstation were out on service continuouslyfor forty-five hours, while the crew atGreat Yarmouth and Gorleston wereout five times in the course of thirty-five hours. They spent eighteen ofthese thirty-five hours at sea, and in thefirst of the five services two of themwere washed overboard.

The story of these six services beginsat Cromer at 11 A.M. on the 16thNovember, when the Haisborough light-vessel reported that a steamer wasashore on the Haisborough Sands, threemiles S.E. by E. of the light-vessel. Amoderate W.N.W. breeze was blowing,and a moderate sea was running on thesands. The No. 1 motor life-boatH. F. Bailey, was launched atll.!2A.M.and found the vessel to be the Nor-wegian steamer Nesttun, of Tvede-strand. She had a crew of sixteen onboard, and was bound from Trondhjemfor London with a cargo of wood pulp.The coxswain of the life-boat went onboard, and the captain accepted hisoffer to help in refloating. A wirelessmessage was sent out for two tugs, andthey were connected to the Nesttun bythe life-boat. They failed to refloatthe steamer, and later two more tugsarrived and were connected. The life-boat stood by all that day and night.On the morning of the 17th anotherattempt was made, again withoutsuccess. The Nesttun then jettisonedher deck cargo, and at 6.45 in theevening she was refloated. The life-

boat returned to Cromer at about mid-night, but the weather had got muchworse and was then too bad to allowher to be rehoused, so she ran forGorleston. She arrived there at eight onthe morning of the 18th, having beenforty-five hours at sea. She was leftin the harbour and the crew returned toCromer for dry clothing and a rest.

Two Life-boatmen Overboard.At 5.50 on the same morning, the

18th, the coastguard had reported tothe Great Yarmouth and Gorlestonstation that rockets had been seen nearPalling, and the motor life-boat Johnand Mary Meiklam of Gladswood putout at six o'clock. A whole northerlygale was now blowing, with a veryheavy sea, and squalls of rain. Thelife-boat saw a steamer ashore on themainland near Horsey Point. Shewas the Yewbank, of Glasgow. Just asthe life-boat got abreast of her a veryheavy sea broke on board the life-boat.It knocked all the crew down andwashed two of them overboard. Oneof them had taken off his life-belt a fewminutes before, but the other managedto get hold of him and supported himin the water. The same wave damagedthe gear of the steering-wheel, but thecoxswain manoeuvred the life-boatskilfully, and the two men were pickedup after being just over fifteen minutesin the water. During that time theone life-belt had kept them both afloatin their oilskins and sea-boots. Theman who had no life-belt was insensiblewhen taken aboard, but he soon re-covered consciousness. Another big seahit the life-boat, and the wheel-gear


collapsed entirely. By this time thelife-boat was nearingthe breakers on theouter sandbank. The motor mechaniccrawled along the after-box, with linesround him, and, with two men holdingon to his feet, he managed to detachthe damaged wheel-gear from therudder.

The life-boat then made for homeunder the hand-steering gear. Shearrived at 11.30, and the men who hadbeen overboard were taken to theMariners' Refuge for medical attention.The crew of the Yewbank were rescuedfrom the shore by the coastguardlife-saving apparatus.

Meanwhile, at 6.30 the coastguardhad reported to Cromer that a motorbarge, the Lady Gwynfred, of London,was firing distress signals about onemile north of the life-boat station. TheNo. 2 motor life-boat, Harriot Dixon,was taken to the water's edge, but avery big sea washed her off the carriage,and she went ashore. Before she couldbe got afloat again it was learned thatthe barge had grounded and that hercrew had been rescued from the shore.

A Drifter Sunk with all Hands.Two hours after the damaged Great

Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat hadreturned, a steam drifter put intoGorleston harbour and reported that amotor drifter had turned turtle abouthalf a mile N.W. of Gorton light-vessel.She was the Olive Branch, of Peterhead,with a crew of nine, making for Yar-mouth. The wind was still blowing atgale force, and the sea was very heavy.The Great Yarmouth and Gorlestonlife-boat did not put out again, owingto the damaged steering-gear, but hercrew manned the Cromer life-boat, withthe district engineer, Mr. J. A. Black,and the Great Yarmouth and Gorlestonmotor-mechanic in charge of the engines.One of the two men who had been over-board four hours before, Mr. ElleryHarris, was one of the crew. Thelife-boat left at 1.55 P.M. No sign ofthe capsized drifter or of her crew couldbe found. It was impossible thatanyone could have lived in such a sea.The life-boat, however, made a widesearch, and did not return until 4.50 P.M.By this time the Cromer coxswain andmechanic had come back to Gorlestonto look after their boat.

A Second Drifter in Distress.At 7 P.M. yet another message was

received. A disabled steam-drifter, intow of another drifter, had parted hertow-rope and was driving towards thebeach. Five minutes later the Cromerlife-boat again put out, manned by theGorleston coxswain and crew and theCromer coxswain and motor mechanic.She found the steam drifter Pitagaveny,of Banff, with ten men on board. ThePitagaveny had an anchor out, but itwas not holding and she was draggingrapidly in towards the breakers, abouthalf a mile south of Gorleston pier.The life-boat ran alongside. Her bowwas damaged against the drifter, butshe rescued the whole crew. A fewminutes later the Pitagaveny wentashore. The rescued men were takento the Mariners' Refuge, and the life-boat was again ready for service at8.15 P.M.

There were no more calls that night,but early next morning, the 19th, thecoastguard reported that the S.S.Yewforest, of Glasgow, which was inthe roads, was flying a signal for adoctor. The gale had moderated, butvery slightly, and the sea was stillrough. A doctor volunteered to go,and the Cromer life-boat, still mannedby the coxswain and crew of GreatYarmouth and Gorleston, and theCromer coxswain and motor mechanic,went out at 8.20 A.M., and put thedoctor on board the steamer. Hefound that a fireman had fallen downthe forecastle steps, but was alreadydead of his injuries. The life-boatbrought him ashore again, and returnedto harbour at 9.35 A.M.

A Steamer on Fire.She had only just arrived when the

coastguard reported that a vessel goingsouth through Cockle Gat was on fireand urgently in need of help, and at9.40 A.M., five minutes after returning,the life-boat was on her way out, withthe same crew, on her fifth service.The steamer on fire was the Lindisfarne,of Newcastle. She was at anchor inYarmouth roads. The Cromer cox-swain went on board her, and theLindisfarne's captain asked him to fetchhelp from H.M.S. Foyle, which was lyingnear by. The life-boat took a fire-partyfrom the Foyle to the Lindisfarne, and


stood by while they extinguished thefire. The fire-party was then takeninto harbour, where H.M.S. Foyle hadnow gone, and the life-boat was mooredup at 2 P.M. She was taken back to herown station at Cromer next day.

From 11.12 A.M. on the 16th Novem-ber to 3.40 P.M. on the 19th, a period ,ofseventy-six hours, the two life-boatshad been at sea for sixty-two hours.

The Institution has made the follow-ing awards to the Great Yarmouth andGorleston crew :

To ME. ELLERY HARRIS, who waswashed overboard, held up the otherlife-boatman in the sea, and afterwardswent, out on all the other four services,an inscribed barometer and £3, inaddition to the same money awards asthe rest of the crew-;

To COXSWAIN C. A. JOHNSON andMOTOR MECHANIC B. J. DARBY, lettersof appreciation;

To MR. H. H. BARNARD, the honorarysecretary of the station, and MR. J. A.BLACK, district engineer, letters ofthanks;

To MR. R. GREEN and MR. J.FORREST, officials of the Mariners'

Refuge, Gorleston, and to the ROYALNATIONAL MISSION TO DEEP-SEAFISHERMEN, letters of appreciation ;

To each of the fourteen men in theGreat Yarmouth and Gorleston motorlife-boat who went out to the help ofthe Yewbank, 10s. in addition to theaward of £1 8s. 6d. on the standardscale.

The awards for the six launches ofthe two Cromer motor life-boats and theGreat Yarmouth and Goileston motorlife-boats, and for the attempted launchof the Cromer No. 2 life-boat were :

Cromer No. 1, to the S.S. Nesttun(property salvage case), £3 10s. 6d.;Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, tothe S.S. Yewbank, £29 13s.; CromerNo. 2, to the barge Lady Gwynfred,£28 12s. 6d.; Cromer No. 1, to thedrifter Olive Branch, £12 10s. 6d.;Cromer No. 1, to the drifter Pitagaveny,£21; Cromer No. 1, to the S.S. Yew-forest, £11 lls. 6d.; Cromer No. 1, tothe S.S. Lindisfarne, property salvagecase.

Total money rewards, £106 18s.Mr. W. Hindle of Gorleston gave £150

to be divided among the life-boatmen.

A Hundred and Twenty-five Years Old.The End of the Ketch " Ceres."

ON 24th November the ketch Ceres, ofBude, Cornwall, left Swansea for Budewith a cargo of eighty tons of slag.Her crew was a skipper and a mate.They intended to go over BidefordBar for the night, but at nine p.m.they found water coming into theengine-room. They were then inCroyde Bay, some three miles northof the bar.

They manned the pumps, but thewater gained on them. They stillhoped to get the ketch over the bar,but she was rolling so badly that theylaunched their boat in readiness andsent up rockets and flares. When thewater was washing the decks they tookto the boat and lay in the shelter of theketch, waiting for the life-boat.

At 9.45 their signals had been seenat Appledore, and at 10.15 the motorlife-boat V.C.S. put out. A light breezewas blowing, a moderate sea was

running, and there was some fog.At 11.15 the life-boat arrived. Shetook the two men on board and circledround the Ceres to see if it were possibleto take her in tow, but she was sinkingfast. With the ship's boat in tow, shereached Appledore again at a quarterof an hour after midnight. When, daybroke there was nothing of the Ceresto be seen.

So has passed away the oldest vesselin service in the British Isles, andprobably the oldest in the world. Shewas built at Salcombe, in 1811, andfor 125 years had been engaged in thecoastal trade. Thirty-seven years agothe present chief inspector of life-boats,Commander E. D. Drury, R.D., R.N.R.,made a short trip on board her. Hefound her a wonderful sea-boat, butwhat was even more noticeable abouther was the strength of her timbers.Her obituary has been written in verse


125 YEARS OLD.

The Ketch Ceres, now sunk in Croyde Bay, entering Bude.

(See opposite page.)

X- *i£v'

By courtesy of] [Planet News

CLACTON-ON-SEA LAUNCHING.


by Miss C. Fox Smith in Blue Peter.These are the last two stanzas :*" But a time it comes to ships and men

when sailing days are past,Even such as hail from Devon, where they

mostly build to last,And her seams began to open and the Severn

tide came through,And the water kept on gaming spite of all

that they could do.i They are quoted by kind permission of the

Editor and Miss Fox Smith.

They did their best to beach her, but theycouldn't do no more,

And she foundered at the finish there insight of Appledore ;

And her bones'11 never flicker blue on any'longshore fire,

For she'll lie there and she'll moulder as anold ship might desire,

And hear the vessels passing by, and dreamabout the past

And the great old times in Devon, wherethey built her once to last.

Services of the Life-boats.Reported to the November, December and January Meetings of the Committee of

Management.

Launches 144. Lives rescued 136.November Meeting.

Wells and Sheringham, Norfolk.—On the night of the 20th Septemberthe coastguard reported a ship ashorea mile east of Blakeney Point. Astrong easterly wind was blowing,with a rough sea, and the weather wasthick. The Wells motor life-boatRoyal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935 waslaunched at 10.35 P.M., and the Sher-ingham motor life-boat ForestersCentenary at 11.37 P.M. Heavy seasbroke over the Sheringham life-boatas she was being launched, washingher off the carriage, but she was gotaway with the help of the haul-off rope.The motor vessel Karanan, of Rotter-dam, was found, with a crew of tenand a cargo of strawboards, fromGroningen for King's Lynn. Bothlife-boats remained by her throughoutthe night. At about 7 A.M. a tugarrived, and her rope was passed tothe steamer by the Wells life-boat.At high water the Karanan did notrefloat, and as she was not in anyimmediate danger, the Sheringham life-boat left for her station, arriving at11.15 A.M. Later the Wells life-boatreturned to her station, arriving atnoon. The Sheringham life-boat hadbeen out for 12 hours, and the Wellslife-boat for 13J hours.

Eight days later, on the 29th Sep-tember, tugs tried to refloat the Kara-nan. It was necessary to have a boatfor liaison work, and as the weatherwas too bad for an ordinary boat, itwas arranged that the Wells motorlife-boat should help. A squally north

wind was blowing and the sea wasrough. The life-boat was on servicefrom 2.30 P.M. to 8.20 P.M. on the29th September, and from 5 a.M. to10.45 A.M. on the 30th. The Karananwas eventually towed off and takento King's Lynn.—Rewards, Shering-ham, £28 0*. 6d.; Wells, first service,£19 16s. 3d., second service, PropertySalvage Case.

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—On the morningof the 5th October the coastguardreported that a sailing barge was indifficulties, with its sails blown away,and was drifting towards the NewcomeSands. A moderate S.E. gale wasblowing, with a heavy sea. The motorlife-boat Agnes Cross was launched at6.12 A.M., and found the barge Cetus,of London, three miles east of thecoastguard look-out with her spritbroken, her sails in pieces and hersteering-gear disabled. The life-boatstood by until a tug arrived and tookthe barge in tow. She then accom-panied the vessels until they had gotsafely into Gorleston Harbour, and re-turned to her station at 8.50 A.M.—Rewards, £24 14s. 6d.

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the morn-ing of the 5th October the coast-guard reported a small sailing boat indifficulties about three miles S.E. ofClacton pier. She was the smackArea, of Leigh-on-Sea, with six men onboard. Her sails had been blownaway, and she was unmanageable. Shecarried no dinghy. An E.N.E. galewas blowing with a heavy sea. The


motor life-boat Edward Z. Dresden waslaunched at 7.15 A.M., and found theArco in a precarious condition. Shetowed her to Brightlingsea, arrivingat 10 A.M. Owing to the bad condi-tions, she remained there all day, andreturned to her station at 11.45 P.M.—Rewards, £21 Qs. 2d.

Montrose, Angus.—On the morningof the 5th October the sea, which hadbeen making with the ebb tide, rapidlybecame worse, and by low water wasbreaking right across the bar. Severalof the smaller fishing boats were at sea,and as they could only make thecrossing at very great risk, the No. 1motor life-boat John Russell waslaunched at 11.55 A.M. A moderateS.E. breeze was blowing, and the seawas heavy. The life-boat stood bythe Mini and the Daisy as they camein, and returned to her station at 2.15P.M.—Rewards, £9 8s.

Port Askaig, Isle of Islay.—Early onthe morning of the 17th October thes.s. Shuna, of Glasgow, bound forGothenburg, ran hard on the rocksone mile S.S.W. of Chuirn Island Light.A west gale was blowing, with a roughsea. An incoming steamer reportedher danger, and the motor life-boatCharlotte Elizabeth was launched at11.30 A.M. She found the Shunapounding badly, with her forwardholds flooded. She took off six of thecrew of seventeen, landed them atPort Askaig at 5.30 P.M., and put offagain ah hour later. She stood by thesteamer all that night and next day.The weather was then very bad, withviolent squalls, and heavy rain showers,and eventually she landed the remain-ing eleven men at 7.30 P.M. on the18th, thirty-two hours after she hadfirst put out. At 10 A.M. on the 19ththe life-boat took out the captain andsix men and put them on board thesteamer, returning to her station at3 P.M. Next day a salvage officer whocircled the wreck in an aeroplanewarned the life-boat station that themen must leave the ship again, as theirposition was very dangerous. Thelife-boat put out at 9 A.M., the branchhonorary secretary, Mr. Maclndeor,and the salvage officer going with her.She rescued the seven men and returned

to her station at 3 P.M.—Rewards,£40 3s.; No expense to Institution forsecond launch.

Stornoway and Barra Island, Hebrides.—On the night of the 17th-18th Octoberthe Norwegian steamer St. Joseph, ofTonsberg, ran aground on the GreyRocks, in the Sound of Mull. A wholeN.W. gale was blowing, with a veryheavy sea, and snow showers. Thenearest life-boat, at Port Askaig, wasalready on service to another vessel.Owing to the gale, there was a generalbreakdown in the lines of communica-tion, but news was got through to theStornoway life-boat station, about 125miles away, via the Wick and Storno-way coastguard. The motor life-boatWilliam and Harriot set out at 4.40A.M. on the 18th. When she got as faras Loch Alsh, about half-way, it waslearned that the crew of the St. Josephwere safe. The life-boat crew had ameal, and the life-boat, after refuelling,made for home, arriving at 10.10 P.M.News of the wreck had also beenreceived at Barra Island, and themotor life-boat Lloyds set out at 10.25A.M. She had about 65 miles to cover,and arrived at the Grey Rocks at6.30 P.M. Eighteen of the St. Joseph'screw had then been taken off by thesteamer Northern Castle. The masterand three men, who were still onboard, declined to leave. The life-boat, therefore, put into Tobermory,where she stayed the night. She putout at 6.30 next morning, and thistime rescued the four men, landingthem at Oban at noon. Once againshe returned to Tobermory, at 5 P.M.,and stayed overnight. At 6.30 A.M.on the 20th she left for her station,arriving there at 1 P.M.—Rewards,Stornoway, £28 4s. ; Barra Island,£41 12s.

Flamborougb, Yorkshire.—The No. 1motor life-boat Elizabeth and AlbinaWhitley was launched at 1.30 P.M. onthe 19th October, as the weather wasvery bad and two cobles were at sea.A north gale was blowing, with a heavysea. The life-boat found the tobleBoy's Own about two miles off, makingvery little headway against wind andsea. She towed her to the NorthLanding. She put out again and


found the Pioneer about two milessouth of Flamborough Head, alsotrying to make the North Landing.Conditions were too bad for this, andthe life-boat escorted her into theshelter of Bridlington bay, where shewas able to make the FlamboroughSouth Landing, and the life-boat madefor her station, arriving at 3.45 P.M.—Rewards, £15 Ss. 6d.

Girvan, Ayrshire.—Early on theafternoon of the 24th October thecoastguard reported that a steamer offthe harbour was flying distress signals.A S.S.W. gale was blowing, with a veryheavy sea, and the weather was thick,with heavy rain and hail squalls. Themotor life-boat Lily Glen—Glasgow waslaunched at 2.12 P.M., and found thes.s. Finvoy, of Belfast, in distress witha disabled rudder. A fishing boat wasstanding by. The life-boat took a mes-sage ashore, and then went back tothe Finvoy, and she and the fishing boatstood by all the afternoon. Duringthe evening other steamers arrived,and eventually the Finvoy was takenin tow for Greenock. The life-boatcontinued to stand by until she was onher way, and returned to her stationat 10 P.M.—Rewards, £20 9s.

Donaghadee, Co. Down.--At 7 P.M.on the 24th October it was reported tothe life-boat authorities tha t the motorboat Courageous, with eleven peopleon board,, who had gone to the OldLighthouse Island to shoot rabbits,was long overdue. A strong squallyS.W. wind was blowing, with a strongchoppy sea. At 7 p.M. the motor life-Jboat Civil Service No. 5 put out andfound the motor boat at anchor inRam Harry Gellett with her enginebroken down. She towed her to Dona-ghadee, where the people were landedat 9.10 P.M. On the way the coxswainsent a Morse message to the OrlockHead coastguard, so that the relativesof the eleven rescued people mightknow that they were safe.—Rewards,£15 5s.

Clacton-on'Sea, and Southend-on-Sea,Essex, and Margate, Kent.—Early onthe morning of the 25th October theyacht Cachalot, of Burnham-on-Crouch,with one man on board, got into

difficulties near the Mid-Barrow light-vessel. A moderate S.W. gale wasblowing, with a very rough sea, andsqualls of rain. The man burntblankets to attract attention, and hissignals were seen and repeated by light-vessels in the area. It was not knownby those on shore exactly where thecasualty was, and three life-boats weresent out to search. The Clacton-on-Sea motor life-boat Edward Z. Dresdenwas launched at 6.30 A.M., the Margatemotor life-boat Lord Southborough (CivilService No. 1) at 6.45 A.M., and theSouthend - on - Sea motor life - boatGreater London (Civil Service No. 3) at7.25 A.M. The Southend boat went tothe Nore and Mouse light-vessels, andeventually found the yacht in tow of acollier, near No. 11 buoy in BarrowDeeps. She took over the tow, tookthe man on board, and made for herstation, arriving at 12.55 P.M. TheMargate boat saw the other life-boats,and after searching unsuccessfully forsome time, returned to her station at12.15 P.M. The Clacton boat alsomade a search and came up just as theSouthend life-boat was taking theyacht in tow. She arrived back at herstation at 1 P.M.-—Rewards, Clactori-on-Sea, £12 15*. 9d.; Margate, £14 2s.;Southend, Property Salvage Case.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — At 12.55P.M. on the 25th October the motorlife-boat Greater London (Civil ServiceNo. 3), which had just returned fromthe service already described, waswarned that a yacht was ashore onNore Sands, She put off again imme-diately. A moderate west gale wasblowing, with a very rough sea. Thelife-boat found the yacht Spray, ofPortsmouth, aground on East NoreSands. She took off the two peopleon board, and two life-boatmen wereput on the yacht. She then landedthe two people, returned to the yacht,and towed her in. She arrived backat her station at 3.25 P.M.—PropertySalvage Case.

Margate, Kent.—At about 5 P.M. onthe 25th October the coastguard re-ported that a small fishing boat hadbroken down and was drifting ashoreeast of Margate jetty. A very heavyN.W. squall was blowing, with a rough


sea. The motor life-boat Lord South-bar oush (Civil Service No. 1) waslaunched, for the second time thatday, at 5.15 P.M., and found the localfishing boat Britannia in distress withher engine broken down. The life-boattowed her back to harbour, arriving at5.50 P.M., and was rehoused when theweather moderated, at 11.30 P.M.—•Rewards, £14 2s.

