THE Porthdinllaen Motor Life-boat saved the French yacht Rose Marine and her three occupants during a strong N.E. gale with a rough sea on the 15th September, 1927. Out of the salvage money received for their services the Crew have given a donation of £1 6s. 4d.

to the Institution's funds.

* * * The PorthdinHaen Crew have also given a donation of 5s. £d. to the funds of the Institution out of the salvage money received by them for saving the yacht Arrow, of London, and her one occupant, on the 9th June last.

* * * The St. Mary's Isles, of Stilly, Motor Life-boat saved the schooner Roscovite, of Treguier, during a strong N. gale, with a very heavy sea, on the 9th November, 1927. For their services the Life-boat Crew received salvage, and out of this money they have given a donation of £7 lls. 2d. to the funds of the Institution.

* * * To show the admiration of the people of Cromer for the service of the Cromer Motor Life-boat to the S.S. Georgia on 22nd November last, a local fund was raised for the Crew which reached over £360. Out of this fund the Coxswain and Crew have given £15 to the Institution.

* * * On 23rd March last the Robin Hood's Bay Life-boat stood by the S.S. Gatwick, of London, which had gone ashore in a dense fog, and ran out an anchor for her.

As a result the vessel was saved from being washed further up, and in the end succeeded in hauling off. Out of the salvage money received for this service the Crew have given £12 13s. to the Institution.

* * * The Hauxley Life-boat stood by the S.S. Hesperides, of Liverpool, which had gone ashore early in the morning of 1st January last. The Life-boatmen ran out an anchor wliicli saved the steamer from being carried further on to the rocks, and in the end she was towed off by tugs. Out of the salvage money received for this service the Crew have given £5 to the Institution.

* • * * On 3rd April last the yacht Coquette, of London, was saved and her crew rescued by the Clacton-on-Sea Motor Life-boat. Out of the salvage money received the Life-boat Crew have given £2 Us. as a donation to the Institution.

* * # On 18th April last the Life-boat at Angle, Milford Haven, went out to the help of the tug Wrestler, of Glasgow, which had run ashore in a dense fog.

On account of the fog news of the wreck was not received at the Life-boat Station until four hours after she went ashore, and when the Life-boat reached her the crew had left in their own boat.

Eight of them landed safely, but two were drowned owing to the capsizing of the boat. The Life-boat Crew boarded the vessel, patched her up, got her afloat, and brought her into Milford Haven. Out of the salvage money which they received they have made a donation of £43 7s. to the Institution..