During a whole W.S.W. gale on the night of the 20th February signals of distress were observed fr«m a vessel in.

the St. Tudwell's Eoads. Throughout the day it had been seen that the vessels there had been having trouble on account of the severity of the weather.

At about 10 P.M. the ketch Snowdon, of Carnarvon, parted her cables and commenced to drift. When she had drifted about a mile the stream anchor was let go and to the surprise of every- body held. In the meanwhile the Life-boat Oldham had been launched in a very heavy sea and on reaching the ketch took off the crew of four hands. She then returned to an anchorage near the boat-house, as it was impossible to land at low water in the heavy sea. At 3.15 A.M. next morning when the Life-boat was at anchor with the four rescued men on board, signals were observed from the schooner Aeron Belle, of Aberystwith, which had parted one of her cables and was riding very heavily. The Life-boat at once pro- ceeded to the schooner and rescued the three men on board. At 7 A.M. both the rescued crews were landed by means of a cantilever and basket specially provided at this Station, as they were all in an exhausted condition ; the boat being left at moorings until the weather moderated..