Maryport, Cumberland. — After twodays of very bad weather, conditionsmoderated somewhat on the 26thOctober and herring drifters put tosea. During the afternoon the weathergot very bad again, and by 6.30 P.M.a whole W. gale was blowing, with anexceptionally heavy sea. The weatherwas thick, with rain and hail. Redflares were seen north of Maryport, inAllonby bay, and the motor life-boatJoseph Braithrcaite was launched at7.5. P.M. She escorted in the drifterL.A.Ii. Houston at 7.55 P.M., andlanded her own bowman, who hadcollapsed suffering from a severe cold.She took another man on board and setout again. Some time later the drifterwhich had signalled for help got inunaided, and as all the vessels weresafely in, the life-boat was recalled.She arrived back at her station at10.15 P.M., but could not be rehousedowing to the very bad conditions,and was left at moorings.—Rewards,£24 10s.

Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, and BarraIsland, Hebrides.—On the night of the26th October the Latvian steamerHelena Faulbaums, of Riga, boundlight from Liverpool to Blyth, wascaught in a sudden and exceptionallysevere storm near Jura Sound. Awhole W. gale blew, bringing a veryheavy sea. The weather was thick,with rain showers. The Helena Faul-baums was driven on to the rocks atthe Island of Beulnanuamh, near Fladdalight, at the west end of Jura Sound,and foundered in a few minutes. HerSOS had been picked up, and in spiteof the fact that all land lines weredown, news was broadcast by theBritish Broadcasting Corporation andeventually got through to the PortAskaig life-boat station, also from theSouthend coastguard to Port Ellen,

and thence by car. The life-boatcoxswain was ill in bed, but againstdoctor's orders he decided to go, andthe rnotor life-boat Charlotte Elizabethwas launched at 1.30 A.M., arriving onthe scene at 9 A.M. She found thatsixteen of the steamer's crew of twentyhad been drowned, but that the otherfour, although badly hurt, had managedto scramble on to the rocks. Theywere taken into the life-boat, withgreat difficulty, by breeches-buoy, andlanded at Crinan, on the mainland.The life-boat returned to her stationat 7 P.M., after an absence of seventeenand a half hours. The Latvian Consulat Glasgow telegraphed the ." ever-lasting gratitude of four survivors andmy personal thanks." An inquiry intothe cause of death was held by theSheriff's Court at Oban, and the Pro-curator Fiscal commended the goodwork of the Port Askaig life-boat.A letter of thanks was sent to theBritish Broadcasting Corporation fortheir co-operation. News of the wreckwas also received at Barra Island,where the life-boat crew assembled.—•Rewards, Port Askaig, £31 18s. 9d.;Barra Island, £4 2s.

Sunderland, Co. Durham.—The motorlife-boat Edward and Isabella Irttiinwas launched at 11.20 P.M. on the26th October, and returned after afruitless search for a fishing boat withtwo men on board, at 4 A.M. on the27th. She was being taken back toher house at 11 A.M. when news wasreceived that the motor fishing cobleWhite Lady, of Sunderland, was at sea.The weather was bad, with a strongN.W. gale and choppy sea. As theboat was about a mile and a halfE.S.E. of Roker Pier, it was decided togo out to her. She was escorted intoharbour, which was reached at 12.15 P.M.—Rewards, First service, £15 7s. 6d.;second service, £7 15s. 6d.

Troon, Ayrshire.—Early on the morn-ing of the 27th October it was learnedthat a vessel, four or five miles southof Ayr harbour, was making distresssignals. A whole W.N.W. gale wasblowing, with a very heavy sea, andsnow showers. The motor life-boatSir David Richmond of Glasgow put outat 2.45 A.M., and found the vessel to be

226 THE LIFEBOAT. [MARCH, 1937

the s.s. Dunvegan, of Liverpool, boundlight for Ayr. Her master said that hewas afraid that she would drag heranchors, and asked the life-boat tostand by until daylight. The life-boatstood by until the master said thathis ship was all right, and returnedto her station at 8.30 A.M.—Rewards,£12 6s. 3d.

Ramsey, Isle of Man.—On the after-noon of the 27th October the steamerGolfta, of London, sheltering in Ramseybay while bound from North Africa toWorkington, signalled that a doctorwas needed immediately. A strongN.N.W. gale was blowing, with a heavysea, and heavy rain squalls. Themotor life-boat Lady Harrison waslaunched, with a doctor and the Rev.M. W. Harrison, chairman of thestation, on board, and went to theGoleta, which was lying about threemiles N.E. of the harbour. One of hercrew was injured, four were sufferingfrom poisoning, and there was no foodor water on board. The injured manwas taken ashore, and the life-boatset out again with food, water andmedicine. She returned to her stationat 6.30 P.M., but there was too muchsea on the beach to permit her beingrehoused, and she was moored in theharbour. At 7.45 P.M. flares wereseen about half a mile S.E. of theharbour, and the life-boat put outagain. She found the schooner EdithMay, of Wexford, bound light forMaryport, dragging her anchors. Themaster was afraid that she would beblown out to sea, so the life-boat tookoff the crew of three and landed them.She arrived back at her station at9 P.M., and was rehoused an hourlater.—Rewards, First service, £19 Is.;second service, £25 2s. 6d.

Weymouth, Dorset.—On the morningof the 31st October it was learned thata man in a small fishing boat wastrying, unsuccessfully, to make har-bour. A whole north-easterly galewas blowing, with a very rough sea.The motor Gfe-boat William and ClaraRyland put out at 9.40 A.M., and foundthe boat S.W. of Stone pier. The manhad been pulling against wind andsea, and was exhausted. The life-boattowed the boat into harbour, and

returned to her station at 10.40 A.M.—Rewards, £6 13s.

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—On theafternoon of the 31st October theowner of a motor yacht which wasanchored east of Yarmouth pier hiredtwo men in the motor launch WhiteHeather to put him on board his yacht.A strong north gale was blowing, witha rough sea, and rain. After the yachthad got under way the White Heatherfouled the mooring-chains, and washeld stern on to the wind and sea.She filled, and was in danger of sinking.Her plight was seen on shore, and themotor life-boat S.G.E. was launchedat 4.30 P.M. She rescued the men,towed the White Heather back toharbour, and returned to her stationat 5.45 P.M.—Rewards, £8 17*. 9d.

Dover, Kent;—At 1 P.M. on the 1stNovember a message was receivedfrom the Royal Naval Shore SignalStation that a small boat was makingsignals of distress east of Dover har-bour. A moderate N. breeze wasblowing, with a moderate sea. Thelife-boat's motor boarding-boat, Wil-liam Myatt, put out at 1.5 P.M., pickedup the boat—the Tom Tit, of Dover,with two men on board—about a mileto the east, and towed her into harbour.She returned to her moorings at 1.40P.M.—-Permanent paid crew.

St. Ives, Cornwall.—At midnight onthe lst-2nd November the coastguardreported a vessel ashore west of St.Ives. She was the American steamerBessemer City, of New York, boundfrom Liverpool for London with ageneral cargo, and a crew of thirty-three. She had run on to the rocksnear Pen Enys Point. A strong N.N.E.breeze was blowing, with a rough sea,and the weather was cold, with driz-zling rain. The motor life-boat Caro-line Parsons was launched at 12.16 A.M.on the 2nd November, and with greatdifficulty got alongside the BessemerCity. The captain refused to leaveher, but sent ten men aboard the life-boat, which landed them at St. Ivesat 1.45 A.M. At 2.40 A.M. she leftagain and took off another seventeen,returning to St. Ives with them at4.50 A.M. After refuelling, she once


A LONDON BARGE IN DISTRESS.

By courtesy of] [ H. Frederick Low, Norwich

With the Lowestoft Life-boat Standing By. The Cetus in tow of a tug.

By courtesy ofThe Cetus entering Gorleston Harbour.

(See page 222.)

[H. Frederick Low, NorwKIt


more put out. The wreck was nowbreaking up, and there was danger ingoing alongside, as the bow and sternwere moving. Five officers wererescued, and then, when the ship hadbroken in two, the captain was takenoff. The life-boat arrived back at herstation at 6.55 A.M. At 10.50 A.M. shetook the captain back to the wreck,but it was impossible to get near, as ithad moved farther inshore. The life-boat returned to her station again at11.45 A.M. The American Consul atPlymouth visited the station andthanked all concerned. — Rewards,£74 14s. &d.

Filey, Yorkshire. — Early on themorning of the 2nd November thelocal fishing fleet, fifteen boats, put tossa in fair weather. Later on theweather changed, and by 8.45 A.M. astrong N.N.E. breeze was blowing,with a moderate and increasing sea,heavy rain and fog. One of the coblesleft her lines and ran for shore to askfor the life-boat, as the cobles were indanger. The pulling and sailing life-boat Jlollon the Third was launched at9.36 A.M., escorted all of them intosafety, and returned to her station atnoon.—Rewards, £15 145. 6d.

Clact<m-on-Sea, Essex.—On the after-noon of the 3rd November the coast-guard reported that a rowing boat wasdrifting with the tide seaward fromHolland-on-Sea. The sea was smoothand there was very little wind, but itwas thought that there might be some-one ill in the boat, and the motor life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launchedat 4.10 P.M. She picked up the boatabout a mile from Clacton pier. Shewas empty. The life-boat towed herto Clacton pier, and returned to herstation at 5 P.M. For salving the boatthe crew received 50*. from the receiverof wrecks.—Rewards, £6 Is. Sd.

The following life-boats werelaunched, but no services were renderedfor the reasons given :

Ramsgate, Kent.—30th September.Three youths were missing in an openboat, but she was brought in by amotor boat.—Rewards, £10 5s.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—4th October. Flares had been re-ported, but they were probably brightlights on a trawler, as nothing could befound.—Rewards, £28 10*.

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—4th October. Asmall boat had capsized; she waspicked up, but her crew of two couldnot be found. One had swum ashore,but the other was lost.—Rewards.£27 11*. 6d.

Fenit, Co. Kerry.—8th October. Atrawler was sinking, but her water-tight bulkhead held and she was takenin tow by another trawler.—Rewards,£7 19s.

Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—10th Octo-ber. A yawl had grounded, but got off.—Rewards, £14 5s.

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—12th October.Flares had been reported, but a searchrevealed nothing.—Rewards, £14 9s. 6d.

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—13thOctober. The French motor vessel St.Barbe, of Treguier, signalled for medicalaid, but it was found that she wanted apilot.—Rewards, £7 15s. 6d.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.•—15th October. A steam drifter hadgrounded, but got off without help, andanother drifter reported aground couldnot be found.—Rewards, £15 7s. 6d.

The Humber, Yorkshire.—15th Octo-ber. A Danish steamer reported theHumber light-vessel as flying a signalfor help, but actually the signal was tothe steamer, saying : " You should notpass too close to me."—Permanentpaid crew ; Rewards, 9s.

Thurso, Caithness-shire, and Stornoway,Island of Lewis.—16th October. TheLatvian steamer Curonia, of Riga, wasin distress near Cape Wrath, with herengine broken down. She was able tocarry out temporary repairs and madefor Scapa Flow. The Thurso life-boatwas out for eighteen hours and theStornoway life-boat for twelve hours.—Rewards, Thurso, £35 13s.; Stornoway,£16 19s.


C a m p b e l t o w n , Argyllshire.— 19thOctober. A trawler appeared to be indifficulties, but she was simply driftingabout while the decks were beingcleaned.—Rewards, £10 6s. 3d.

Lowestoft, and Kessingland, Suffolk.—20th October. A sailing smack hadsunk, but her crew took to their boatand were picked up by another smack.—Rewards, Lowestoft, £19 19s. 6d.;Kessingland, £23 8s. 6d.

Flamborough, Yorkshire.—20th Octo-ber. Rockets had been reported, butno trace of a vessel in need of helpcould be found.—Rewards, £30 9s.

Dover, Kent.—25th October. A yachthad been reported in distress, but atug took her in tow.—Rewards, £2 17s.

Plymouth, Devon. — 26th October.Strange lights had been seen, but it waslearned that they were being used bya party who were trying to rescue acow which had fallen over the cliffs onto the shore.—Rewards, £2 12s. 6d.

Walmer, Kent.—27th October. Aboat belonging to a steamer was indifficulties, but the steamer reachedher first.—Rewards, £15 10s. 6d.

Skegness, Lincolnshire.—27th October.Distress signals had been reported nearthe Lynn Well lightship, but a searchrevealed nothing.—Rewards, £9 17s.

Hartlepool, Durham.—27th October.A distress signal had been reported,but nothing could be found.—Rewards,£10 19s. 9d.

Anstruther, Fifeshire.—26th October.A small vessel was in distress to theeast of Leith Pier, but her crew wererescued by a pilot cutter.—Rewards,£18.

Arklow. Co. Wicklow.—27th October.Signals had been reported from theArklow lightship, but help was notneeded.—Rewards, £8 8s. 6d.

Arranmore, Co. Donegal.—30th Octo-ber. A large vessel had been reporteddrifting, but no trace of her could befound.—Rewards, £18 2s. Qd.

Walmer, Kent.—6th November. Afishing boat had been reported missing,but she got in without help.—Rewards,£30 16s. Qd.

December Meeting.

Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 12.50 P.M.on the 2nd November Wick coastguardreported that they had received awireless message from the master of thetug Warrior, of Glasgow—which wastowing the ferry steamer Snowdrop, ofLiverpool, to ship-breakers at Bo'ness—that one of his crew had been seri-ously hurt. A squally W.S.W. breezewas blowing, with a heavy swell, andheavy rain. The motor life-boatH.C.J. put out at 1.5 P.M., took off theinjured man, whose right thigh hadbeen broken, and landed him at Thurso,where a doctor was waiting. Themaster of the tug had also asked for alife-boatman to be put on board topilot him into Scrabster, and this hadbeen done. After landing the injuredman the life-boat returned to thevessels, and escorted them into Scrab-ster, where they dropped anchor at11.30 P.M. The life-boat returned toher station at midnight.—Rewards,£21 12s. 6d.

New Brighton, Cheshire.—During theevening of the llth November theowner of the local motor fishing boatlone reported that his boat had goneout early in the morning in companywith several other boats, but had notreturned with them. She was carryinga crew of three. A moderate to strongS.E. gale was blowing, with a rough andincreasing sea, and visibility was poor,owing to heavy rain. The No. 2 motorlife-boat William and Kate Johnstonput out at 7.51 P.M., and found thelone near R.I bell-buoy in Rock Chan-nel. Her engine had broken down,her rigging carried away, and she wasshipping heavy seas. The life-boattowed her back to New Brighton, andreturned to her station at 10.15 P.M.—Rewards, £13 7s. 6d.

Weymouth, Dorset.—On the morningof the 12th November a motor boatfrom H.M.S. Lucia ran aground on thesouth end of the northern arm of thebreakwater at Portland harbour. She


was reported by the Royal NavalPolice at Bincleaves, and the motorlife-boat William and Clara Rylandwas launched at 8.20 A.M. A S.W.gale was blowing, with a very roughsea, and heavy rain. The life-boatfound that the boat had sunk, and thather crew of four had got on to thebreakwater and near-by rocks. Thelife-boat got them on board, took themto H.M.S. Lucia, and returned to herstation at 9.30 A.M.—Rewards, £6 13s.

The Humber, Yorkshire.—In the morn-ing of the 12th November the life-boatwatchman saw a small vessel flying asignal, and drifting slowly towards theBinks Sands. A moderate S.E. breezewas blowing, with a nasty sea. Themotor life-boat City of Bradford II.was launched at 9.30 A.M., and foundthe motor fishing vessel And Schou, ofFrederickshaven, Denmark, at anchornear the Binks. She had droppedanchor just before the life-boat arrived.Her engine had broken down, and themaster asked to be towed out of danger.The life-boat towed the And Schou toGrimsby and returned to her stationat 2 P.M.—Property Salvage Case.

Blackpool, Fleetwood, and Lytham-St.Anne's, Lancashire.—In the evening ofthe 14th November the Liverpoolsteamer J. & J. Monks, bound fromFleetwood to Runcorn with a cargo ofgravel, anchored about three milesN.W. of North Pier, Blackpool, as herengine had broken down. A moderateto strong N.W. breeze was blowing,with a rough sea. The steamer's signalsof distress were seen, and the Blackpoolpulling and sailing life-boat John Row-son Lingard, the Fleetwood motorlife-boat Frederick H. Pilley, and theLytham-St. Anne's motor life-boatJ.H.W., were launched at 8.25 p.M.,8.50 P.M., and 9.45 P.M., respectively.The Blackpool boat reached thesteamer first, and stood by while shemade temporary repairs to her engines.Later the Fleetwood life-boat arrived,and after the steamer had cut awayher anchors, which were fouled,escorted her back to Fleetwood, arriv-ing at 5 A.M. Blackpool got back toher station at 2.30 A.M. The Lythamboat found that her help was notwanted, and returned to her station at

5.15 A.M. The owners made a donationof £15 15s. in appreciation of the ser-vices rendered.—Rewards, Blackpool,£28; Fleetwood, £16 11s. 6d.; Lytham-St. Anne's, £11 14s.

Exmouth, Devon.—The motor life-boatCatherine Harriet Eaton was launchedat 4.52 P.M. on the 15th November, asthe coastguard had reported that atrawler, at anchor one mile off WestBay, was in need of help. She hadasked for a tug earlier in the day, butconditions were too bad to allow of oneputting out. The sea was very heavy,and a whole S.W. gale was blowing,with squalls of rain. The life-boatfound the trawler to be the Crystal, ofDieppe, with a crew of five. Hertrawl had fouled her propeller, and shewas being swept by big seas. Thelife-boat stood by her all night. At7 A.M. on the 16th the gale abated, andshe towed her into Lyme Regis, arrivingthere at 10.30 A.M. At 12.15 P.M. thelife-boat left for her station, but whenoff Sidmouth her engine broke down.A passing trawler towed her to StraightPoint, where the Exmouth pilot boatpicked her up and towed her in. Shereached her station at 5.45 P.M., afteran absence of nearly twenty-five hours.An increase in the usual money awardon the standard scale was granted toeach member of the life-boat crew.—Rewards, £57 10s.

Selsey, Sussex.—During the eveningof the 15th November the coastguardreported red flares four miles S.W.from the look-out. A strong W.S.W.breeze was blowing, with a moderateswell. The motor life-boat CanadianPacific was launched at 9.23 P.M., andfound the s.s. Harvest Queen, of New-castle-on-Tyne, steaming dead slowabout five miles S.E. from Nab Tower.She was bound from Shoreham toPortsmouth with a cargo of iron plates.Her master asked the life-boat tostand by, as she had lost her steamingand starboard bow lights, her steering-gear was frequently breaking down, andshe had lost her hatch covers, withthe result that she was making a lotof water in the hold. The life-boatescorted her into Portsmouth, and re-turned to her station at 8.40 A.M. onthe 16th.—Rewards, £22 11s. Sd.

MARCH, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT 231

Cromer, and Great Yarmouth andGorleston, Norfolk.—During the galeon the East Coast on the 16th, 17th,18th, and 19th November, the motorlife-boats at Cromer and Great Yar-mouth received seven calls for service.—Rewards £106 18*. (For full accountof these services see page 218).

Seaham, Co. Durham.—At about 3p.m. on the 17th November the motorfishing coble Sonny was seen to be flyingdistress signals three miles to the southof the harbour. The weather was verycold, with a N.E. gale and heavy sea.At 3.15 p.m. the motor life-boat ElliotGaler put out, and got alongside thecoble at about 4 p.m. She found thather engine had broken down and that shewas shipping water. The life-boat tookher crew of four on board and took thecoble in tow, but the weather was sobad that she broke adrift and was lost.The life-boat returned to harbour at5.30 P.M.—Rewards, £7 9s. Sd.

Bridlington, Yorkshire.—On the 17thNovember a heavy gale sprang upfrom the north, with a very heavy seaand rain. Several open cobles were atsea, and the motor life-boat StanhopeSmart was launched at 6.55 P.M. Shewent in the direction where the boatshad been last seen. At 7.35 P.M. shespoke the coble Kate and Violet, andlearned that the cobfe Vera Mary, ofBridlington, with two men on board,was in difficulties. She found her at8 P.M., five miles south of Bridlington.Her engine had broken down and shewas three parts full of water. Withsome difficulty she took the coble intow and arrived at Bridlington at9 P.M.—Rewards, £18 7*. 6d.

Sunderland, Co. Durham. — In theafternoon of the 17th November thecoxswain saw two cobles in difficulty offHendon. A N.N.E. gale was blowing,with a rough sea and heavy rain. Themotor life-boat Edward and IsabellaIrwin put out at 2.50 A.M., and came upwith the local coble Olive, with fivemen on board, about one hundredyards off the beach at Hendon. TheOlive had been towing the other coble,the Agnes, but the Agnes had founderedand her crew of two had got on boardthe Olive. The life-boat towed the

Olive into the South Outlet, and re-turned to her station at 4.30 P.M.—Rewards, £8.

Hastings, Sussex.—The motor life-boatCyril and Lilian Bishop was launchedat 8.17 A.M. on the 18th November t6search for the local open fishing boatLittle Culverden, which was missing. Astrong N. breeze was blowing, with arough sea. The life-boat found theLittle Culverden riding to an anchorabout two and a half miles south fromSt. Leonards pier. Her engines hadbroken down, she was half full of water,and the two men on board were ex-hausted. The life-boat towed her backto Hastings, and returned to her stationat 9.40 A.M.—Rewards, £19 2s. 3d.

Appledore, Devon.—On the afternoonof the 19th November a resident atWestward Ho telephoned that themotor trawler Clarissa, of Bideford,was burning red flares a short distanceout from Westward Ho. The windwas only light, and the sea was smooth,but the motor life-boat V.C.S. waslaunched at 4.25 p.M. to investigate.She found the Clarissa near Pulleybuoy, in a sinking condition, due to abad leak. Her crew of three wereexhausted from pumping. Some of thelife-boat crew manned the pumps, andthe life-boat towed the Clarissa toBideford quay. She returned to herstation at 10.35 P.M. The masterand owner sent a letter of thanks.—Rewards, £25 Os. 7d.

