On the night of the 13th January the s.s. M. J.

Hedley, of Penzance, collided with the mail steamer Connaught, and was so badly damaged that her crew were compelled to desert her. A message reaching Holyhead, the steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was at once sent to the scene of the accident, as it was not known what damage had been sustained by the mail boat. On meet- ing her, however, she signalled that she did not require help and the Life-boat proceeded to the M. J. Hedloy, which was found in the vicinity of the North Stack. Some Life-boatmen were placed on board, and she was taken in tow by a tug and eventually beached in the outer harbour..