London, July 1.
Londoners were afforiled an interesting opportunity to-day of seeing This was in connexion with the International Conferenes on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Sir Godfrey Baring, an Alderman of the London County Council, presided at the Conference. In his pening speech he appreciatively referred to the presence of Count Kozo Yoshii, the President of the Japan Lifeboat Association, who had travelled from Japan to be present at the Conference.
Later.
The International Lifeboat Conference to-day passed a resolution, in accordance with the suggestion of Count Yoshii, urging all maritime countries not' possessing a lifeboat service to organize one and favouring the establishment of an inter national lifeboat organization on Hines of the Red Cross Society. The resolution will be sent to the League of Nations—Reuter.
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