The Humber, Yorkshire.—At about 9.35P.M. on the 22nd November a messagewas received from the port doctor atGrimsby that the Latvian steamerEverolanda, of Riga, at anchor S.E. ofSpurn light-vessel, had wirelessed thata, woman on board had appendicitis.He asked if the life-boat would try tofind the steamer and bring the womanashore. The wind was=light and thesea smooth, but there was a very densefog. The motor life-boat: City of Brad*ford II put out at 9.45 P.M., and felther way out to the Spurn light-vessel.The light-vessel had no information, sothe life-boat searched round and spokeseveral vessels at anchor, but withoutresult. She searched all through the


night, but still could not find theEverolanda, and returned to her stationat 6.30 A.M. on the 23rd. Two hourslater it was learned that the Everolandahad not arrived in port, and the life-boat put out again. The fog was stillvery dense. The life-boat went to theSpurn light-vessel once more, and thistime the light-vessel got in touch with.Humber radio. Humber radio in turnwirelessed to the Everolanda and got acorrect bearing. This was passed tothe life-boat and she soon found thesteamer. The woman, who was ingreat pain, was taken to Grimsby, andthe life-boat returned to her station at1.40 P.M. The agents for the steamermade a donation to the Institution.—Permanent paid crew.—Rewards, £l 7*.

Appledore, Devon.—The ketch Ceres,of Bude, left Swansea for Bude with acargo of slag on the 24th November,That night, when in Croyde bay, shesprang a bad leak, and foundered. Hercrew of two men were rescued.—Re-wards, £19 12*. (For a full account ofthis service see page 220.)

Youghal, Co. Cork.—On the afternoonof the 30th November the motor life-boat Laurana Sarah Blunt went out onexercise. When near Cape! Island, shesaw two men in a small fishing boat,about a mile and a half S.E. of theisland, waving for help. She was themotor fishing boat Point Girl, of Bally-cotton. Her engine had broken down.She had dropped an anchor, but it wasnot holding, and she was dragging outto sea. The two men were very wetand cold. The life-boat towed thePoint Girl into Youghal harbour, andreturned to her station at 4.50 P.M.—Rewards, £5 17*. 6d.

New Brighton, Cheshire.—At 9.2 P.M.on the 30th November a telephonemessage was received from the dock-master, Salisbury Dock, Liverpool, thata motor barge, and three dumb bargesin tow, were aground off the NorthSalisbury pierhead. There were eightor ten men on board the four barges.A whole N.N.W. gale was blowing,with a very rough sea. The No. 2motor life-boat William and Kate John-ston put off at 9.10 p.M., and found themotor barge T. H. Burton, of Liverpool,

stern on to the tide. There was nosign of the others, and the life-boatmade off to look for them. She wasrecalled by shouts and whistles fromthe T. H. Burton, and learned that thedumb barges had struck the dock walland sunk. The T. H. Burton wasnearly awash, being held down by thetow-rope of one of the sunken barges.The life-boat went alongside, andrescued four men, three being the crewand one a man from another barge.Of the other five men of the barges'crews, three had been rescued by menfrom the docks, but two had beendrowned. The lifeboat landed therescued men at New Brighton stage at10 P.M. She then returned to hermoorings, but it was found that themotor boarding-boat had been partiallyfilled, and that the engine had beenflooded. It was not until 1.30 a.M. onthe 1st December that the engine wasstarted. Five men of the life-boatcrew then went ashore in the boarding-boat, and two of them took her to pickup the rest of the crew. When theywere coming ashore two big wavesput the engine out of action again, andthe boat drifted out into heavy seas.During a lull the men rowed her back tothe life-boat, and finally got ashore at4 A.M. The barge T. H. Burton even-tually broke away from the tow-ropewhich was holding her and drifted upthe river, where she was taken in tow.A letter of thanks was received from therescued men. An increase in the usualmoney award on the standard scalewas granted to each member of thelife-boat crew.—Rewards, £24 5*. 6d.

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 10.30 A.M. onthe 2nd December it was learned thatthree motor fishing vessels were ex-pected to return. There was a strong,broken sea at the harbour entrance,with a strong N.W. breeze and showersof rain, and there would be danger tothe boats in making harbour. TheNo. 2 pulling life-boat Jacob and RachelValentine slipped her moorings at 11.45A.M., and went to the harbour entrance.The fishing boat Provider came in first,at about 1.30 P.M., followed by theSuccess and the Pilot Me. Each onewas escorted in by the life-boat, whichreturned to her station at 2.30 P.M.—Rewards, £13 10s. 6d.


Whitby, Yorkshire.—-During the morn-ing of the 4th December the motorfishing coble Mayflower, at sea northof Whitby, appeared to be in diffi-culties, and a watch was kept onher. A strong, squally N.W. breezewas blowing, with a rough sea. TheMayflower was seen to hoist sail, but asquall carried mast and sail away.The motor life-boat Margaret HarkerSmith was launched at 9.30 A.M., andcame up with the Mayflower aboutthree miles north of Whitby. Herlines had fouled the propeller, andstopped the engine. She was drifting,stern first, with the wind and seatowards Whitby. The life-boat keptalongside her until she had driftedright into harbour, and returned to herstation at 11 A.M.—Rewards, £8 5s. 6d.

Whitby, Yorkshire.-—At noon on the5th December a strong N.W. breezewas blowing, with a very heavy groundsea, and seas were breaking heavilyoutside the harbour entrance, makingit very dangerous for the local motorfishing boats Venus, Easter Morn,Provider, Gallilee, Endeavour and Suc-cess, which were seen making for theharbour. The motor life-boat Mar-garet Harker Smith was launched at12.30 P.M., escorted the boats safely in,and returned to her station at 1.35P.M.—Rewards, £9 4s. 6d.

The following life-boats werelaunched, but no services were renderedfor the reasons given :—-

Troon, Ayrshire.—8th November. Asmall boat with two men on board wasadrift, but the men got ashore unaided.Rewards, £9 16s. 6d.

Swanage, Dorset. — 9th November.What had appeared to be a small boatwas found to be floating wreckage.——Rewards, £8 10s.

Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire.—llthNovember. Red flares had been re-ported, but no vessel in distress couldbe found.—Rewards, £11 14s.

Portrush, Co. Antrim.—llthNovember.A motor boat bound for Rathlin Islandwas overdue, but arrived while searchwas being made for her.—Rewards,£14 19s. 6rf.

Fleetwood, Lancashire.—12th Novem-ber. A fishing boat had fouled herpropeller and gone aground, but did notneed help.—Rewards, £14 14s.

Ramsey, Isle of Man.—12th November.A steamer had gone ashore, but her crewwere rescued from the shore by thecoastguard life-saving apparatus.—Rewards, £26 2s. 6d.

Tynemouth, Northumberland. — 14thNovember. A new steamer had runashore while on trial, but was got offby tugs.—Rewards, £6 12s.

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—15th November.A motor yacht had caught fire, butmen on the beach helped the crewashore.—Rewards, £19 19s. 6d.

Barra Island, Hebrides.—16th Novem-ber. Two keepers had put out fromMonach Island lighthouse, forty-fivemiles from Barra, in a small boat onthe previous day, and all trace of themhad been lost. An unsuccessful searchwas made, and later it was learned thatthe men had been drowned. TheCommissioners of Northern Lighthousessent a letter of appreciation.—^Rewards,£23 5s. 6d.

Scarborough, Yorkshire.—17th Novem-ber. A motor coble and a rowingboat had been overtaken by a suddenstorm, but reached safety unaided.—Rewards, £36 10s. 6d.

Howth, Co. Dublin.—28th November.A man had fallen over the cliffs anddisappeared in the sea before helpcould reach him.—Rewards, £5 18s. 6d.

Newhaven, and Shoreham Harbour,Sussex.—30th November. A Govern-ment balloon had drifted out to sea, andthe life-boats put out, but were recalled,as the balloon was filled with dangerousgas.—Rewards, Newhaven, £16 16s.;Shoreham, £15 7s. 6d.

Hartlepool, Co. Durham, Runswick, andTeesmouth, Yorkshire.—4th December.A Royal Air Force machine camedown at sea at night, but could notbe found, and the pilot was drowned.—Rewards, Hartlepool, £14 18s. 6d.;Runswick, £30 7s.; and Teesmouth,£12 2s.


Whitehills, Banfishire.—4th December.At 7.10 A.M. the coastguard reportedthat a distress flare had been seen aboutthree miles N.W. of East Head. Astrong north-westerly gale was blowing,with a very heavy sea. The weatherwas thick, and bitterly cold. Themotor life-boat Civil Service No. 4 waslaunched at 7.35 A.M., but could findno trace of any vessel in distress. Shespoke a steamer which reported thatshe had seen no signals. It is thoughtthat the reported flare probably wasthe glare from a passing drifter'sengine-room fire when it was beingstoked. When the life-boat returnedto Whitehills huge seas were runningacross the harbour entrance, and thecoxswain ordered the drogue out.Just then a very heavy sea swept overthe life-boat, and Alexander Mair, theman who was attending to the droguerope, was washed overboard. He heldon to the rope, however, and waspulled back on board. The life-boat,slightly damaged by the force of thesea, returned to her station at 10.30A.M., after an arduous trip made undervery bad conditions. The Institutionsent a letter of appreciation to CoxswainA. Findlay and his crew, and an increasein the usual money award on the stand-ard scale was granted to each memberof the crew.—Rewards, £14 175. 9d.

Moelfre, Anglesey.—6th December. At6.20 P.M. a message was received fromPoint Lynas that the 3,000-ton Nor-wegian steamer Spurt was in distress inthe Moelfre roads. A whole N. galewas blowing, with a very heavy sea,and the weather was bitterly cold. Themotor life-boat G.W. was launched at6.30 P.M., but failed to find the steamer,which must have gone on her way.The life-boat returned to her stationat 11 P.M., but conditions were too badto permit rehousing. Four men stayedon board and she went to moorings.The weather still got worse, and at5 A.M. on the 7th she ran to Beaumarisfor shelter, returning to her station at10 A.M. An increase in the usualmoney awards on the standard scalewas granted to two of the four menwho stayed on board the life-boat, andspecial money awards to the other two,the permanent paid coxswain andmotor mechanic.—Rewards, £19 11s. 6d.

January Meeting.

Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland.—At about 5 P.M. on the 5th Decemberthe steam tug Royal Britain, with thelighter Richland, of Newcastle, in tow,was seen making for harbour. Amoderate N.W. breeze was blowing,with a rough sea. The tow parted andthe Richland was in danger of going onto Spittal Point, on -which seas -werebreaking heavily. The motor life-boatWestmorland was launched at 5 P.M.,and stood by the Richland until thetug had passed her another tow-rope.The vessels then got safely into har-bour, and the life-boat returned toher station at 6.45 P.M.—Rewards,£10 19s. 9d.

Port Askaig, Islay— At 11 P.M. on the5th December, during the height of anortherly gale, a steamer, bound north,stopped and signalled by morse to thelife-boat station that a doctor waswanted. The weather was very cold,with heavy snow showers. A doctorarrived by car from Bridgend, and themotor life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth putout at 11.30 P.M., with him and thestation honorary secretary, Mr. D.Maclndeor, on board. The steamer wasthe Northern Coast, of Liverpool, andone of her crew had dislocated ashoulder. The doctor went on boardand treated the man, and the life-boatreturned to her station at 1 A.M.—Rewards, £14 18s. 6d.

Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire.—Atabout 4 P.M. on the 6th December amessage was received that a steamerwas in distress on the south side of theRibble channel. She was the HelenCraig, of Belfast, bound for Preston,with a crew of eleven and a generalcargo. She had lost her rudder andgone ashore, and was pounding heavily.A moderate N.W. gale was blowing,with a rough sea. The motor life-boatJ.H.W. was launched at 4.20 P.M., andfound that a pilot boat was standingby the Helen Craig, but was unable tohelp her. The Helen Craig's masterasked for a pilot, and the life-boatfetched one from the pilot boat. Hedid not board the steamer, however,as the tide was ebbing and the weatherwas likely to get worse. The life-boat


ran alongside, took off the crew, andlanded them on Lytham pier. Shereturned to her station at 8.20 P.M.The weather moderated, and nextmorning at 4 A.M. she took the steamer'screw out again and put them on board.She got back to her moorings at 8 A.M.—Rewards, £16 10s. Bd.

Scarborough, Yorkshire.—On the morn-ing of the 6th December a motorfishing coble and two keel boats wereat sea. A strong W.N.W. gale sprangup, bringing a rough sea, and themotor life-boat Herbert Joy II waslaunched at 8.45 A.M. in case her helpshould be wanted. She went off in anortherly direction after the coble,but was recalled '•> y the coastguard, asthe coble had got in from the east.The life-boat had slight trouble with herengine, but put to sea again using hersail to help the engine. She met thekeel boat Just Reward about a mile anda half to the N.E., and escorted herback to harbour. The other keel boathad got into safety, and the life-boatreturned to her station at noon.—Rewards, £19 9*.

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the eveningof the 8th December the coastguardreported that the Barrow Deep light-vessel was firing signals of distress asflares had been seen in a south-westerlydirection. The wind was light and thesea smooth, but there was a thick fog.The motor life-boat Edward Z. Dresdenwas launched at 7.40 P.M., and wasdirected by the light-vessel to a positionabout two miles S. by W. There shefound the motor vessel Conida, ofLondon, at anchor .in about twelvefeet of water. The Conida had beenaground, and had afterwards lost herpropeller. As she drew eleven feetand there were still two hours to ebbtide, the life-boat towed her intodeeper water. The life-boat then wentto the Trinity steamer Strathearn,which was lying about four miles off,and asked her to send out a wirelessmessage for a tug. She returned tothe Conida, stood by her until a tugfrom Harwich had taken her in tow,and got back to her station at 4 A.M. onthe 9th.—Property Salvage Case.

Sunderland, Co. Durham.—On the 9thDecember the f Norwegian ti steamer

Kjorrefjord, of Farsund, bound for theTyne with a general cargo, ran ashoreon Whitburn Steel, about two milesnorth of Sunderland. The wind wasonly light and the sea smooth, butthere was a fog. The motor life-boatEdward and Isabella Irwin was launchedat 4.50 P.M. and stood by the steameruntil she refloated at high tide andwent on her way. The life-boat re-turned to her station at 10.20 P.M.—Rewards, £19 5s. Sd.

Galway Bay, Co. Galway.—The motorlife-boat William Evans was launchedat 7.30 P.M. on the llth December, inanswer to an urgent call from theneighbouring island of Inishnaine, fora priest to administer last rites to adying man. No other suitable boatwas available. A strong breeze wasblowing, with a heavy sea, and theweather was thick. The life-boatmade the trip, and returned to herstation at 10 P.M.—No expense to theInstitution.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 6.17 A.M.on the 12th December the coastguardreported that distress flares had beenseen four or five miles N.E. of CastleHill. A moderate N.W. gale wasblowing, with a rough sea, and it wasvery cold. The motor life-boat JohnR. Webb was launched and found thes.s. Tanny, of Bristol, disabled by aboiler explosion. She rescued her crewof five and landed them at Tenby at8 A.M. Later the Tanny was towed toAppledore.—Rewards, £15 3*. Qd,

Hythe, Dover, and Folkestone, Kent.—On the night of the 13th-14th Decemberthe Hythe and Dover motor life-boatsand a Folkestone fishing boat wentout to the rescue of the crew of threeof the motor fishing boat Josephine II,of Folkestone.—Rewards, VellumThanks, Framed Letter, Silver Watches,with awards of money and allowancesfor ropes lost and damaged and fuelused. Hythe, £61 15s. 6d. ; Dover,£3 15s.; Folkestone, £19.

(A full account of this service appearson page 216.)

Dungeness, Kent.—At 3.30 A.M. onthe j 13th December the coastguardtelephoned that a vessel was ashore


half a mile S.S.E. of Jury's Gap coast-guard station. There was a thick fog,a moderate N.W. wind and a groundswell. As the tide was very low, themotor life-boat Charles Cooper Hender-son could not get away until 5.15 A.M.She found the steamer Soudan, of theP. & O. Line, London, bound, laden,for London from the Far East. Thecoxswain boarded the Soudan and thelife-boat stood by until she refloated.Finding that the steamer was notmaking water and that she would beable to go on to London, the life-boatreturned to her station at 8.45 A.M.—•Rewards, £24 16s. 9d.

WicVlow.—On the evening of the 13thDecember signals of distress were seencoming from the ketch Ivy P. ofDublin, which was lying at anchorabout two miles E.N.E. of Wicklowharbour. A strong S.S.E. gale wasblowing, with a very heavy sea, andheavy rain. The motor life-boatRobert Theophilus Garden was launchedat 5.30 P.M. She found that the Ivy P.,bound from Courtown to Liverpool,was leaking badly and in danger offoundering. Her crew of four wereexhausted. The life-boat rescuedthem and arrived back in harbour at7.30 P.M. The life-boat crew stood byall night, waiting for a chance to savethe ketch. At 3.30 A.M. on the 14thshe went out again. Some of the life-boat crew and the crew of the ketchwere put on board the ketch to lift heranchor and man the pumps, and thelife-boat towed her into harbour at5.30 a.M.—Rewards, £17 17s. 6d. ;Property Salvage Case.

Moelfre, Anglesey.—During a wholeS.S.W. gale, with a very heavy sea, themotor life-boat G.W. was launched at11.30 P.M. on the 13th December to thehelp of the schooner Alert, of Falmouth,which had lost some of her sails and oneof her anchors and started to drag theother anchor about five miles N.E. ofMoelfre Island. She was bound forRuncorn, laden with coal, and had onboard the captain, his wife, a crew offour, and a dog. All were rescued bythe life-boat and one man who wasinjured was sent to hospital. Whenthe rescued had been landed at'about1.30 A.M, it was found that the life-boat

could not be rehoused, and some of thecrew had to remain on board until7.30 A.M. on the 14th December. Afew hours later the life-boat againwent to the Alert and brought herinto the bay. The captain wrotethanking the life-boat crew for theirhelp.—Rewards, £18 6s., and PropertySalvage Case.

Arbroath, Angus.—At midday on the17th December a S.E. gale was blowing,with a rough sea and heavy rain. Thelocal fishing boats Sceptre, Our Boys,Golden Rule, Breadwinner and HelenCargill were expected in, and as theharbour bar was very dangerous, themotor life-boat John and WilliamMudie was launched. She escorted allthe boats into harbour and returnedto her station at 4.15 P.M.—Rewards,£5 18s. 6d.

Newbiggin, Northumberland. — Thelocal motor fishing cobles Homeland,Provider and Harold did not returnwhen expected on the 17th December,and the pulling and sailing life-boatArthur R. Dawes was launched at 2.2P.M. A fresh S.E. breeze was blowing,with a heavy swell. Just as the life-boat got away the cobles were seenapproaching. The Provider's enginehad broken down and the other cobleshad been standing by her. The life-boat escorted them into safety, andreturned tocher station at 2.45 P.M.—Rewards, £14 4s.

Penlee, and Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—Onthe 21st December the Esthoniansteamer Mina, of Parnu, got into diffi-culties through her rudder shaft break-ing. A strong south-westerly breezewas blowing, with a rough sea. Thesteamer Scillonian saw her and stoodby. News was passed by the coast-guard, and the Sennen Cove motorlife-boat The Newbons, and the Penleemotor life-boat W. & S., were launchedat 11.50 A.M. and noon respectively.The Sennen life-boat came up with theMina about eight miles S.W. of Tol-Pedn look-out. The Scillonian had thengot a line on board and was trying totow her. The life-boat passed anotherline between the steamers, and laterput one of her own ropes on board theMina and helped in towing her. Shortly


afterwards the Mina sheered verybadly and the life-boat let go her tow.Then the other two lines parted. Bythis time, however, the Mina hadmade temporary repairs, and was outof immediate danger. The life-boatstood by until it was seen that she wasable to go on her way, and then, as theheavy sea would prevent her rehousing,ran for Penzance, arriving at 6 P.M.She returned to her station, and wasrehoused, next day. The Penlee life-boat had found that her help was notwanted, and had returned to herstation at 3.30 P.M. The weather wastoo rough for rehousing, and she wasmoored in Newlyn harbour until nextday.—Rewards, Sennen Cove, PropertySalvage Case ; Penlee, £12 Us. 6d.

Cromarty.—On the afternoon of the23rd December the local fishing boatMessina, with three men on board,was seen to be in a dangerous positionoff South Suter Point. She was tryingto get back after lobster fishing, butcould make no headway against astrong, squally S.W. breeze and roughsea. The motor life-boat James Macfeewas launched at 3 P.M., towed theMessina back to harbour, and returnedto her station at 3.35 P.M.—Rewards,£5 14s.

North Sunderland, Northumberland.—At 2.55 A.M. on the 28th December thecoastguard reported that the Longstonelighthouse was firing rockets. A strongS.S.E. breeze was blowing, with arough sea, and the weather was verycold, with patches of fog. The motorlife-boat W.R.A. was launched at 3.10A.M., saw flares in the direction ofthe Knavestone Rock, and found the.Ostend motor trawler Roger Henriaground. The Roger Henri had a crewof six on board, and was bound witha cargo of fish from Moray Firth toOstend. Her back was broken, and shewas continually swept by heavy seas.The life-boat got as near as possible onthe lee side. Ropes were passed to thetrawler and attached to her small boat,which was lying alongside. The boatwas hauled to the life-boat, and by thismeans the six men were rescued. Thelife-boat returned to her station at4.45 A.M. A letter of thanks was

received from the Belgian Government.—Rewards, £19 55.

Caister, Norfolk.—On the morning ofthe 1st January a vessel was seen to bein distress. She was the cargo steamerCrockshot, of Newcastle, bound with acargo of coal and a crew of twenty-onefrom the Tyne to London. She hadstranded on a shoal near N.W. Scrobybuoy. A fresh S.W. breeze was blowing,with a very choppy sea, and theweather was thick, with rain. Thepulling and sailing life-boat CharUsBurton was launched at 10.15 A.M., andtugs also put out. The life-boat crewhelped to jettison some of the cargo inan effort to get the Crackshot off, andthe life-boat stood by all that day andnight and the following morning. Thecaptain of the Crackshot then said thathe would signal for the life-boat if heneeded her again, and she returned toher station, arriving at 1 P.M. Shehad been on service for nearly twenty-seven hours. The Crackshot -wasrefloated at about 1.30 A.M. on the5th January.—Property Salvage Case.

