NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—In response to signals of distress shortly after 10 P.M. on the 27th April the Life-boat Hubert and Susan went to the assistance of the s.s. Attiki, of Andros, Greece, which ran on to the rocks at Newbiggin Church Point and was badly damaged. There was a moderate S.E.

wind, rough sea and thick weather at the time. The captain and one of the crew refused to leave the ship, but twenty-five of the men elected to go ashore, so the Life-boat landed them soon after midnight, and the boat was re-housed at 2 A.M..