Caister, Norfolk.—On the 3rd Januaryseven young men put out in the sailingboat Seabird on a trip to the steamerCrackshot, which had stranded offCaister two days earlier. A fresh westwind was blowing, with a moderatesea. The Seabird got into difficulties.Her sail was torn, her crew were unableto make any headway with oars, andshe was carried seawards. Her distresssignals were seen on shore, and thepulling and sailing life-boat CharlesBurton was launched at 1.55 P.M. Shecame up with the Seabird S.W. of theCockle light-vessel, rescued the sevenyoung men, and towed her back toCaister. She returned to her stationat 4.10 P.M. The young men wrote aletter of thanks, saying: " BeingCaister lads, we invariably help at alllife-boat launches. This has made usrealize all the more the necessity for aquick launch, and we shall be only toopleased to help the Institution in everypossible way in future."—Rewards,£21 185.

The following life-boats -werelaunched, but no services were renderedfor the reasons given :


Cromarty.—30th November. A motorboat was in distress off Brora somethirty miles to the north, in a wholeN.W. gale, but was taken in tow by afishery cruiser. The life-boat's mastbroke as she was running under sailbefore the gale. She returned undermotor power after seven hours at sea.—Rewards, £14 2s.

Barrow, Lancashire.—6th December.Red flares had been reported elevenmiles N.W. of Walney Light, butnothing could be found.—Rewards,£17 6*. 6d.

Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—llth December.A motor vessel had stranded on thebeach south-east of Orford lighthouse,but got off and went on her way.—Rewards, £22 Us. 6d.

Padstow, Cornwall.—12th December.A Port Isaac fishing boat was over-due, but returned unaided.—Rewards,£8 10s. 6d.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—12th December. The motor vesselApollinaris, of Rotterdam, had groundednorth of Winterton look-out, butrefloated without help. — Rewards,£27 7s. 6d.

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—12th December.Flares had been reported and a searchwas made over a large area, but nothingwas found.—Rewards, £33 17s. 6d.

Swanage, Dorset.—-13th December.Rockets had been reported in thedirection of Old Harry Rocks, butnothing could be found.—Rewards,£22 11s.

Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—On the morningof the 13th December the motor vesselExcel, of Dover, left Ramsgate forLondon. On board were the owner,his two daughters and son. The Excelran into bad weather, her engine brokedown, and she was driven right offher course. At midday on the 14thshe was drifting close to the shore nearOrfordness. A whole S.S.W. gale wasblowing, with a very heavy sea. Thecoastguard warned the life-boat stationand the No. 1 motor life-boat AbdyBeauckrk was launched at 1.30 P.M.

Before she could get clear heavy seasthrew her back on the beach. Withina few minutes she was hauled back onto the slipway, and got away at thesecond attempt. When she arrived offOrfordness she received a signal thatof the four people on board the Excelthree were missing and one was saved.They had jumped overboard when sheneared shore. One girl had beenwashed on to the beach alive. Theother three had been swept away anddrowned. The life-boat searched untildark, but could find no trace of them.As she would be unable to land atAldeburgh, owing to the heavy sea andlow tide, she ran for Harwich, arrivingat 7 P.M. At 8 A.M. next morning sheleft for her station, reaching there at11.30 A.M.

The Institution sent a letter to thestation expressing appreciation of theexpeditious manner in which the life-boat was launched in difficult circum-stances.—Rewards, £44 18s. lOd.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—14th December. A steamer hadbeen in collision with the Newarplight-vessel, but she did not need help.In response to flares the life-boat thenwent to Horsey Gap, where she found asteamer stranded, but she could notget alongside, as the steamer was highup the beach. The coastguard life-saving apparatus was already incommunication with the wreck.—Re-wards, £30 1 Os.

Anstruther, Fifeshire— 16th December.A steamer had grounded in West Bay,Elie, but the life-boat found the crewbeing rescued by the coastguard's life-saving apparatus.—Rewards, £14 Os. 6d.

Aberdeen, and Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.—On the morning of the 16thDecember the Cockenzie drifter Mar-garet and Francis was bound, light,from Burghead to Leith, with a crew ofthree on board. A whole southerly galewas blowing, with a very heavy sea.The Margaret and Francis sprang aleak, became unmanageable, and wasdriven on to the beach at Belhelvie.Life-boat stations were warned by thecoastguard, and the Aberdeen No. 1motor life-boat Emma Constance putout at 11.5 A.M. She found the drifter


almost submerged and partly brokenup by the tremendous seas ; but she re-ceived a recall signal from the coast-guard, and returned to her station at1.20 p.M. Of the drifter's crew of three,one had been swept off with the wheel-house, and the others had jumpedoverboard. Unfortunately only oneman reached the shore. The Newburghpulling and sailing life-boat John andRobert C. Mercer had been taken alongthe beach on her carriage, and arrivedopposite the wreck at 11.30 A.M., butby that time the men had all goneoverboard. She, therefore, made forhome again, arriving at 5 P.M. A letterof appreciation was sent to the New-burgh station for the smart way inwhich the tractor and life-boat weretaken to the scene of the wreck, alongthree miles of soft beach against thegale and sandstorm.—Rewards, Aber-deen, £6 17*.. Qd.; Newburgh, £17 7*. 6d.

Montrose, Angus.—17th December. Anoverdue fishing boat came in while thelife-boat was out looking for her.—Rewards, £5 19*.

Barra Island, Hebrides.—18th Decem-ber. Anxiety had been felt for aNorthbay fishing boat, but she got insafely—Rewards, £10 6s. 3d.

Buckie, Banff shire.—18th December.Flares had been reported to the N.W.,but no trace of any vessel in distresscould be found.—Rewards, £15 9*.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.—31st December. A doctor wentout to the Smiths Knoll light-vesselto bring ashore an injured man, butthe weather was so bad that it wasdecided that it would be less dangerousto leave him on the light-vessel than toattempt to get him into the life-boat.—Expenses defrayed by the TrinityHouse.

Port Askaig, Islay.—On the afternoonof the 31st December the Oban coast-guard telegraphed that an aircraft hadreported a ship drifting eastwardthrough the Gulf of Corrievreckan,which is north of Jura Island. A strongS.W. breeze was blowing, with a heavysea and hail showers. The motor life-boat Charlotte Elizabeth was launchedat 5.30 P.M., but returned twelve hourslater without having seen any sign ofthe vessel. Later it was learned thatthe Norwegian steamer Karmt, ofHaugesund, had been sheltering in thearea, but had gone on her way. Anincrease in the usual money award onthe standard scale was granted toeach member of the life-boat crew.—-Rewards, £14 6s. 6d.

Margate, Kent.—The motor life-boatLord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1)was launched at 10.20 A.M. on the 10thJanuary, in answer to a message fromNorth Foreland wireless station, re-ceived through the coastguard, that atrawler about thirty miles E. by N. ofMargate was in need of immediate help.A fresh S.E. breeze was blowing, witha choppy sea. After the life-boat hadput out it was learned that the trawlerNotre Dame de Lourdes, of Boulogne,had been in collision with the Britishsteamer Theems. Seven of the trawler'screw had been drowned, and theremainder had been picked up by theTheems. A wireless message was sentout asking ships to speak the life-boatif seen, and to tell her to return to herstation. She did not receive this mes-sage, however, and searched for somehours. She returned to her station at7 P.M., after nearly nine hours at sea,having covered about seventy miles.An increase in the usual money awardon the standard scale was granted toeach member of the life-boat crew.—Rewards, £13 17s. 9d.

Silver and Bronze MedalsTfor Aberdeen.THE Institution has awarded its silvermedal to Coxswain Thomas Sinclair, ofAberdeen, and its bronze medal orthanks on vellum to each member of

the crew, for the rescue on 26th Januaryof the crew of the steamer Fairy, ofKing's Lynn. A full account will bepublished in the next issue.


Shoreboat Services.For which Rewards were given at the November, December and January

Meetings of the Committee of Management.

November Meeting.

Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire.—On the2nd September a salvage party of sixwas marooned on the wreck of theHarvest Queen, owing to their boatbreaking away and capsizing. Theirplight was seen by a plumber,who called out ex-Coxswain OliverStorm and went out with him in amotor boat at 11 A.M. A heavy swellwas running, with a strong northerlywind, and it was impossible to getalongside. At considerable risk thetwo men rescued the party with thehelp of life-lines. The rescuers wereengaged for about three hours.—Re-wards, £2, and 3s. 6d. for fuel used.

Eastbourne, Sussex. — On the 14thSeptember a sailing dinghy, with twoboys on board, capsized in a moderateW.S.W. breeze, with a choppy sea.The boys were rescued by two life-boat-men who put out in an outboardmotor boat. The life-boat coxswainalso put out in his boat, but his helpwas not needed.—Rewards, 10s. to thecoxswain. The other men had alreadybeen rewarded from another source.

Clovelly, Devon.—On the afternoon ofthe 16th September a visitor calledthe attention of a boatman to twowomen who had been cut off by therising tide among the rocks, abouthalf a mile from Clovelly quay, andwho were in some danger of drowning.A fresh north breeze was blowing andthe sea was rough. The boatmanput off in a small rowing boat, took thewomen on board, and landed them atClovelly. He ran some risk, as therocks made it difficult to get inshore,and the women were too frightened tohelp themselves. The rescue took halfan hour.—Reward, 7s. 6d.

Penarth, Glamorganshire.—At 1.30 P.M.on Sunday, the 20th September, a17-feet half-decked sailing boat with acrew of three men was going up-channel from Cardiff towards the Rum-

ney River. A strong and squallyeasterly wind was blowing, the seaswere high, and the tide ebbing. Theboat was struck by a squall andcapsized. The men clung to the bot-tom of the boat. Two men, Mr.Samuel Buckland, a chair attendant,and Mr. Charles Langford, a floatattendant, succeeded, after four orfive attempts, in launching a 10-feetrowing dinghy, and in three-quartersof an hour reached the capsized boat.With great difficulty they rescued thethree men, one at a time, by means ofa rope over the stern of the dinghy.The rescuers were not experienced inhandling boats and risked their lives.—Rewards, a framed letter of apprecia-tion and £2 to each of the two rescuers.

Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—The fish-ing vessel Sweet Home, with four menon board, ran out of fuel and anchorednear Davaar lighthouse on the 17thOctober. She was kept under obser-vation by the keeper, and was seen tohoist a signal. The keeper then tele-phoned to the life-boat station. Thesea was rough, with a strong N.W.breeze blowing, but the four men werein no danger. The motor fishing vesselAve Maria, manned by a crew of five,put out and towed the Sweet Home in,thus saving a launch of the life-boat.No risk was incurred by the men, whowere engaged for just under an hour.—Rewards, £1 5s., and 2s. 6d. for fuelused.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At about 3.10P.M. on Sunday, the 25th October, thecoastguard informed a fisherman thata small outboard motor boat, withthree men on board, was in difficultiesthree-quarters of a mile from CastleHill. The tide was ebbing, a moderatesea was running, and there was afresh N.W. wind. The fisherman putout in his motor boat and found thatthe boat was disabled by an enginebreakdown, and that her anchor wouldnot hold. He took her in tow andbrought her into harbour. No risk


was incurred, and the rescue took abouthalf an hour.—Rewards, 105., and2s. 6d. for fuel used.

Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. — At about4.50 P.M. on the 25th October four menwho were fishing off Scratby in themotor boat Rainbow saw a distresssignal from the motor fishing boatLily Georgina, about one and a quartermiles out. A fresh W. by N. windwas blowing, with a very choppy sea.The Rainbow found the Lily Georginadrifting with her engine broken down,and her crew of three rowing, but notmaking headway. She took the dis-abled boat in tow and brought her in.The rescue took over one hour. Thedistress signal had been seen fromthe life-boathouse and the life-boatwould have been launched but for theaction of the Rainbow.—Rewards, £110*., and 2s. for fuel used.

Flint, Flintshire.—On the morning ofthe 26th October a man put out fromLlanerchymor in the auxiliary motorfishing boat Evelyn with a punt intow, fishing for cockles. A suddenstorm sprang up and the punt sank.The auxiliary engine was stopped byseas which half filled the boat, and theanchor which the man dropped failedto hold. The boat was driven beforethe storm under a little sail andeventually came to anchor betweenFlint and Burton Point at the mouthof the River Dee. All that day andnight she remained at anchor. Nextmorning she was seen, and four menput off from Flint in an 18-feet motorboat. A W.N.W. gale was blowing atthe time, with a rough sea. At somerisk they rescued the man, the serviceoccupying about an hour.—Rewards,£3, and 3*. for fuel used.

Cadgwith, Cornwall.—At about 11 A.M.on the 27th October the motor fishingboat Freda, with a crew of four, wasseen to be flying a distress signal threemiles to the S.S.E. A moderateW.N.W. breeze was blowing offshore,with a moderate sea. The local life-boat crew and part of the crew of theLizard station were at sea, and a22-feet motor boat, with a crew offour, put out. She found that the

Freda had had an engine breakdown,took her in tow, and brought her intoCadgwith. The men were engaged forjust over an hour and ran some risk.—Rewards, £l 10s., and 7s. 6d. for fuelused.

Filey, Yorkshire.—On the evening ofthe 29th October it was learned thatthree boys had put off in a cobleduring the afternoon and had notreturned when expected. A light S.breeze was blowing, with a slight sea,and the weather was misty. Thehonorary secretary of the life-boatstation arranged for two cobles to goout in search, but just as they werebeing launched the missing boat camein.—Rewards, £l.

December Meeting.

The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—Whileout training on the evening of the31st August five members of the Mum-bles Amateur Rowing Club got intodifficulties, their boat being caught ina strong current and forced against apylon. The boat sank and the menclung to the pylon and to the wirestays. Seeing their dangerous position,Mr. Daniel Slavin, caretaker at theMumbles Battery, put off single-handedin a rowing boat and picked up themen.—Reward, letter of thanks. Therescued had already rewarded him.

Whitstable, Kent.—Early in the after-noon of the 31st October a small boatwith two men on board was seen to bein trouble off Seasalter. A moderatebreeze, increasing later to gale force,was blowing from the N.E., with arough sea, and rain. At the requestof the coastguard volunteer-in-chargeat Whitstable, two men put off in an18-feet motor boat, but found that thesmall boat had been beached, and thatthe two men had been helped ashore.This attempted service occupied threehours, and was carried out at moderaterisk.—Rewards, £l 10s., and 5s. forfuel used.

Hastings, Sussex.—At about 2.45 A.M.on the 20th November the life-boatcoxswain and two other men, whowere just about to drop anchor onreturning to Hastings in their motor


boat, saw a red flare about two and ahalf miles south of St. Leonards pier.A fresh east breeze was blowing, witha rough sea. The three men put outagain, and found the motor fishingboat Enterprise, with a crew of four,lying helpless, as her nets had fouledher propellers. At slight risk theytowed her ashore. The service tooktwo and a quarter hours.—Rewards,£2 5s., and 4s. 6d. for fuel used.

January Meeting.Hastings, Sussex.—At midday on the

2nd December a small boat with oneman on board was blown away fromthe mouth of Rye harbour towardsbroken water off Jury's Gap. A freshto strong W.N.W. breeze was blowing,with a heavy ground swell. Twofishermen put off in a 15-feet openmotor boat owned by Mr. J. Moon, ofHastings, who accompanied them, andwith great difficulty, and at some risk,towed the boat to safety. The rescuetook one and a half hours.—Rewards,a letter of appreciation to Mr. Moon,£1 each to the fishermen, and Ss. forfuel used.

Lythami-St. Anne's, Lancashire.—Onthe afternoon of the 9th December itwas learned that two open boats, withten men on board who had beengathering mussels, had not returnedwhen expected. The wind was light

and the sea smooth, but there was avery thick fog. Cries for help wereheard, and at 5.45 P.M. the life-boatcoxswain, the motor mechanic, andthree other members of the crew, putoff in the life-boat boarding-boat.They found the boats at anchor abouta mile and a half east of Lytham pier,took the ten men off, and landed themon the pier at 7.15 P.M.—Rewards,£3 155.

Folkestone, Kent.—On the night of the13th-14th December the motor fishingboat Florence Rosalind, with a crew ofeight, helped in the rescue of the crewof three of the motor fishing boatJosephine II.—Rewards, Two silverwatches and £15, and also £4, for lostand damaged ropes and fuel. (For afull account of this service see page 216.)

Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the afternoonof the 20th December the coastguardreported that the local fishing cobleRoyal Empire was in distress abouthalf a mile south of Saltwick Nab. Astrong south-westerly breeze was blow-ing, with a moderate sea. Ex-CoxswainHarland and three other men put offin a motor fishing boat and found theRoyal Empire drifting out to sea. Herengine had broken down, her anchorhad been lost, and she had no sails.She was towed back to harbour.—Re-wards, £l 10s., and 3s. for fuel used.

Life-boat Days in 1936.DURING 1936 life-boat flag days wereheld by 766 of the 1,071 branches ofthe Institution; nine fewer than in1935. The amount collected on thesedays was £42,715, which was £375 less

than in 1935. The number of peoplewho contributed was 5,404,000, whichwas 180,000 more than in 1935. Theaverage contribution was If of apenny.

Golf Competitions.

DURING 1936 sixty-four golf clubs inGreat Britain and Ireland heldcompetitions in aid of the life-boatservice for which the Institutionpresented spoons as prizes. As a result

the clubs contributed £196 11s. 5d.This is eleven more clubs than in 1935and an increase in the contribution of£22 6s. 6d. The same appeal has beenmade to golf clubs for 1937.


A Centenarian of Eastbourne.A Link between 1784 and 1937.

By Councillor Alexander Robertson, Honorary Secretary of the Eastbourne Station.

THERE died in Eastbourne on 16thFebruary, 1937, a lady, Mrs. CarolineAllchorn, who was a hundred years oldlast year. She was born on 3rd May,1836. She had three children, fifteengrandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Allchorn, who was a daughter ofWilliam Breach, remembered the firsttrain coming to Eastbourne, and as agirl was employed at the Old Town PostOffice, one of her duties being to go onfoot, three times a week, to the coast-guard on Beachy Head with theirletters.

Three of Mrs. Allchorn's grandsonsare members of the present life-boatcrew, and her family have been as-sociated with the Eastbourne life-boatstation even longer than she herself canremember. Her husband was a son ofEdward Allchorn, who was born on5th October, 1784, and who was amember of the first life-boat crew atEastbourne.

Our life-boat station was establishedin 1822, two years before the RoyalNational Life-boat Institution itselfwas founded, and was not taken overby the Institution until 1853. Thefirst life-boat was a gift from Mr. JohnFuller, M.P., of Rose Hill, Sussex, whodied in 1833. His estate passed to theson of his first cousin, Mr. AugustusEliot Fuller, for many years Memberof Parliament for East Sussex. Thelife-boat he left " to the inhabitantsof Eastbourne." She was built bySimpson, of Eastbourne, and was 25 feetlong, 8 feet 6 inches broad, and 3 feet6 inches deep. She pulled ten oars.The boat had no name, but she is saidto have had a rose carved on her.

The First Service.Her first service was in February>

1833. On the 21st of that month theship Isabella, on passage from Londonto Demerara, was wrecked on theBoulder Bank. A hurricane wasblowing. The life-boat put out to herhelp, manned by twenty fishermen, one

of whom was Edward Allchorn. Theyhad to make two journeys to the wreckto rescue the twenty-nine persons onboard, and shortly after they left herfor the second time her decks blew up.For this service the Institution awarded£20 to the life-boat's crew, and sent itsthanks to Mr. Hamilton, principalofficer of Customs, for the efficient statein which the life-boat was kept.

A Sussex Medal.

Mrs. Allchorn had in her possession amedal which was specially struck tocommemorate the service and was pre-sented to each member of the crew. Onone side is the portrait of John Fullerwith the words : " John Fuller, Esq.,Rose Hill, Sussex " ; on the other:" Presented to Edward Allchorn for hisconduct in saving the lives of twenty-nine shipwrecked persons, 1833."

In 1842 the life-boat rescued the crewof seven from the ship Watts, wreckednear Eastbourne in a violent gale fromthe south-west. Twelve fishermenmanned the life-boat, and received areward of £6 from the Institution.

Three years later, on 28th December,1845, the life-boat went out to the helpof a Dutch East-Indiaman Twee Cor-nelissen, a ship of about 860 tons, ladenwith coffee, indigo and sugar, whichwent ashore in Pevensey Bay, nearTower 55, and became a total wreck.The Eastbourne life-boat rescued themaster and nine seamen. Eighteenothers had got ashore in the ship's boatthe day before.

Thirteen men manned the life-boaton this service. They received rewardsof five guineas from the Institution andfive guineas from Mr. A. E. Fuller ;and the South Holland Society forSaving the Shipwrecked presented eachmember of the crew with a silver medaland a diploma in English.

One of the thirteen men was ThomasAllchorn, born on 15th December, 1800,a brother of Edward. The diplomapresented to him is still in the possessionof Mrs. Caroline Allchorn. On it is the


fullest account we have of the service.It reads as follows :

DE

ZUID HOLLANDSCHE MAATSCHAPPIJ

tot Redding van

S C H I P B R E U K E L I N G E N

te

R O T T E R D A M .

DIRECTORS

of the

SOUTH-HOLLAND INSTITUTION

For The Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.

Established At

ROTTERDAM,

Do With Gratitude and Humane Feelings,

Present to You,

THOMAS ALLCHORN,

residing at Eastbourne, County of Sussex,

THE SILVER MEDAL,

As A Lasting Memorial,

of your bold and praiseworthy exertions,exhibited on the 28th day of December, 1845,with several of your brave Shipmates, inlaunching and manning the LIFE-BOAT,—be-longing to A. E. Fuller, Esq., M.P., ofRose-Hill,—and under a great risk of losingyour own lives, working through a high surfand tremendous sea, blowing at that time aheavy gale, to reach the Dutch East-IndiamanTWEE CORNELISSEN, H. D. VAN DYK,Commander, stranded—on her homewardbound Voyage from Batavia to Amsterdam,—in Pevencey-Bay, on the coast of Sussex, in

order to save part of her crew,—consisting ofthe Master and nine Seamen—who were inimminent danger of losing their lives, havingalready taken refuge in the rigging ; whichsaid exertions have been crowned, by theassistance of Divine Providence, with suchcomplete success, that all were landed safe onshore and treated with cordial hospitality.

ROTTERDAM, 3 April, 1846.W. Van Houten, President.F. P. Van Houten, Secretary.

To complete the record of Mr.Fuller's life-boat, she went out to thebarque Druid, of Sunderland, on llthJanuary, 1862, and rescued nine lives.Next year she was replaced by anotherlife-boat. She had then been on serviceforty-one years, and had rescued fifty-five lives.

A Link with the First Life-boat.By the death of Mrs. Allchorn, we

have lost not only a link with the firstlife-boat service at Eastbourne, but alink between the very beginning of life-boat work in Great Britain and themodern life-boat fleet. It was in 1784that Lionel Lukin, the London coach-builder, bought a Norway yawl andconverted her into an " unimmergibleboat." That was the first experimentin life-boat construction, for two yearslater Lukin converted a Northumber-land coble into another "unimmergibleboat," and she was the first boat to bestationed on our coasts for the expresspurpose of saving life from shipwreck.In that year of Lukin's experiment,1784, Mrs. Allchorn's father-in-law,Edward Allchorn, who served in thefirst Eastbourne life-boat was born.Mrs. Allchorn's grandsons, Edward'sgreat-grandsons, are serving in theEastbourne motor life-boat to-day.

Portrait on the Cover.THE portrait on the cover is of Cox-swain Henry Albert (Buller) Griggs,of Hythe, Kent. He was second cox-swain for two and a half years, andfor over nineteen years has beencoxswain; so that he has been anofficer of the life-boat for nearlytwenty years. During that time thestation has rescued 29 lives. CoxswainGriggs won the Institution's silvermedal for gallantry in the great galesof the winter of 1929 to 1930, for the

rescue of the crew of three of thebarge Marie May, of Rochester, inthe early morning of 12th November,1929, in a 70-mile an hour gale, with avery heavy sea running. He won theInstitution's thanks on vellum foranother fine service in January of thisyear, of which a full account will befound on page 216. The photographof Coxswain Griggs is by Mr. Harold B.Burdekin, of London and Reigate, andis reproduced by his kind permission.


•J•III

Dl\ MID AI,l<-MUI(il '•

. I ( I I I 1 1 1 5 . I ( I M X I I ,

A LIFE-BOAT MEDAL OF 1833.

By courtesy of] [Roy Hudson, Eastbourne

MRS. ALLCHORN ON HER 100th BIRTHDAY.Reading a telegram of congratulation from the King.


The Tale of a Kettle.THIS is a true story, although the nameof the life-boat station is not men-tioned. In one of the heavy gales oflast winter one of the motor life-boatson the South Coast put out on serviceshortly after dusk and was out thewhole night.

During the night the coxswainthought that he would like to cheerhimself with some hot bovril, and themotor mechanic put on the kettle toboil. When the bovril was made thecoxswain drank off one cup of it, themotor mechanic another. Shortlyafterwards, to their own horror, andthe amusement of the crew, theywere both very sick. The life-boat

returned to her station after a serviceof sixteen hours, with both coxswainand motor mechanic under a cloud.They themselves suspected the bovril.The crew, however, were certain that itsimply meant that their coxswain andmotor mechanic could not stand a bitof a sea.

On the arrival at the station someonelooked inside the kettle and the mysterywas solved. Bovril was cleared of thesuspicion of causing instead, as itundertakes to do, of preventing " thatsinking feeling." The coxswain andmotor mechanic were cleared of thesuspicion of unseaworthiness. Insidethe kettle was a piece of soap.

Comedies of a Cow—and a Burning Chimney.THE false alarms which call out life-boats are very varied. On the 26thOctober last, with a gale blowing, thePlymouth motor life-boat put out—because a cow had gone wandering.

At 6.30 in the evening the coastguardat Mothecombe reported distress sig-nals. The crew of the life-boat weresummoned and she left her moorings.The honorary secretary meanwhile gotthroBgh to the coastguard for furtherinfojjflation, and was told that thelights ^een were not distress signals.The life-boat was recalled.

What had happened was that a cowhad wandered away and gone over thecliff8* and the lights were the lanternsof the farmer and his men searching forher along the shore. It was these that,in the rough weather, had looked to the

coastguard to be lights flashing at sea.Awards amounting to £2 12s. 6d. weremade to the crew.

At North Sunderland, at 6.30 on themorning of 18th January, a gale wasblowing from the south with a heavysea running and showers of rain. Thecoastguard reported red rockets seento the north of the harbour, and themotor life-boat was launched. Shesearched northwards for five miles, andeast to the Longstone Lighthouse, butcould find no ship in distress. Afterbeing out for two hours she returned.

Later it was discovered that a chim-ney had been on fire and what wasthought to be red rockets was burningsoot which the gale was carrying sea-wards. Awards amounting to £20 5s.were made to the crew for their search.

life-boat Service in the East End of London.THE secretary of the Institution wouldlike to repeat the appeal made in thelast issue of The Life-boat for volunteersfrom Greater London to help to developthe Institution's work in the East Endby forming an East End branch, in-cluding Stepney, Bethnal Green, Shore-ditch and Poplar., What is wanted inparticular is the help of owners of cars,who would be asked to give either amorning or an afternoon, not more thanthree or four times a year, to thework of distributing life-boat col-

lecting boxes and then emptying them.Miss Dorothy Davies, who has a

wide knowledge of East London, andfor the past five years has been doinglife-boat work in Stepney, whichalready has a branch of the Institution,would act as honorary secretary. Thissummer she is again organizing a life-boat day. Any readers of The Life-boatwho would be willing to help shouldwrite to Mr. John Terry, DistrictOrganizing Secretary, 42, GrosvenorGardens, S.W.I.

MAKCH, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 247

Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen.Coxswain's Certificate of Service.

THE COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OFSERVICE, and & PENSION, have beenawarded to :— . '

FREDERICK BARNES, 19J years coxswainand 13 years second coxswain, and 2J yearsbowman of the Selsey life-boat.

IVOR M. ARNOLD, 17J years coxswain,3£ years second coxswain of the St.David's life-boat.

JAMES NISBET, 5J years coxswain and 17jyears second coxswain of the St. Abbs life-boat.

JAMES CANNON, 16J years coxswain of thePeel, Isle of Man, life-boat.

EDWARD J. SMITH, 7J years coxswain, 3years second coxswain, and 4J yearsbowman of the Kessingland life-boat, onthe closing of the station.

JAMES MARTIN, 5 years coxswain, 14f yearssecond coxswain, and ll£ years bowmanof the Portrush life-boat.

ROBERT HARLAND, 5 years coxswain, 10years second coxswain, and 2 years bow-man of the Whitby life-boats.

THOMAS W. WELHAM, 5 years coxswain, 1year second coxswain, and 9 years bowmanof the Whitby life-boats.

Life-boatman's Certificate of Service.THE LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE

OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, havebeen awarded to :

SYDNEY J. BROWN, 6J years second cox-swain and 8 years bowman of the Kessing-land life-boat, on the closing of the station.

The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATEOF SERVICE, and a GRATUITY, havebeen awarded to :

HERBERT W. HART, 5J yearsjbowman of theKessingland life-boat, on the closing ofthe station.

CHARLES PHILLIPS, 12J years motor mechanicof the Selsey life-boat and 1 year motormechanic of the Brixham life-boat.

THE LIFE-BOATMAN'S , CERTIFICATEOF SERVICE has been awarded, onretirement, to :—

RICHARD S. OLIVER, 15 years a member ofthe crew of the Hauxley life-boat.

WILLIAM ROBSON, 20 years a member of thecrew of the Kirkcudbright life-boat.

Pension.PENSIONS have been awarded to the

following :RICHARD MAJOR, 4f years shore-signalman

at the Humber, and 12J years shore-signalman at Flamborough.

WILLIAM H. WHYTE, 11J years shore-signal-man at Kingstown.

Awards to Honorary Workers.Honorary Life-Governor.

DR. R. JULYAN GEORGE, M.D., has beenelected an honorary life-governor of theInstitution in recognition of the valuablehelp which he has given at Port Isaac,Brixham, and Paignton during his fiftyyears' association with the life-boat ser-vice.

Tbe Thanks of the Institution on Vellum.The THANKS OF THE INSTITUTION

INSCRIBED ON VELLUM has beenawarded to :—

Mr. DAVID KENNEDY, on his retirementafter 17 years as honorary secretary of theNewcastle (Dundrum) station branch.

Lieut.-Cplonel H. W. MADOC, C.B.E., M.V.O.,on his retirement after 23 J years ashonorary secretary of the Douglas stationbranch.

Gold Badge.The GOLD BADGE, with the RECORD OF

THANKS, has been awarded to the fol-lowing :—

Mrs. HILDA BROWN, honorary secretary,Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Withernseabranch.

Mr. GEORGE W. BUGG, honorary secretary,Norwood District of Lambeth life-boatDay.

Lady CLARK, chairman, Ladies' Sub-com-mittee, Belfast branch.

Major E. R. COOPER, F.S.A., for his writingson Suffolk life-boatmen.

Captain RICHARD R. DAVIES, honorarysecretary and treasurer, Anglesey branch.

Lady NASH, president, Ladies' Life-boatGuild, City of Limerick branch.

Mrs. LAURA M. SMITH, life-boat worker,Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Nottinghambranch.

Mr. ERNEST WOOLFIELD, honorary secretary,Kessingland station branch.

Aneroid Barometer.The ANEROID BAROMETER, with in-

scription, has been awarded to Mr. MAR-SHALL FHISKNEY, for bis valuable servicesas honorary secretary of the Teesmouthstation branch.

Binocular Glass.The BINOCULAR GLASS, with inscription,

has been awarded to the following honorarysecretaries of life-boat stations in recog-nition of valuable services :—

Mr. TIMOTHY F. BARRETT, Fenit;Mr. TOM F. BEVAN, Lynmouth ;Dr. JOSEPH SOAR, Mus.D., St. David's ;Mr. SYDNEY TAYLOR, Lo-westoft.


Life-boat Picture or Statuette of aLife-boatman.

The LIFE - BOAT PICTURE or theSTATUETTE OP A LIFE-BpATMANhas been awarded to the following: —

Mrs. ALEXANDER, honorary secretary andtreasurer, Westbury and District branch.

Mrs. LAURA ABMITAGE, honorary secretary,Hepworth and Scholes branch.

Miss PAT BAIRD, worker, Aberystwythbranch.

THE BALLYCOTTON LADIES'LIFE-BOAT GUILD.Miss S. I. BEVAN, worker, Ladies' Life-boat

Guild, Llandudno branch.Mr. C. J. A. BOORMAN, honorary secretary,

Ilford branch.Mrs. W. S. BOYD, honorary secretary,

Holmfirth branch.Engineer Rear-Admiral R. BRYAN, honorary

secretary, Tavistock branch.Mrs. MAY S. CHARLES, worker, Ladies' Life-

boat Guild, Port of Plymouth branch.Mrs. ELSIE COCHBANE, honorary secretary,

Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Selby "branch.Mrs. J. W. COULTHURST, vice-president,

Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Keighley branch.Mr. DAVID CORMACK, honorary secretary,

Lockerbie branch.Mr. WILLIAM C. DAY, honorary treasurer,

Southend-on-Sea branch.Mr. J. DAVIDSON DICKIE, honorary secretary,- Elgin branch.Mrs. STELLA N. DUTTON, honorary secretary,

Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Ramsgate branch.Miss CATHERINE M. EDGAR, honorary trea-

surer, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Kirkin-tilloch, Lenzie and District branch.

Mrs. FLORENCE GAYDON, worker, Ladies'Life-boat Guild, Port of Plymouth branch.

Mr. R. J. GERMAN, honorary secretary andtreasurer, Stamford branch.

Mrs. CHARLES GRAHAM, vice-president andconcert organizer, Isle of Arran branch.

Miss ADA L. GRANGE, life-boat day organizer,Bognor Regis branch.

Mr. W. IRVING, worker at Silloth.Mrs. ANNE E. MCNEAL, worker, Ladies'

Life-boat Guild, Llandudno branch.Mrs. C. MAHLOW, honorary secretary, Mit-

cham branch.Mrs. LILIAN G. MARSDEN, honorary secre-

tary, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Huddersfleldbranch.

Miss ANNIE S. MARSHALL, honorary secre-tary, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Kirkin-tilloch, Lenzie and District branch.

Mrs. CAROLINE E. MAURICE, honorarysecretary, Marlborough branch.

Miss B. MERRY, worker, Ladies' Life-boatGuild, Llandudno branch.

Mrs. MAUD MILLICAN, vice-president, Nor-thampton branch.

Mr. JOHN E. MOULAND, assistant secretary,Southampton and District branch.

The Rev. R. T. NEWCOMBE, M.C., honorarysecretary, Hull and District branch.

Mr. HUGH C. ORR, for organizing collectionsin his cinemas, and organizing a dance,Coventry.

Miss MAISIE OWEN, worker, Ladies' Life-boatGuild, Llandudno branch.

Lady PEAKE, president, Ladies' Life-boatGuild, St. Albans and Harpenden branch.

Mrs. ELSIE M. PETERS, vice-president andhonorary secretary, Ladies' Life-boatGuild, Culcheth-with-Kenyon branch.

Mrs. J. FIERCE-LEWIS, president Ladies'Life-boat Guild, and life-boat day organ-izer, Rhyl branch.

Miss WINIFRED PRICE, president and hon-orary secretary, Shirley branch.

Mrs. EDITH B. RICKARD, honorary secretary,Ladies Life-boat Guild, and life-boat dayorganizer, Newquay, Cornwall, branch.

Mrs. AGNES M. SCANTLEBURY, worker,Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Port of Plymouthbranch.

Mr. ROBERT G. SHANNON, assistant secretary,Douglas station branch.

Surgeon Captain C. R. SHEWARD, R.N.,honorary secretary, Upper Norwood branch.

Mrs. S. R. SHIPSTONE, worker, Withernseabranch.

Mr. ERNEST H. H. SHORTING, honorarytreasurer, Broseley branch.

Miss H. A. SOUTHWORTH, honorary treasurerand honorary secretary, Hindley branch.

Miss VIOLET E. STONEBRIDGE, life-boat dayorganizer, Ely.

Mrs. EDWARD TAYLOR, president, Ladies'Life-boat Guild, Littleborough branch.

Miss ANNIE TONKS, president, Sutton Cold-field branch.

Mrs. KATHLEEN WHITAKER, president,Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Kendal branch.

Mrs. C. A. WILDERS, honorary secretary,Sutton-in-Ashfield branch.

Mrs. JOHN WOLSTENHOLME, joint honorarytreasurer, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Burybranch.

Record of Thanks.The RECORD OF THANKS has been

awarded to the following :—Mrs. ELLEN L. ANDERSON, worker, Solihull

branch.Mrs. E. A. BERG, worker, Dundee branch.Mrs. CECILIA BROOKS, honorary secretary,

Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Shrawley branch.Mrs. ALEICE M. CLEWER, chairman and life-

boat day organizer, Leyton branch.Miss HILDA M. DALEY, worker, Aberystwyth

branch.Mrs. MARGUERITE DAVIES, member of com-

mittee, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, SouthCaernarvonshire branch.

Paymaster Captain ARTHUR C. DENMAN,R.N. (ret), honorary treasurer and assistanthonorary secretary, Weymouth stationbranch".

Mrs. HILDA A. DUNNINGHAM, honorarysecretary and treasurer, Ladies' Life-boatGuild, Middlewich and District branch.

Mrs. FRANCES A. JONES EVANS, member ofcommittee, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, SouthCaernarvonshire branch.

Mrs. ALICE G. FOWLER, worker, Withernseabranch.

Miss MARY GRIFFITH, member of committee,Ladies' Life-boat Guild, South Caernarvon-shire branch.

Mrs. IDA HARRIS, life-boat day organizer,Loughton District, Woodford and Districtbranch.

Miss KATHLEEN M. HOBBS, worker, Oxfordbranch.


Miss JESSIE B. HENDERSON, worker, Ladies'Life-boat Guild, Keighley branch.

Mrs. AMY J. HENINGHEM, president, Ladies'Life-boat Guild, PockJington branch.

Mrs. ERNEST JOSEPH, ex-chairman, Ladies'Life-boat Guild, Swansea branch.

Mrs. W. P. LAIBO, worker, Dundee branch.Mrs. OLWYN M. LLOYD, member of commit-

tee. Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Menai Bridgebranch, and afterwards honorary treasurer,Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Conway branch.

Mrs. LAURA E. NORCI.IFFE, honorary secre-tary, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Stainland,Greetland, and West Vale branch.

Mrs. JANE OSBOHNE, honorary secretary,Hayle branch.

Miss D. PARKINSON, worker, Withernseabranch.

Miss PHYLLIS B. PORTER, honorary secretary,Enfield branch.

Mrs. ELIZABETH M. RUSSELL, honorarysecretary, Ladies' Life-boat Guild, HolmesChapel, Goostrey, Chelford and Districtbranch.

Sister LALLA D. SCOTT, worker, Conwaybranch.

Mrs. ELIZABETH A. SNELL, chairman, Ladies'Life-boat Guild, Swansea branch.

Mrs. W. F. SOUTAR, worker, Dundee branch.

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management.Thursday, 12th November, 1936.

Sir GODFREY BAKING, BT., in the chair.Resolved that the hearty and respectful

thanks of the committee of management beaccorded to H.R.H. the Duke of York, K.G.,for graciously consenting to assume theoffice of President of the Institution.

Reported the receipt of the followingspecial contributions :—•The late Mr. H. B. G. Warren— £ s. d.

donation from executors forprovision and equipment of alife-boat . . . . 5,000 0 0

The late Dr. William Briggs—donation from executors . 27 11 10Paid £24,764 10s. 2<i. for the total charges

of the Institution during the month, includingrewards for services, payments for the con-struction of life-boats, life-boathouses and slip-ways, and the maintenance of life-boat stations.

Included in the above were :—£453 4s. Sd. to pay the rewards for life-boat

services ;£450 12s. to pay the rewards for life-boat

launches(Accounts of these services and launches

appear on pages 222-229) ;£16 lls. for the assemblies of crews, etc. ;£21 19s. 4d. on account of pensions already

granted to the dependent relatives of menwho had lost their lives in the life-boat serviceat Rye Harbour.

Voted a compassionate grant of £10 to thewidow of William H. Mitchell, late coxswainof the Exmouth life-boat, in view of her verypoor circumstances.

Voted a compassionate grant of £10 to thewidow of John Main, a life-boatman atDunbar and Skateraw, in view of her strait-ened circumstances.

Voted a compassionate grant of £5 toJ. R. Brownlee, at one time bowman atTynemouth, who is now old and in very poorcircumstances.

Voted £17 13s. 6d. to pay the rewards forshoreboat services at Cadgwith, Caister,Campbeltown, Clovelly, Eastbourne, Filey,Flint, Penarth, Robin Hood's Bay and Tenby,accounts of which appear on pages 240 and241, and additional rewards for a shoreboatservice at Selsey in August, 1936, reportedin the last issue of The Life-Boat.

Thursday, 10th December, 1936.Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.Resolved that Commander F. F. Tower,

O.B.E., late R.N.V.R., and Commodore theRight Hon. the Earl Howe, P.C., C.B.E.,V.D., A.D.C., R.N.V.R., be appointed vice-presidents of the Institution.

Reported the receipt of the followingspecial contributions :—The late Mr. Caleb Diplock— £ s. d.

donation from executors . 250 0 0Anonymous ; . . ; 50 0 0Dr. W. K. Dunscombe . . 50 0 0Sowerby Bridge Ladies' Life-

boat Guild . . . 26 5 0Paid £20,442 19s. Id. for the total charges

of the Institution during the month, in-cluding rewards for services, payments forthe construction of life-boats, life-boathousesand slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat stations.

Included in the above were :—£346 16s. Sd. to pay the rewards for life-

boat services ;£336 18s. Sd. to pay the rewards for life-

boat launches(Accounts of these services and launches

appear on pages 229-239) ;£65 9s. 6d. for the assemblies of crews, etc.;£1 5s. 6d. additional rewards for services

previously reported;£32 4s. 4d. on account of pensions already

granted to the dependent relatives of menwho had lost their lives in the life-boatservice at Fethard, Padstow, and RyeHarbour.

Voted £34 16s. on account of additionalrewards to the crews of the Exmouth, GreatYarmouth and Gorleston, Moelfre, NewBrighton, and Whitehills life-boats.

Voted a compassionate grant of £5 toTom Ward, who had been a member of theAldeburgh life-boat crew for many years,and is now old and in poor circumstances.

Voted a compassionate grant of £5 to adaughter of William Wink, who was at onetime a member of the life-boat crew atHarwich, and died in poor circumstances.

Voted £4 4s. 6d. to pay the rewards for theHastings and Whitstable shoreboat services,accounts of which appear on pages 241 and242.


Thursday, 31st December, 1936.Paid £18,063 10s. lid. for sundry charges in

connexion with the construction of life-bbats,life-boathouses and slipways, etc., and themaintenance of life-boat stations.

Included in the above was £10 8s. 6d. to aman for injury in the life-boat service atWells.

Thursday, 14th January, 1937.Sir GODFREY BAKING, Bt., in the chair.Reported that His Majesty the King had

•been graciously pleased to grant his Patron-age to the Institution.

Reported that Lieut-Col. R. W. Roylance,J.P., had been elected chairman of Lloyd'sfor the ensuing year, in succession to Mr.Neville Dixey, and thus had become an exofficio member of the committee of manage-ment.

Confirmed the appointment of Mr. F. J.Terry as joint district organizing secretaryfor Greater London.

Reported the receipt of the followingspecial contributions :—

£ s. d.King George's Fund for Sailors 1,000 0 0Anonymous . . . . 1 0 0 0 0The Southern Railway . . 31 10 0British Forces in Iraq . . 28 1 9Major the Hon. J. J. Astor, M.P. 26 5 0Polish British Steamship Co., Ltd. 26 5 0Port Line , , , , 26 5 0

Paid £17,022 19s. lOd. for the total chargesof the Institution during the month, includingrewards for services, payments for the con-struction of life-boats, life-boathouses andslipways, and the maintenance of life-boatstations.

Included in the above were :—£286 Is. 9d. to pay the rewards for life-

boat services ;£356 14s. lOd. to pay the rewards for life-

boat launches(Accounts of these services and launches

appear on pages 234-239) ;£26 18s. for the assemblies of crews, etc.;£2 3s. for services previously reported ;£321 7s. 4d. on account of pensions already

granted to the dependent relatives of menwho had lost their lives in the life-boatservice at Aldeburgh, Caister, Fethard,Filey, Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven,The Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven,Padstow, Port St. Mary, Rhoscolyn, Runs-wick, Rye Harbour, St. Andrew's, Troon,Whitby, and Wells ;

£45 10s. to men for injury in the life-boatservice at Blackpool, Broughty Ferry, Caister,Moelfre, Newhaven, and Walmer.

Voted £9 10s. on account of additionalrewards to the crews of the Margate andPort Askaig life-boats.

Decided that, in the special circumstances,a weekly allowance of 10s. be paid to thewidow of ex-Second Coxswain W. E. Haylett,of Caister. Coxswain Haylett, who hadretired owing to illness due to exposure inthe life-boat service, had been in receipt ofan allowance from the Institution.

Voted a compassionate grant of £9 toAndrew Young, ex-coxswain of the Clougheylife-boat, who is in poor circumstances.

Voted £26 11s. to pay the rewards forthe Folkestone, Hastings, Lytham, andWhitby shoreboat services, accounts ofwhich appear on page 242.

Life-boat Stamp Club.

Miss MARGARET POWER, of MountRoyal, Old Common, Cobham, Surrey,the honorary secretary of the Life-boatStamp Club, reports that the club isgrowing, but that the demand forstamps is greater than the supply.

Besides individual stamps, she would bemost grateful for gifts of collectionsfrom any philatelists who may be givingup collecting, as she would be able todispose of collections entire withoutany difficulty.

Obituary.

THE Institution very much regrets thedeath of Lieut.-Co'l. H. W. Madoc,C.B.E., M.V.O., for twenty-three yearshonorary secretary of the Douglas, Isleof Man, life-boat station; Mr. JohnPrior, for twenty-five years secretary of

the North Deal, Kent, station; and theRev. Henry Vyvyan, for thirty-eightyears honorary secretary of the Cadg-with, Cornwall, station. The record oftheir services to the Institution willappear in the next issue of The Life-boat.

MARCH, 1937.] THE LIFE-BOAT 251

News from the Branches.1st November, 1936 to 31st January, 1937.

Greater London.BARNEHURST.—Mrs. Pickering ap-

pointed honorary secretary.BEDDINGTON, WALLINGTON AND

CARSHALTON.—Lantern lecture to theWomen's Citizens Association by the dis-trict organising secretary.

BEXLEY.—Mrs. Hamilton appointedhonorary secretary.

BURNT OAK.—Special meeting. Speaker:The district organizing secretary. Branchformed. Mrs. Grey-Skinner, chairman ; Mr.S. C. Jones, honorary treasurer; Mrs.Goodrich, honorary secretary. Dance.

CHELSEA.—Lantern lecture by Mr.Kibble.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drive.BALING.—Lantern lecture by Mr. Arm-

strong to Methodist Church.HAYES.—Dance.HORNSEY.—Whist drive, with address

by the district organizing secretary. Prizespresented by the Mayoress. Lantern lectureby Mrs. Winwood.

ILPORD.—Mrs. F. W. Alway appointedhonorary secretary of the branch and Ladies'Life-boat Guild in succession to Mr. C. J. A.Boonnan and Miss J. Larkin.

ISLINGTON.—Lantern lectures by Mr.Leckie and the district organizing secretary.

MITCHAM. — Special meeting, CaptainBrook-Smith presiding. Presentation to Mrs.Marlow of the life-boatman statuette awardedto her by the Institution. Whist drive.

PADDINGTON.—Visit of Trinity Ramb-ling Society to Storeyard.

PECKHAM.—Miss Porter appointed hon-orary secretary.

ROMFORD.—Whist drive.ST. ALBANS.—Dance.ST. PANCRAS.—Mrs. Gordon Hume ap-

pointed honorary secretary and Mr. CharlesW. Lawrence assistant secretary. Film showand lantern lecture by Mr. Leckie. Lectureby Mr. J. Evans to Medburn School.

SOUTHEND.—Supper and concert to thelife-boat crew. Mr. Frank H. Garon, host.Speakers: Alderman R. Thurlow Baker(chairman), the district organizing secretary,Mr. H. A. Potter, Mr. Frank Fisher and Mr.J. Leslie Elliston (secretary).

UXBRIDGE.—Dance.WALTHAMSTOW. — Concert. Dance.

Carol singing.WELLING.—Mrs. Hook appointed hon-

orary secretary. Whist drives.WESTMINSTER.—Children's carol sing-

ing.Lectures at Bermondsey, Coldharbour,

Croydon, Deptford, Stoke Newington, Wands-worth and Wood Green.

Note.—For a proposal to form an EastEnd branch see page 246.

North-West of England.ACCRINGTON.—Annual meeting on 10th

December, the Mayor, president, in the chair.Speaker : The district organizing secretary.Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day atChurch, Clayton-le-Moors and Oswaldtwistle.Collections in cinemas, calendar tea, andjumble sale. Amount collected in 1936,£124, an increase of £6 on 1935.

Dance. Bridge and whist drive.

BARROW.—Annual meeting on 25thNovember, the Deputy Mayor in. the chair.Speaker : The district organizing secretary.Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day,dance. Amount collected in 1936, £132.

Annual dance, arranged by the Ladies'Life-boat Guild.

BOLTON.—Bridge and whist drive.BREDBURY.—Whist drive.BURNLEY.—Presentation of prizes won

in the life-boat essay competition for elemen-tary schools by the Bishop of Burnley.

BURY.—American tea at the house ofMrs. Wolstenholme, honorary treasurer.

CASTLETOWN.—A flower show was heldlast summer which, unfortunately, was notmentioned at the time in News from theBranches. It has been held annually for anumber of years.

CHESTER.—The branch has suffered asevere loss by the death of Mr. J. BennettKennedy, its honorary secretary since 1925.

COLNE.—Concert given by Come Op-timists.

FARNWORTH.—Special meeting at thehouse of Mrs. Ben Hesketh. Ladies' Life-boatGuild formed. President, Mrs. J. Johnson ;honorary treasurer, Miss McDermott;honorary secretary, Mrs. Ben Hesketh.

HEYWOOD.—Annual meeting on 19thNovember. Speaker : The district organizingsecretary. Efforts of the past year: Life-boatday and whist drives. Amount collected in1936, £51, an increase of £1 on 1935.

Whist drive.HINDLEY.—Whist drive and dance.HOLLINGWORTH.—Jumble sale.HORWICH.—Whist drive and dance.KENDAJU—Annual meeting on 7th De-

cember, Mrs. C. H. Whitaker, president, inthe chair. Speaker : The district organizingsecretary. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, bridge and whist drive. Amountcollected in 1936, £131.

KIRKBY LONSDALE.—Musical eveningat Underley Hall by permission of LadyHenry Bentinck, president, organized by Mrs.Reynolds. Lantern lecture given by Mr.W. Pattinson.

LANCASTER.—Annual meeting on 1stDecember, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker :The district organizing secretary. Efforts of


the past year : Bridge and whist drive, foot-ball collection, cinema collection, garden feteat Howe Ghyll, and jumble sale. Amountcollected in 1936, £137.

LITTLEBOROUGH.—Dance.LYMM AND HEATLEY.—Bridge and

whist drive.LYTHAM—ST. ANNE'S.—American tea,

organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild,Lytham section.

MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS-TRICT.—Annual meeting on 28th January,the Lord Mayor of Manchester in the chair,supported by the Mayor and Mayoress ofEccles, Alderman E. A. Hardy, J.P., Alder-man Joseph Crookes Grime, O.B.E., J.P.,chairman, Alderman Sir William Davy, J.P.,honorary treasurer, Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E.,honorary secretary, and Dr. I. W. Slotki,M.A., Litt.D. Speaker : Commander HenryStrong, R.D., R.N.R. (ret.), a member of thecommittee of management of the Institution.Amount collected in 1936, £2,751.

Special meetings of district presidents.Addresses by the branch secretary to theManchester Girls' Institute, Salford Docksbranch and Lower Broughton branch of theWomen's Citizens Association, and theCrossley Girls' Club, Ancoats. " Bring-and-buy " sale, arranged by Mrs. E. H. Cartledgeand Miss Vera Wood.

ALTRINCHAM. — Sunday service.Dinner dance. Lecture.

CHEADLE.—Bridge drive at the houseof Mrs. W. A. Hawes, vice-chairman.Concert, organized by Mrs. A. Higson.

DENTON.—American tea.FALLOWFIELD.—Kitchen shower and

sale of work.GORTON.—Annual dinner dance and

smoking concert.PRESTWICH.—Annual meeting on 1st

December, the chairman of the PrestwichUrban District Council presiding.

RUSHOLME.—Special meeting, theRev. A. E. Horner, M.A., presiding. Life-boat Guild formed : President, Rev. A. E.Horner, M.A. ; vice-presidents, CouncillorC. H. Barlow, Councillor R. G. Edwards,Councillor C. R. Rodgers; honorarytreasurer, Mr. Charles H. Clarke ; honorarysecretary, Mr. C. R. De la Wyche, jun.Film display, including life-boat films, byMiss Ruth Stuart.

Life-boat films shown by Mr. C. R. De laWyche, jun., the honorary secretary.

SALE AND BROOKLANDS.—Whistdrive and dancing display.

URMSTON.—Annual whist drive anddance.

WALKDEN, WORSLEY AND DIS-TRICT.—Annual dance. Whist drive.

WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL-TON-ON-MEDLOCK.—Annual meetingon llth November.

Concert, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild committee. Whist drive.

MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.—An-nual meeting on 25th November, Mr. W. J.Garnett in the chair. Speaker : Sir GodfreyBaring, Bt., chairman of the Institution.Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day,fishermen's concerts, collections on ships.Amount collected in 1936, £228, an increaseof £103 on 1935.

MOTTRAM AND BROADBOTTOM.—Annual meeting on 4th November. Speaker :The district organizing secretary. Efforts ofthe past year : Whist drive and jumble sale.Amount collected in 1936, £20, an increase of£8 on 1935.

NEWTON-IN-MAKERFIELD.—Dance.

NEW BRIGHTON AND WALLASEY.—Dance and whist drive. Collections onWallasey Corporation's ferry boats.

OLDHAM.—Annual whist drive and dance.

ORRELL.—Whist drive.

POYNTON.—Special meeting at "Wen-ning," Poynton Park. Speaker : The districtorganizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boatGuild formed. Patron, the Rev. K. BrooksSomerville, M.A. ; chairman, Mrs. EdwardGroome ; honorary treasurer, Mrs. PhilipLees ; joint honorary secretaries, Mrs. ArcherPearson and Miss T. Groome.

RADCLIFFE.—Annual meeting on 26thNovember. Efforts of the past year :Dancing display and whist drives. Amountcollected in 1936, £41.

Whist drive.

RAMSBOTTOM.—Dance, arranged by theLadies' Life-boat Guild.

ROMILEY.—Annual meeting on 17thNovember, Mrs. Kinsey, president of thebranch, in the chair. Speaker : The districtorganizing secretary. Amount collected in1936, £39.

Military whist drive.

SANDBACH.—Annual meeting on 29thNovember. Speaker : The district organizingsecretary. Amount collected in 1936, £41,an increase of £7 on 1935.

Coronation dance.SOUTHPORT.—Annual meeting on 3rd

December, the Mayor presiding. Speaker :The district organizing secretary. Efforts ofthe past year: Life-boat day, Mayoress'sappeal, card afternoon. Amount collected in1936, £273, an increase of £53 on 1935.

Annual dance, organized by Mrs. Claff anda committee. Whist drive and dance.

TYLDESLEY.—Coronation dance and" At home."

WIGAN AND STANDISH. — Annualmeeting on 8th December, Mrs. PercyRushton in the chair. Speaker : The districtorganizing secretary. Efforts of the pastyear : Life-boat day, bridge drive. Amountcollected in 1936, £152.

WORKINGTON.—Annual balls.


North-Eatt of England.ALNWICK.—Concert.BEDLINGTON.—Whist drive.BERWICK.—Annual dinner to life-boat

crew. Whist drive at Spittal.BLYTH.—Whist drive and dance. Supper

to life-boat crew, given by Mr. J. Keenlyside.BRADFORD.—Annual meeting on 22nd

January, the Lord Mayor, president, in thechair. Presentation to Sir Henry SutcliffeSmith, chairman of the branch, and to Mr.R. V. Rushworth, of the vellums recordingtheir appointment as honorary life-governorsof the Institution, and to Mr. James Thosebyof the gold badge awarded to him by theInstitution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, bridge drives, house-to-housecollections, matinee. Amount collected in1936, £1,237.

CAWTHORNE.—Whist drive and dance.CONSETT.—Bridge drive. " Bring-and-

buy " sale.CRESSWELL.—Social evening.DARLINGTON.—Whist drive.GATESHEAD.—Bridge drives.HECKMONDWIKE.—Bridge drive.HOLMFIRTH.—Whist drive.HUDDERSFIELD.—Annual meeting on

llth December, Mrs. T. Shires, J.P., in thechair, Speaker : Councillor D. J. Cartwright.Efforts of the past year : Bridge and whistdrive, American tea and sale, life-boat day.Amount collected in 1936, £303, an increaseof £24 on 1935.

KEIGHLEY.—" Bring-and-buy " tea.LEEDS.—Annual meeting on the 13th

January, Alderman Sir George Martin,K.B.E., J.P., chairman of the branch, pre-siding. Efforts of the past year : Dance, life-boat day, special appeal. Amount collectedin 1936, £750.

MARKET WEIGHTON.—Whist drives.NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. — Concert,

bridge drives.NORMANTON.—Cinema show.NORTHUMBERLAND. — County life-

boat ball, at which the Duchess of Northum-berland, C.B.E., received the guests.

PATRINGTON.—Cinema show.RUNSWICK AND STAITHES.—Annual

meeting on 28th January. Efforts of thepast year : Life-boat day, social. Amountcollected in 1936, £130, an increase of £26on 1935.

SCARBOROUGH.—Annual meeting on2nd December. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R.Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the In-stitution. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day. Amount collected in 1936, £560,an increase of £100 on 1935. Bridge drive.

SEAHAM.—The branch has suffered asevere loss by the death of Mr. T. Turner,its honorary treasurer since 1923.

Dance and whist drive. Children's ball.

SELBY.—Presentation to Mrs. D. Coch-rane, honorary secretary, of the life-boatmanstatuette awarded to her by the Institution.

Bridge drive.SLEIGHTS.—Entertainment.SOUTH SHD3LDS.—Dinner and whist

drive.SOWERBY BRIDGE.—Bridge and whist

drive.SPENBOROUGH.—Bridge and whist

drive.STOCKTON.—Dinner dance.STOKESLEY.—Dance.TYNEMOUTH.—Supper to crew.WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Annual meeting

of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 5th Novem-ber. Efforts of the past year: Bridge andwhist drives, life-boat day. Amount col-lected in 1936, £109.

WHITBY.—On Armistice Day, llthNovember, the motor life-boat put out, withfishing boats, A service in memory of thosewho lost their lives at sea in the Great Warwas conducted on board the life-boat, and awreath was cast on the sea.

WITHERNSEA.—Presentation to Mrs.W. Shipstone of the life-boatman statuetteawarded to her by the Institution, and toMrs. Fowler and Miss D. Parkinson of therecords of thanks awarded to them by theInstitution.

Midlands.

BADSEY.—Whist drive.BIRMINGHAM.—Collections at Theatre

Royal, Alexandra and Empire Theatres.Annual life-boat ball. Dance arranged byMrs. Jordan, Acocks Green, and by MissSummers at Lozells. House-to-house collec-tions at Saltley, King's Norton, Selly Oakand West Bromwich.

BLACKHEATH.—The branch has suffereda severe loss by the death of Mr. T. Siviter,joint honorary secretary since 1933.

Presentation of prize won in the life-boatessay competition for elementary schools atthe Odeon Theatre.

BRISTOL.—Annual life-boat dance.COVENTRY.—Presentation of the vellum

awarded to Mr. William Liggins, vice-president, recording his appointment as anhonorary life-governor. Dance at the Rialto.

DERBY.—The branch has suffered asevere loss by the death of Mr. ArthurWormald, its honorary secretary since 1934.

EVESHAM.—Carol party.KIDDERMINSTER. — Carol party at

Wilden.LANGWITH.—Whist drive.LINCOLN, AND NEWCASTLE-UNDER-

LYME.—Whist drive and dance.NOTTINGHAM.—Annual meeting, the

Duke of Portland, K.G., P.C., G.C.V.O., avice-president of the Institution and patron


ef the branch, presiding, supported by theSheriff of Nottingham (Mr. A. Savage) andCommander G. J. Mackness, D.S.C., R.N.,chairman. Mr. A. L. Morell appointedhonorary secretary. Amount collected in1936, £440.

Dance and cabaret. Dance, organized bythe Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the RaleighBallroom, lent by Sir Harold Bowden, Bt.Bridge drive held by the Radcliffe Ladies'Golf Club. Bridge drive held by the BulwellHall Ladies' Golf Club.

OWSTON FERRY.—Concert.RUGELEY.—Annual life-boat dance.SPILSBY.—Dance at Coningsby.STOKE - ON - TRENT. — Bridge drive,

arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.TOWCESTER.—Carol party.WOLVERHAMPTON. — Supper dance,

attended by Sir Charles Mander, Bt., J.P.,and Lady Mander.

Lectures at Kenilworth and Redditch.

South-East of England.

ALDEBURGH.—Church collection at theannual fishermen's thanksgiving service.

ATTLEBOROUGH.—Life-boat day and" Heroes of the Sea" film shown withcollections.

BEXHILL.—Annual meeting, ColonelT. B. Harris, D.S.O., a member of thecommittee, presiding. Efforts of the pastyear : Life-boat day. Amount collected in1936, £247, an increase of £150 on 1935.

BOGNOR REGIS.—Carol singing.CAISTER-ON-SEA. — Ladies' Life-boat

Guild formed. Mrs. Graham Hughes, pre-sident ;: Mrs. William Smith, honorarysecretary; Miss Haylett, assistant honorarysecretary.

CAMBRIDGE. — Annual meeting, Mrs.Giles, president, in the chair. Efforts ofthe past year: House-to-house collection.Amount collected in 1936, £96, an increaseof £2 on 1935.

CHELMSFORD.—Two whist drives.

CLACTON.—Whist drive, arranged by theLadies' Life-boat Guild. Visit of the motorlife-boat to the Barrow Deep and Mid-Barrow lightships, with Christmas gifts fromthe people of Clacton.

CLAYGATE. — Branch formed. Mrs.Robert Bevington, honorary secretary. Lec-ture to the women's branch of the Con-servative and Unionist Association.

COBHAM.̂ -Sale of Christmas presents.

CROMER.—Annual meeting, Lord Suffield,president, in the chair. Efforts of the pastyear: Life-boat day, collections at boat-houses. Amount collected in 1936, £681, anincrease of £96 on 1935.

CUCKFIELD.—Carol singing.DORKING.—Whist drive.

EASTBOURNE.—Annual meeting, theMayor presiding. Efforts of the past year :Life-boat days in Eastbourne and district,and other collections arranged by theLadies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collectedin 1936, £1,288, an increase of £140 on 1935.

EPPING.—Annual meeting of the Ladies'Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1936,£104, an increase of £8 on 1935.

Whist drive.FOLKESTONE.—Annual meeting, the

Mayor, vice-president, in the chair. Effortsof the past year : Ball, bridge and whistdrives, fete, house-to-house collections.Amount collected in 1936, £212, an increaseof £16 on 1935.

Presentation of awards for the service tothe Josephine II on 13th December. (Seepage 216.)

Series of bridge drives. Life-boat ball.GRAVESEND.—Address to the Rotary

Club by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairmanof the Institution.

HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS.—An-nual meeting, the Deputy-Mayor presiding.Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite,O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Effortsof the past year : Life-boat days at Hastingsand Battle, blessing of the sea service,collections at cinemas and a theatre, house-to-house collections. Amount collected in 1936,£653, an increase of £125 on 1935.

HITCHIN.—Whist drive.HYTHE.—Presentation of awards for the

service to the Josephine II on 18th December.(See page 216.)

KESSINGLAND.—Annual meeting of theLadies' Life-boat Guild. Efforts of the pastyear : Whist drive and dance, beach collec-tion. It was decided to form a financialbranch to continue working for the Institutionafter the closing of the life-boat station.

Whist drive and dance.LEATHERHEAD.—Carol singing.LOWESTOFT.-^Annual meeting, Mr. F.

Spashett, J.P., chairman, presiding. Effortsof the past year : Life-boat day. Amountcollected in 1936, £202, an increase of £51on 1935.

MARGATE.—Visit of the motor life-boatto the Tongue and Edinburgh lightships withChristmas gifts from the people of Margate,and to the Girdler lightship with Christmasgifts from the people of Herne Bay.

MARLOW.—Carol singing.RAMSGATE.—Triennial Admiral Back

dinner to the life-boat crew, the DeputyMayor presiding. Speaker, Lieut.-Col. C. R.Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the In-stitution. Visit of the motor life-boat to theBrake lightship with Christmas fare fromthe people of Ramsgate.

RICKMANSWORTH AND CROXLEYGREEN.—Bridge drive.

ST. IVES.—Annual meeting, Mrs. F. M.Warren, vice-president, in the chair. Effortsof the past year : Life-boat day. Amountcollected in 1936, £68.


SELSEY.—Presentation of the certificateof service awarded by the Institution toCoxswain Frederick Barnes on his retirement,by Major J. S. Courtauld, M.C., M.P., pre-sident of the branch, Mr. E. G. Arnell, J.P.,chairman, presiding. Visit of the motorlife-boat to the Owers lightship with Christ-mas fare.

SHERINGHAM. — Annual meeting.Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day.Amount collected in 1936, £334, an increaseof £104 on 1935.

SHOREHAM.—Dance at Southwick, ar-ranged by the Ladies' committee. Bridgedrive at Shoreham arranged by the Ladies'Life-boat Guild.

SITTINGBOURNE AND MILTONREGIS.—Whist drive and dance.

SLOUGH.—Rummage sale.SOUTHBOROUGH. — Annual meeting,

Mr. C. Kynaston, a member of the committee,presiding. Efforts of the past year : House-to-house collection in Bidborough, Penshurst,Southborough and Speldhurst. Amount col-lected in 1936, £61, an increase of £14 on 1935.

SWAFFHAM.—Separate branch formedfrom East Dereham. Honorary secretary,Mrs. Robinson.

TOLLESBURY. — House-to-house col-lection.

TRING.—" Riders of the Storm" filmshown, with collections.

WALTON AND FRINTON.—Annualmeeting, Mr. J. W. Eagle, J.P., chairman,presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day and life-boat Sunday. Amountcollected in 1936, £261.

Visit of the motor life-boat to the KentishKnock lightship and the Gunfleet lighthousewith Christmas fare.

WALTON-ON-THAMES AND WEY-BRIDGE.—Bridge tournament.

WELLS - NEXT - THE - SEA. — Woollenscarf-helmets, from Mrs. Manby, of Codsall,Staffordshire, presented to the life-boat crew.

WINDSOR.—Address to the Rotary clubby Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C.,T.D., deputy secretary of the Institution.

WINSLOW.—Whist drive.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLES-TON.—On Armistice Day, llth November,the motor life-boat put out, and a service inmemory of those who lost their lives at seain the Great War was conducted on board bythe Vicar. Afterwards wreaths were caston the sea.

Lectures were given at Gadebridge Parkand Locker's Park Schools by Captain H. E.Holme, R.N. (ret.), honorary secretary of theBoxmoor and Hemel Hempstead branch ; atKing's School, Choir School and MathematicalSchool, Rochester, by Colonel A. C. Barnby,O.B.E., honorary secretary of the Rochesterbranch, and to the Women's Institutes atByfleet, Embrook, Fulmer, and Westerham.

South-West of England.APPLEDORE AND BIDEFORD,—An-

nual meeting, Mr. H. C. Whitehead, president,in the chair. Amount collected in 1936, £182.

BODMIN.—Life-boat day and life-boatfilms shown at the cinema.

BRIDGWATER.—Annual dance at NorthPetherton.

CAMBORNE AND REDRUTH.—Specialmeeting, Mr. A. Jagger presiding. Speaker :Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E.,secretary of the Institution. Amount col-lected in 1936 by Camborne branch, £70, anincrease of £13 on 1935.

CADGWITH.—The branch has suffered asevere loss by the death of the Rev. HenryVyvyan, its honorary secretary for thirty-eight years. The record of his services tothe Institution will be published in the nextissue of The Life-boat.

EXETER.—Whist drive.FOWEY.—Annual whist drive, organized

by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.ISLE OF WIGHT.—American tea and

annual ball and dance, arranged by theLadies' Life-boat Guild at Cowes. Part pro-ceeds of play by the Ryde Amateur Players.Presentation by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt.,chairman of the Institution, of the challengeshield for the South-West of England District,in the life-boat essay competition for elemen-tary schools, won by Edmund George Reed,of Oakfield Church of England Boys' School,Ryde.

LYNDHURST.—Address to MinsteadWomen's Institute.

MINEHEAD.—Annual meeting, Mr. H. M.Brandram presiding. Amount collected in1936, £180, an increase of £13 on 1935.

PAIGNTON.—Whist drive and varietyentertainment.

PENLEE.—Annual meeting, Alderman C.Tregenza, C.A., presiding. Amount collectedin 1936, £199, an increase of £23 on 1935.

PLYMOUTH.—Annual meeting. Amountcollected in 1936, £574.

Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boatGuild, Commodore B. K. Davies presiding}supported by Lady Humphreys, vice-chair-man, and Mr. Buller Kitson. Efforts of thepast year : Life-boat day, bridge and whistdrives, concert. Amount collected in 1936,£487, an increase of £4 on 1935.

Bridge and whist drive arranged byLadies' Life-boat Guild. Annual life-boatball. Presentation by the chairman of theeducation committee of a prize won in thelife-boat essay competition for elementaryschools.

POOLE.—Annual meeting, the Mayorpresiding. Amount collected in 1936, £283.

REDRUTH.—Annual meeting. Amountcollected in 1936, £22.

SHAFTESBURY.—Life-boat day at Mot-combe.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Whist drive, arrangedby the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.


SWANAGE.—Annual meeting, Lieut.-Col.E. J. Hurt, T.D., president and chairman,presiding. Amount collected in 1936, £135.

TORBAY.—The branch has suffered asevere loss by the death of Miss Shears, J.P.,the honorary secretary of the BrixhamLadies' Life-boat Guild since 1927.

WATCHET.—Annual meeting, Mr. H. K.Hole, chairman, presiding. Amount col-lected in 1936, £86, an increase of £7 on 1935.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE.—Vouchers forChristmas fare presented to the crew by theLadies' Life-boat Guild.

WEYMOUTH.—Annual meeting. Amountcollected in 1936, £293, an increase of £69on 1935.

WINCHESTER.—Lantern lecture andtalk on " The Alhambra, Spain," given byMrs. Waddell at Colden Common, stall offancy goods, and silver collection. House-to-house collection in Sutton Scotney anddistrict.

Scotland.

ABERDEEN. — Annual life-boat ball,attended by the Lord and Lady Provostand over 700 guests.

ARBROATH.—Annual meeting of theLadies' Life-boat Guild, Lady Chapel, presi-dent, in the chair. Speaker: Mr. A. E.Baker, senior coastguard. Efforts of thepast year: Life-boat day, concert, andappeal for subscriptions.

BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS,AND GARDENSTOWN.—Annual meeting ofthe Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 3rd November,Mrs. Christie, president, in the chair. LadyAbercromby appointed honorary president.Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary.Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days,house-to-house collection, and military whistdrive.

Special meeting of the Ladies' Life-boatGuild at Macduff, Provost Paterson presiding.Speaker: The Scottish organizing secretary.Committee appointed.

BURNTISLAND AND ABERDOUR.—Annual whist drive.

CAMPBELTOWN.—Annual meeting on2nd November, Dr. J. P. Brown, D.S.O.,president, in the chair. Efforts of the pastyear: House-to-house collections, golf com-petitions, and appeal by the committee.Amount collected in 1936 £144, an increaseof £11 on 1935.

Mr. George McEachran, who died at theend of October in his 79th year, had beencoxswain of the life-boat for nearly twenty-seven years. He had retired in 1927.

CARDENDEN.—Church services in Auch-terderran Church. The Rev. D. M. Douglas,M.A., B.D., conducted the service, and an

address was given by Captain Robert Mends,R.N.

COATBRIDGE.—Whist drive, organizedby the Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

DUNBAR.—The station has suffered asevere loss by the death, on 29th November,at the age of 75, of Dr. Duncan Macdonald,who had been its chairman for twenty-sixyears.

Annual meeting. Efforts of the past year :Life-boat days and whist drive. Amountcollected in 1936 £283, an increase of £14on 1935.

Presentation of New Year's gifts to theDunbar and Skateraw life-boat crews.

DUNFERMLINE. — Annual Christmasdance.

EDINBURGH.—Annual meeting on 26thNovember,Bailie Gilzeanpresiding. Speakers:Rear-Admiral R. C. Davenport, C.B., Com-manding Officer, Coast of Scotland, MajorAndrew Wilson, O.B.E., and Admiral SirJohn F. E. Green, K.C.M.G., C.B., chairmanof the branch. Efforts of the past year :Life-boat day procession and appeal forsubscriptions. Annual meeting of Ladies'Life-boat Guild on 26th November, Harriet,Lady Findlay, D.B.E., president, in thechair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boatday, bridge and whist drive, golf tournament,cake and candy sale, and appeal for subscrip-tions. Amount collected by branch andGuild in 1936 £2,347, an increase of £156 on1935.

Lantern lectures.ELIE.—Whist drive.

EYEMOUTH. — Annual meeting, SirChristopher Furness, Bt., president, in thechair. Presentation of the silver watchawarded by the Institution to Mr. William J.Patterson, skipper of the Spes Bonn, for hisgallant attempt to save the steam drifterJacob George of Great Yarmouth, strandedat Eyemouth on 4th February, 1936. Effortsof the past year : Appeal for subscriptions.Amount collected in 1936 £11.

GLASGOW.—Annual ball, arranged bythe Ladies' Life-boat Guild.

Lantern lecture.

GOURDON.—Annual meeting on 26thNovember, Mr. Thomas Johnston, chairman,presiding. Efforts of the past year ; Namingceremony of the motor life-boat and life-boatday. Amount collected hi 1936 £22, anincrease of £15 on 1935.

GOUROCK.—Life-boat ball, attended bythe Earl of Glasgow. Lantern lecture.

INVERNESS.—Jumble sale at Rothie-murchus, Aviemore, arranged by Mrs. Briggs.

ISLE OF BUTE.—Whist drive and dance.

KEITH.—Special meeting, Provost Thom-son presiding, to form a Ladies' Life-boatGuild. Speaker: The Scottish organizingsecretary. Badges presented to Guild mem-bers by Mrs. Gordon, of Buchromb.


KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Annual meeting on18th December, Sir Charles D. Hope-Dunbar,Bt., president, in the chair. Efforts of thepast year: Life-boat days, cake and candysale, lecture, and appeal for subscriptions.Amount collected in 1936 £169, an increaseof £5 on 1935.

Lantern lecture.LEVEN.—Whist drive.NEWBURGH. — Children's fancy dress

party.PETERHEAD.—Annual dance, arranged

by Mr. G. N. Craighead and committee.TROON.—Annual meeting on 27th No-

vember, Provost McAllister, president, in thechair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boatday, joint church service, and appeal forsubscriptions. Amount collected in 1936 £108.

VALE OF LEVEN.—Annual meeting on19th November, Mrs. William Scott, vice-president, in the chair, in the absence ofthe president. Speaker: The Scottish or-ganising secretary. Efforts of the past year :Life-boat day, whist drive and dance.Amount collected in 1936 £69.

Bridge drive.WICK.—Whist drive.Lantern lectures at: Aberlady, Airdrie,

Bellshill, Clackmannan, Cromarty, Dunoon,Falkirk, Greenock, Huntly, Lasswade,Lauder, Leith, Lochwinnoch, Musselburgh,Penicuik and Renfrew.

Ireland.

BANGOR.—Bridge drive. Presentationof prize won in the life-boat essay competitionfor elementary schools.

BELFAST.—The branch has suffered asevere loss by the death of Mr. ThomasRichardson, D.L., a member of the committeefor many years and chairman since 1934.Mr. R. E. Workman appointed chairman ofbranch in place of the late Mr. ThomasRichardson, D.L.

Annual life-boat ball. Dance. Proceedsof opening night of Ambassadors' Cinemagiven to the Institution by the proprietor,Mr. D. D. Young. Royal North of IrelandYacht Club Lecture. Retiring collectiongiven to the Institution.

BRAY.—Annual life-boat dance.CORK.—Annual life-boat dance. Speech

by district organizing secretary at IrishCruising Club dinner.

DUN LAOGHAIRE.—Whist drive. Broad-cast on Christmas Day by the motor mechanic,A. F. Smith.

Mr. Dan Murphy, who died at the beginningof December, was coxswain of the life-boatfor sixteen years, retiring in 1929.

HOWTH.—Arrival of new motor life-boat.LETTERKENNY.—Presentation by the

Most Rev. William MacNeely, D.D., Bishopof Raphoe, of the challenge shield forIreland in the life-boat essay competition for

elementary schools, won by BartholomewDuggan of Meenamara School, Dungloe, Co.Donegal. Mr. Eugene Mahony, M.C.C., pre-sided. Speakers : The chairman, the Bishop,the Very Rev. P. Kerr, B.A., B.D., and theVen. Archdeacon McClenaghan, M.A.

NAAS.—Annual life-boat dance.PORTRUSH.—Annual meeting. Dr. W.

Porter in the chair. Speakers : The chair-man, Mr. A. J. W. Christie (the honorarysecretary), and the district organizing secre-tary. Amount collected in 1936, £174, anincrease of £15 on 1935.

WESTMEATH (N).—Special performanceby Jimmy O'Dea and company, organized bythe honorary secretary.

WEXFORD.—Dance. Bridge drive.

YOUGHAL.—Whist drive.

Wales.

(Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire,and Shropshire.)

ABERAYRON.—Life-boat day and dance.BARRY.—Whist and bridge drive and

dance, organized by the Ladies' Life-boatGuild.

CARDIFF AND PENARTH.—Presenta-tion at a meeting of the Penarth Urban Dis-trict Council, by the chairman, of the framedletters of appreciation awarded by the In-stitution to Mr. Samuel Buckland and Mr.Charles Langford^for the rescue of three menfrom a capsized sailing boat off Penarth Pieron September 20th, 1936. Money awardsmade by the Institution had already beenpresented. Speaker : The district organizingsecretary, supported by Mr. Dennis Morgan,branch secretary, and Miss B. N. Williams,honorary treasurer of the Penarth Ladies'Life-boat Guild.

CONWAY AND DISTRICT.—Annualmeeting on 4th November. Mrs. GuyseBarker, chairman of the Ladies' Life-boatGuild, presiding, supported by the Mayor.Speaker : The district organizing secretary.Efforts of the past year : Annual appeal forsubscriptions, life-boat day. Amount col-lected in 1936, £129, an increase of £25on 1935.

FERRYSIDE.—Dance.

GORSEINON.—Whist drive.

HEREFORD.—Annual meeting on 26thNovember, Vice-Admiral F. P. Loder-Symonds, C.M.G., J.P., chairman, presiding.Speaker : The district organizing secretary.Efforts of the past year : Annual appeal andsubscriptions, life-boat day. Amount col-lected in 1936, £52, an increase of £25 on1935.

LLANDYSSUL.—Life-boat day.NEWPORT (Mon.).—The Ladies'Life-boat

Guild has suffered a serious loss by the deathof Mrs. J. Sadler, a member of the Guild formany years.


Services of the Life-boats of the Institution during 1936.

1936.Jan. 3.

„

„

; „>.,,..„»».„„

-•• .,,,,,

tt

s. '•!,

»»

,.

;;

''. „, „• „

,,,,„

.Feb.

b£S;

• ,,?-

|:"

7.

8.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

13.

14.

15.

15.

15.

16.

17.

18.21.21.

21.

25.

25.

27.27.

29.

30.

30.

30.

31.

31.

3.

.ss'3.

S3 4.

5.

6.10.10.

Time ofLaunching.1.0 p.m.

10.55 a.m.

9.24 a.m.

3.30 p.m.

3.30 p.m.

3.58 p.m.

5.25 p.m.

11.30 p.m.

10.10 p.m.

6.20 p.m.

11.5 a.m.

8.0 p.m.

10.45 p.m.

6.53 a.m.

10.10 p.m.

2.8 a.m.10.0 a.m.

1.57 p.m.

3.40 p.m.

7.50 p.m.

9.0 p.m.

2.35 a.m.6.15 a.m.

12.45 p.m.

11.35 a.m.

12,14 p.m.

12.40 p.m.

9.10 a.m.

11.20 p.m.

9.50 a.m.

11.45 a.m.

12.40 p.m.

7.45 p.m.]and

4.0 p.m. J12.50 p.m.' 1.10 p.m.

Personsrescued from

shipwreck.North Sunderland

Holy Island motor

Bembridge motor— — — — — — 2

Eleven fishing boats of North Sunderland.pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boats.

Motor fishing coble Reliance, of Holy Island,life-boat escorted coble into harbour.

Motor fishing boat Annie, of Portsmouth,life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - -

S.S. Co-operator, of Fenit. Fenit motor life-boat escorted vesselinto safety.

S.S. Miriam Thomas, of Liverpool. Baltimore motor life-boatstood by vessel.

Motor launch Nor Nor, of St. Mary's. St. Mary's motor life-boatescorted vessel to safety.

Motor vessel Zeehond, of Groningen. Plymouth motor life-boatstood by and escorted vessel into harbour.

Motor vessel Innishovien, of Chester. Barrow motor life-boatlanded an injured man.

Motor fishing boat Provider, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motorlife-boat stood by boat.

Motor fishing boat Greta, of Portpatrick. Portpatrick motor life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - 3

Fifteen fishing boats of North Sunderland. North Sunderlandpulling and sailing life-boat stood by. fishing fleet.

S.S. West Hika, of Mobile, U.S.A. Seaham motor life-boat renderedassistance.

Fishing fleet of Burtonport, Arranmore and other islands. Arran-more motor life-boat escorted fleet into safety.

Steam trawler Confederate, of Aberdeen. Peterhead motor life-boat escorted vessel into safety.

Pilot cutter William Porter, of Aberdeen. Aberdeen No. 1 motorlife-boat saved boat and rescued - - - - - - - - - - 3

Steam trawler Evergreen, of Aberdeen. Fraserburgh motor life-boat 9Schooner Flying Foam, of Bridgwater. Beaumaris motor life-boat 7Twelve motor fishing cobles of North Sunderland. Holy Island

motor life-boat escorted cobles into harbour.S.S. Vbari, of Tallinn, Esthonia. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat

stood by vessel.S.S. Greyfriars, of Newcastle. Flamborough No. 1 motor life-boat

stood by vessel.Steam trawler Andri. of Eskif jordur, Iceland. Whitby No. 2 pulling

and sailing life-boat - - - - - - - - - - - - - uS.S. Taycraig, of London. Penlee motor life-boat — — — — — 9Royal Air Force S.S. Cawley. Plymouth motor life-boat rendered

assistance.Motor fishing coble Our Brother, of Boulmer. Boulmer motor >

life-boat escorted coble into harbour.Motor fishing boat Acquire, of Inverness. Fraserburgh motor life-

boat rendered assistance.Fishing cobles Mizpa, John and Margaret, and Primrose, of New-

biggin. Newbiggin pulling and sailing life-boat escorted coblesinto safety. '

Eight fishing boats of Arbroath. Arbroath motor life-boat stoodby boats.

S.S. Fedora, of Genoa, Italy. Dungeness No. 2 motor life-boatstood by vessel.

Motor fishing boat Primrose, of Clogher Head. Clogher Head motor ,life-boat escorted boat into harbour.

Thirteen fishing cobles of Newbiggin. Newbiggin pulling and sailinglife-boat escorted cobles into safety. :7

Fishing boats Lindfar and Catherine, of Eyemouth. North Sunder-land pulling and sailing life-boat stood 'by boats.

Steam drifters Daisy, of Berwick, and. Young Kenneth, of Great r-Yarmouth. Berwick-on-Tweed motor life-boat stood by boats.

S.S. Elsie Annie, of Wexford. Rosslare Harbour motor life-boatstood by vessel and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0

St. Mary's motor life-boat took a doctor to St. Martin's Island.Motor fishing boat Provider, of Whitby. Whitby No, 1 motor life-

boat escorted boat into harbour. -^


10.10.

11.14.

16.

16.

17.

18.

20.

20.

21.

21.21.23.

23.

24.


4.0 p.m.11.30 p.m.

8.15 a.m.11.0 p.m.

9.10 p.m.

10.32 p.m.

6.0 a.m.

6.9 p.m.

9.50 a.m.

10.0 a.m.

11.0 a.m.

12 noon7.40 p.m.6.45 a.m.

11.16 a.m.

1.45 p.m.

Personsrescued fromshipwreck

Youghal motor life-boat saved boat

24. 4.10 p.m.

24.27.

27.29.

8.

9.9.

10.

11.

11.

16.19.

20.

23.

25.

10.15 p.m.2.24 a.m.

9.0 a.m.11.30 a.m.

4.45 p.m.and

3.0 p.m.

5.55 p.m.

1.35 p.m.

12.15 a.m.

9.50 a.m.

5.35 a.m.3.45 a.m.

5.54 a.m.

6.45 p.m.

9.45 a.m.

3.44 p.m.

9.0 a.m.and

9.35 a.m.9.0 p.m.4.0 p.m.7.15 a.m.

A fishing boat of Youghal.and rescued - - - -

Ketch Albatross, of Brest. Sennen Cove motor life-boat — — — —S.S. Duero, of Cadiz. Dunmore East motor life-boat stood by

and escorted vessel.The Daunt Rock lightship. Ballycotton motor life-boat — — —S.S. Lackenby, of West Hartlepool. Cadgwith pulling and sailing

life-boat landed 3, and stood by vessel.Motor fishing boat Sceptre, of Portballintrae. Portrush motor life-

boat rendered assistance.Motor liner Winchester Castle, of London. Weymouth motor life-

boat stood by vessel.Motor barge River Witham, of Hull. The Humber motor life-boat

stood by vessel.Steam trawler Strathmartin, of Aberdeen. Lenvick motor life-boat

stood by vessel.Twelve motor fishing cobles of Holy Island and Seahouses. Holy

Island motor life-boat escorted cobles into harbour.Fifteen fishing boats of North Sunderland. North Sunderland

motor life-boat escorted boats into safety.Fishing boat Myrtle, of St. Abbs. St. Abbs motor life-boat escorted

boat into harbour.Longhope motor life-boat took an appendicitis case to Scapa.Steam trawler Neptunia, of Havre. Longhope motor life-boatSteam trawler Algorma, of Grimsby. The Humber motor life-boat

stood by vessel.Schooner Rosmeur, of Douarnenez, France. Appledore motor life-

boat stood by vessel.Three motor fishing boats of Whitby, and two Royal Air Force

boats. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boats into har-bour.

Motor fishing boats Launch Out and Progress, of Scarborough. Scar-borough motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour.

St. Mary's motor life-boat took a sick man to Penzance.S.S. Brightside, of Middlesbrough. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, motor

life-boat rendered assistance.Barge Davenport, of Ipswich. Eastbourne motor life-boat - -S.S. Wexfordian, of Wexford. Rosslare Harbour motor life-boat

stood by vessel.

Rosslare Harbour motor life-boatS.S. Wexfordian, of Wexford.landed 9 and landed 4.

A rowing boat of Dover. Walmer motor life-boat saved boatand rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

S.S. Ardgantock, of Greenock. Whitby No. 2 pulling and sailinglife-boat stood by vessel.

Motor vessel Mary Birch, of Hull. The Humber motor life-boatstood by vessel.

Motor vessel Zuidland, of Rotterdam. Great Yarmouth andGorleston motor life-boat rendered assistance.

Steam trawler Siberite, of Hull. Stromness motor life-boat -The Kish lightship. Kingstown motor life-boat landed an injured

man.S.S. Hansa, of Wismar, Germany. Boulmer motor life-boat

assisted to save vessel.A motor boat of Christchurch. Swanage motor life-boat rendered

assistance.Fishing cobles Dorothy Rose, John and Nancy, Topmast and Sybil

Joyce, of Filey. Filey pulling and sailing life-boat escorted boatsinto safety.

Motor vessel Apricity, of London. Great Yarmouth and Gorlestonmotor life-boat rendered assistance.

S.S. Boree, of Caen, France. Cromer No. 1 and Wells motor life-boats landed 7 and rendered assistance respectively.

S.S. Osterhav, of Helsingfors, Finland. Wick motor life-boatLonghope motor life-boat took an appendicitis case to Scapa.Fishing boats John Robert and White Rose, of Cromer, and Little

Madge, of Sheringham. Cromer No. 1 motor life-boat stood byboats.

41

11

29


1936.April 2.

May

Time ofLaunching.7.45 a.m.

7.15 p.m.

3.55 a.m.6

Personsrescued fromshipwreck.

Motor fishing boat Little Madge, of Sheringham. Sheringhampulling and sailing life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - - 2

Motor yacht Elsina, of Shoreham. Shoreham Harbour motorlife-boat saved yacht and rescued — — — — — — — — — —

Fishing cobles George and Margaret, Hope-on, Our Boys, and Johnand Margaret, of Newbiggin. Newbiggin pulling and sailinglife-boat escorted cobles into harbour.

Barge Edith and Hilda, of Rochester. Clacton-on-Sea motorlife-boat stood by vessel.

Motor yacht Roma. Selsey motor life-boat saved yacht andrescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2

Motor yacht Roma. Shoreham Harbour motor life-boat savedyacht a n d rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2

Motor fishing boat Vesper II, of Fraserburgh. Whitehills motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour.

Five motor fishing boats of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour.

The Longstone lighthouse. Holy Island motor life-boat landedan injured man.

Motor fishing coble Lily, of Whitby. Whitby No. 2 pulling andsailing life-boat escorted coble into harbour.

Fishing boat Rally, of Selsey. Selsey motor life-boat saved boat andrescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2

Aith motor life-boat landed an injured boy from Papa Stour.Barge Will Everard, of London. Cromer No. 1 motor life-boat

stood by vessel.Eight motor fishing boats, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-

boat escorted boats into harbour.Fishing boats Maggie Smith, Sunshine, and Girl Mary, of Arbroath.

Arbroath motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour.Four-masted barque Herzogin Cecilie, of Mariehamn. Salcombe

motor life-boat - - - _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - 2 2Yacht Mavan. Caister pulling and sailing life-boat stood by yacht

and afterwards saved yacht and rescued — — — — — — — 2Steam trawlers Evaristo Perez and Teresa Campos, of Vigo, Spain.

Ballycotton motor life-boat rendered assistance.

7.

9.

11.

14.

15.

16.

19.

20.

20.20.

22.

24.

25.

25.

2.

5.6.7.6.

6.

6.

13.16.

5.30 p.m.

5.47 p.m.

5.25 p.m.

2.55 p.m.

2.10 p.m.

11.45 a.m.

10.0 a.m.

7.0 a.m.

7.0 a.m.11.25 a.m.

8.0 a.m.

1.8 a.m.

4.30 a.m.

11.0 p.m.

4.15 p.m.

3.25 p.m. '1.30 a.m.4.30 p.m.7.0 a.m.

8.15 a.m.

10.15 a.m.

11.10 a.m.3.35 p.m.

,, 16.

,, 19.„ 22.

„ '24.

,, 27.

„ 28.

„ 29.

,, 31.

June 2.

„ 5.

,, 10.

„ 13.

6.55 p.m.

5.55a.m.11.28p.m.

9.15 a.m.

4.56 p.m.

8.55 a.m.

4.57 p.m.

1.0 p.m.

11.0 a.m.

12.15 p.m.

6.0 a.m.

2.10 a.m.

S.S. Birtley, of Newcastle. Sunderland motor life-boat stood byvessel.

Seven motor fishing boats of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour.

Motor fishing cobles Flora and Star of Hope, of Staithes. Staithespulling and sailing life-boat escorted cobles into harbour.

Motor fishing boats Margaret and William, Douglasses and Ina, ofBlyth. Blyth motor fife-boat escorted boats into harbour.

Steam trawler Morvina, of Grimsby. Stromness motor life-boat 3Motor fishing boat Eagle, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor

life-boat escorted boat into harbour.Four men marooned on a dolphin in Pegwell Bay. Ramsgate

motor life-boat - _ - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - - 4S.S. Mars, of Liepaja, Latvia. Anstruther motor life-boat landed 10.Motor pinnace from yacht Westward, of London. Southend-on-Sea

motor life-boat rendered assistance.Motor cruiser Water Nymph. Wells motor life-boat rendered

assistance.Motor yacht Sunbeam, of Boston. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston

motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued - • - - - - - -3Six motor fishing boats of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat

escorted boats into harbour.Motor yacht Little Mariner, of Southampton. Weymouth motor

life-boat saved yacht.Motor fishing boat The Lily, of Grimsby. The Humber motor

life-boat rendered assistance.Yacht Vixen, of Dublin. Kingstown motor life-boat saved yacht

and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1Motor fishing boat Smiling Morn, of Southwold. Southwold motor

life-boat rendered assistance.Steam drifter Reclaim, of Lowestoft. Angle motor life-boat

rendered assistance.Ketch St. Austell, of Barnstaple. St. Ives motor life-boat saved

vessel and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4


PersonaTime of rescued from

1986. Launching. shipwreck.June 19. 4.25 p.m. Yacht F.L.B., of Blyth. Skegness motor life-boat saved yacht

and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2„ 19. 11.20 p.m. Motor fishing boat Gleaner, of Penzance. Penlee motor life-boat

escorted boat into safety.„ 21. 12.55p.m. Steam trawler Pointz Castle, of Swansea. Courtmacsherry Harbour

motor life-boat stood by vessel.„ 24. 6.10 a.m. Steam trawler Braemar, of Aberdeen. Stromness motor life-boat

rendered assistance.„ 24. 10.0 a.m. Steam drifters Whitelink Bay, of Fraserburgh, and Gamrie Bay, of

Banff. Fraserburgh motor life-boat stood by and renderedassistance.

„ 24. 6.10 p.m. Motor boat Carrick Lass, of Girvan. Girvan motor life-boatlanded 1.

„ 29. 12.45 a.m. Motor fishing boat Nellie, of Guernsey. St. Peter Port motor life-boat rendered assistance.

9.25 a.m. Steam trawler New Choice, of Granton. Longhope motor life-boat assisted to save vessel.

12 midnight. Motor trawler Bohemian Girl, of Grimsby. Stromness motor life-boat stood by vessel.

5. 11.0 p.m. Auxiliary yacht Una, of Brightlingsea. Walton and Frinton motorlife-boat landed 4.

5. 11.30 p.m. Rowing boat Our Boys, of Eastbourne. Eastbourne motor life-boat rescued _ _ _ _ _ - - - _ - - - - - - 2

7. 7.10 p.m. Steam trawler Avonglen, of Aberdeen. Peterhead motor life-boatstood by vessel.

12. 2.0 a.m. Boat Stella Marts, of Southbourne. Bembridge motor life-boatlanded 2.

12. 6.57 p.m. Motor yacht Dawn Wind, of Lymington. Yarmouth, Isle of Wightmotor life-boat saved yacht and rescued — — — — — — — 2

12. 7.50 p.m. Yacht Mayfly, of Poole. Torbay motor life-boat escorted yachtinto safety.

18. 10.0 -a.m. Yacht Bon Espoir, of St. Briene, France. Selsey motor life-boatsaved yacht and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

18. 3.0 p.m. Barge Victa, of London. Clacton-on-Sea motor life-boat savedbarge and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

18. 6.0 p.m. Yacht Raider, of Leigh-on-Sea. Aldeburgh No. 1 motor life-boatescorted yacht to safety.

18. 7.12 p.m. A dinghy of Tankerton. Margate motor life-boat saved boat andrescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

18. 11.50 p.m. Steam yacht Carmela, of London. Plymouth motor life-boatrendered assistance.

23. 10.54 a.m. Fishing boat Rally, of Selsey. Selsey motor life-boat saved boat andrescued _ _ _ _ _ - _ - - - - - - - - - - 1

23. 12.10 p.m. Motor yacht Thistle, of Burnham-on-Crouch. Eastbourne motorlife-boat rendered assistance.

5.50 p.m. Motor launch Stella, of Lowestoft. Aldeburgh No. 1 motor life-boat saved launch.

3.15 a.m. Yacht Mariner, of Dumfries. Kirkcudbright motor life-boatescorted yacht to safety.

2. 11.12a.m. Yacht Tom Boy, of Newhaven. Hythe motor life-boat saved yachtand rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3

2. 11.30 a.m. Yacht Mary, of Liverpool. Clovelly motor life-boat saved yachtand rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

2. 12.30 p.m. Two small boats of Benllech. Moelfre motor life-boat saved boatsand rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7

3. 8.40 a.m. A yacht of Rainham. Margate motor life-boat stood by yacht.3. 11.30a.m. A dinghy of Jaywick. Clacton-on-Sea motor life-boat saved boat.3. 7.45 p.m. A small boat of Lowestoft. Lowestoft motor life-boat saved boat

and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45. 6.12 a.m. S.S. Record, of Portsmouth. Swanage motor life-boat rendered

assistance.6. 1.53 a.m. Auxiliary yacht Vixen, of Bude. Padstow No. 1 motor life-boat 47. 1.30 a.m. Yacht Mono, of Heswall. Llandudno motor life-boat landed 3.7. 9.45 a.m. Fishing boats Liberty 11 and Edna, of Sheringham. Sheringham

motor life-boat escorted boats into safety.7-11. 11.40a.m. S.S. San Francisco, of Havre. Cromer No. 1 motor life-boat

rendered assistance.7. 2.23 p.m. Yacht Madeline. Skegness motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued 28. 9.45 p.m. Motor boat Sarah Ann Holden, of Salcombe. Salcombe motor

life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - - - - - - - 1


1936.Aug. 9.

„ 18.

„ 18.

„ 19-

„ 19-

„ 19.

» 19-

„ 26.

„ 31.

Sept. 1.

„ 4.

„ 15.

„ 16.„ 16-

„ 20.

„ 20.

„ 22.

„ 23.

Oct.

29.30.5.

5.

5.

17.19.20.18.19.19.

24.24.

25.

25.

25.

26.

27.27.27.


12 noon.

1.59 p.m.

2.40 p.m.

5.33 p.m.

6.0 p.m.

6.20 p.m.

2.25 p.m.

8.45 p.m.

4.0 p.m.

5.0 p.m.

2.0 p.m.

10.28 a.m.11.5 p.m.

10.35 p.m.

11.37 p.m.

11.50 p.m.

12.30 a.m.

2.30 p.m. I5.0 a.m. f6.12 a.m.

7.15 a.m.

11.55 a.m.

11.30 a.m10.0 a.m,9.0 a.m,

10.25 a.m.)6.30 a.m. j1.30 p.m.

2.12 p.m.7.20 p.m.

7.25 a.m.

12.55 p.m.

5.15 p.m.

7.5 p.m.

1.30 a.m.2.45 a.m.

11.15 a.m.

Personsrescued from

shipwreckMotor yacht Sunstar, of Southampton. Great Yarmouth and

Gorleston motor life-boat rendered assistance.Steam trawler Runswiek Bay, of Hull. The Humber motor life-

boat rendered assistance.Schooner Six Sisters, of Hull. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor

life-boat escorted vessel to safety.Small boat Fidget, of Walmer. Walmer motor life-boat saved boat

and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2A speed-boat of Hastings. Hastings motor life-boat rendered

assistance.A small boat of West Runton. Sheringham motor life-boat saved

boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1Yacht Mary, of Leigh-on-Sea. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat

rendered assistance.S.S. Southsea, of Portsmouth. Bembridge motor life-boat stood by

vessel.Motor cruiser Martaban, of Cardiff. Barry Dock motor life-boat

rendered assistance.Yacht Thelma II, of Beaumaris. Portrush motor life-boat rendered

assistance.Sailing yacht Woodpecker, of London. Southwold motor life-boat

escorted yacht into harbour.Steam trawler Inverclyde, of Granton. Fraserburgh motor life-

boat landed 10.Ketch Dido C, of Barnstaple. Ilfracombe motor life-boat landed 8.Motor yacht Sydia, of Bembridge. Bembridge motor life-boat

landed 3 from Horse Sand Fort.Motor vessel Karanan, of Rotterdam. Wells motor life-boat

stood by vessel.Motor vessel Karanan, of Rotterdam. Sheringham motor life-

boat stood by vessel.Boat of ketch Amazon, of Plymouth. Plymouth motor life-boat

escorted boat to harbour.Motor launch Silver Cloud, of Coverack. Coverack motor life-boat

rendered assistance.Motor vessel Karanan, of Rotterdam. Wells motor life-boat

rendered assistance.Sailing barge Cetus, of London. Lowestoft motor life-boat escorted

boat into harbour.Smack Arco, of Leigh-On-Sea. Clacton-on-Sea motor life-boat

saved vessel and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - 6Fishing boats Mini and Daisy, of Montrose. Montrose No. 1 motor

life-boat stood by boats.

S.S, Shuna, of Glasgow. Port Askaig motor life-boat - - 17

27. 2.45 p.m.

2781.

7.45 p.m.9.40 a.m.

S.S. St. Joseph, of Tonsberg, Norway. Barra Island motor life-boat - 4

Motor fishing cobles Boi/'s Own and Pioneer, of Flamborough. Flam-borough No. 1 motor life-boat escorted cobles into safety.

S.S. Finvoy, of Belfast. Girvan motor life-boat stood by vessel.Motor boat Courageous, of Donaghadee. Donaghadee motor life-boat

rendered assistance.Yacht Cachalot, of Burnham-on-Crouch. Southend-on-Sea motor

life-boat rendered assistance.Yacht Spray, of Portsmouth. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat

rendered assistance.Motor fishing boat Britannia, of Margate. Margate motor life-boat

saved boat and rescued _ _ _ - - - - _ _ _ _ - 2Herring drifter L. A. B. Houston. Maryport motor life-boat

escorted vessel into safety.S.S. Helena Faulbaums, of Riga. Port Askaig motor life-boat 4S.S. Dunvegan, of Liverpool. Troon motor life-boat stood by vessel.Fishing coble White Lady, of Sunderland. Sunderland motor

life-boat escorted coble into harbour.S.S. Goleta, of London. Ramsey motor life-boat landed an injured

man and rendered assistance.Schooner Edith May, of Wexford. Ramsey motor life-boat landed 3.A fishing boat of Weymouth. Weymouth motor life-boat saved

boat and rescued _ — -_- — - — — — — - - — 1


1936.Oct. 31.

Nov.

99

II

99

>»

»>

»»

II

II

I»

It

II

II

I)

ft

II

„

II

J)

„

*ff

»

Dec.

»»

t»

f»

*i

ii

»t

»»

»»

»»

1.

2.

2.

2.

3.11.

12.

12.

14.

14.

15.

15.

16-18.

17.

17.

18.

18.19.

19.

19.

23.

24.30.

30.

2.

4.

5.

5.

5.

6.

6.7.8.

9.

11.12.


1.5 p.m.

12.16 a.m-110.50 a.m./9.36 a.m.

1.5 p.m.

4.10 p.m.7.51 p.m.

8.20 a.m.

9.30 a.m.

8.25 p.m.

8.50 p.m.

4.52 p.m.

9.23 p.m.

11-12 a.m.

2.50 p.m.

3.15 p.m.6.55 p.m.

8.17 a.m.

7.5 p:m.4.25 p.m.

8.20 a.m.

9.45 a.m.

8.45 a.m.

10.15 p.m.2.50 p.m.

9.10 p.m.

11.45 a.m.

9.30 a.m.

12.30 p.m.

5.0 p.m.

11.30 p.m.

8.45 a.m.

4.20 p.m. \4.0 a.m.|7.40 p.m.

4.50 p.m.

7.30 p.m.6.38 a.m.

Personsreicued fromshipwreck.

Motor launch White Heather, of Yarmouth. Yarmouth, Isle ofWight, motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — 2

Sailing boat Tom Tit, of Dover. Dover motor boarding boat ren-dered assistance.

S.S. Bessemer City, of New York. St. Ives motor life-boat rescuedcrew and took master out to wreck - - - - - - - - - 33

The fishing fleet of Filey. Filey pulling and sailing life-boatescorted fleet into safety.

Tug Warrior, of Glasgow, and ferry-boat Snowdrop, of Liverpool.Thurso motor life-boat landed an injured man and renderedassistance.

A rowing boat. Clacton-on-Sea motor life-boat saved boat.Fishing boat lone, of New Brighton. New Brighton No. 2 motor

life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — 3Boat from H.M.S. Lucia. Weymouth motor life-boat took 4 men

from breakwater.Motor fishing vessel Aud Schou, of Frederickshaven. The Humber

motor life-boat rendered assistance.S.S. J. & J. Monks, of Liverpool. Blackpool pulling and sailing

life-boat stood by vessel.S.S. J. & J. Monks, of Liverpool. Fleetwood motor life-boat

escorted vessel into safety.Trawler Crystal, of Dieppe. Exmouth motor life-boat saved

vessel and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5S.S. Harvest Queen, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Selsey motor life-boat

escorted vessel into safety.S.S. Nesttun, of Tvedestrand, Norway. Cromer No. 1 motor life-boat

rendered assistance.Fishing cobles Olive and Agnes, of Sunderland. Sunderland motor

life-boat saved one coble and rescued _ _ _ _ _ - - - 5Coble Sonny, of Seaham. Seaham motor life-boat - - - - - 4Coble Vera Mary, of Bridlington. Bridlington motor life-boat

saved coble and rescued - - - - - - - - - - - - 2Open fishing boat Little Culverden, of Hastings. Hastings motor

life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — 2Steam drifter Pitagaveny, of Banff. Cromer No. 1 motor life-boat 10Motor trawler Clarissa, of Bideford. Appledore motor life-boat

saved vessel and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — 3S.S. Yeivforest, of Glasgow. Cromer No. 1 motor life-boat took

out a doctor.S.S. Lindisfarne, of Newcastle. Cromer No. 1 motor life-boat

rendered assistance.S.S. Everokmda, of Riga. The Humber motor life-boat landed a

sick woman.Ketch Ceres, of Bude. Appledore motor life-boat - - - - - 2Motor fishing boat Point Girl, of Ballycotton. Youghal motor

life-boat saved boat and rescued - - - - - - - - - - 2Motor barge T. H. Burton, of Liverpool. New Brighton No. 2

motor life-boat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4Motor fishing boats Provider, Success, and Pilot Me, of Whitby.

Whitby No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat escorted boats intoharbour.

Motor fishing coble Mayflower, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motorlife-boat escorted coble into harbour.

Six motor fishing boats of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boatescorted boats into harbour.

Lighter Richland, of Newcastle. Berwick-on-Tweed motor life-boat stood by vessel.

S.S. Northern Coast, of Liverpool. Port Askaig motor life-boat tooka doctor to vessel.

Fishing boat Just Reward, of Scarborough. Scarborough motorlife-boat escorted boat into harbour.

S.S. Helen Craig, of Belfast. Lytham-St. Anne's motor life-boatlanded 11, and put crew on board again.

Motor vessel Conida, of London. Clacton-on-Sea motor life-boatrendered assistance.

S.S. Kjorrefjord, of Farsund, Norway. Sunderland motor life-boatstood by vessel.

Galway Bay motor life-boat took help to a neighbouring island.S.S. Tanny, of Bristol. Tenby motor life-boat - - - - - - 5


PersonsTime of rescued Irom

1936. Launching. shipwreck.Dec. 13. 5.15 a.m. S.S. Soudan, of Glasgow. Dungeness No. 2 motor life-boat stood

by vessel.,, 13. 11.15 p.m. Motor fishing boat Josephine II, of Folkestone. Hythe motor

life-boat — ~ — — — — — — — — __ — _ _ _ _ 313. 5.30 p.m.) Ketch Ivy P., of Dublin. Wicklow motor life-boat - - - - - 414. 3.30 a.m. j and assisted to save vessel.13. 11.30p.m. j Schooner Alert, of Falmouth. Moelfre motor life-boat rescued — - 614. 9.0 a.m. j and saved vessel.17. 12 noon Five fishing boats of Arbroath. Arbroath motor life-boat escorted

boats into harbour.17. 2.2 p.m. Three fishing cobles of Newbiggin. Newbiggin pulling and sailing

life-boat escorted boats into safety.21. 11.50 a.m. S.S. Minn, of Parnu, Esthonia. Sennen Cove motor life-boat

assistance.23. 3.0 p.m. Fishing boat Messina, of Cromarty. Cromarty motor life-boat

rendered assistance.28. 3.10 a.m. Motor trawler Roger Henri, of Ostend. North Sunderland motor

life-boat — - — — — — — — — - — — — - - - - 6

SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S WORK.

Lives rescued by Life-boats - - - - _ - _ - _ _ _ _ _ 383Lives rescued in other ways for whose rescue the Institution gave

rewards _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ log

Total of lives rescued - - - - - - - - - - - 491

Persons landed from vessels or rocks on which they might havebeen i n danger _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 0

Boats and vessels which Life-boats saved or helped to save - - - 48Boats and vessels which Life-boats stood by, escorted to safety,

o r helped _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ - _ over 3 0 0Total number of launches, including those in which for various

reasons no services were rendered - - _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ 468

Notice.

THE LIFE-BOAT is published quarterly and is sent free to all honorary secretaries ofbranches and the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, to coxswains, honorary workers, subscribersoften shillings and over, libraries, the principal hotels, and the Press.

It is the current record of the work of the life-boat service, and the chief means bywhich it keeps its workers, subscribers, and the general public informed of its activities.Unless you are keeping a complete set of the journal you will help the Institution if,after reading this number, you will pass it on to a friend.

All contributions for the Institution should be sent either to the honorary secretaryof the local branch or guild, or to Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., the Secretary,Royal National Life-boat Institution, 42, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I.

All enquiries about the work of the Institution or about the journal should be addressedto the secretary.

The next number of THE,LIFE-BOAT will be published in June, 1937.

the life-boat....a resul ot f th succese ofs thi s life-boat it was decided to order a pair of...

Documents