TORBAY, SALCOMBE, AND PLYMOUTH, DEVON.-—At 11.25 A.M., on the 6th January, the Motor Life-boat George Shee left Brixham in a whole S.S.W.

gale, with a very heavy sea and rain, as the s.s. Ingola, of Glasgow, had sent out an S.O.S. message that she was bearing down on the rocks off Start Point. The message had been inter- cepted and passed through the Coast- guard to the Life-boat Authorities.

The S.O.S. was also conveyed to Sal- combe and in response the Motor Life- boat Alfred and Clara Heath also launched. At 11.42 A.M. the Ingola cancelled her distress call, having mis- taken seas washing over a steamer off the Start for seas breaking over the rocks. The Torbay Motor Life-boat was re-called when off Berry Head and arrived back at her Station at 12.30 P.M.

Coxswain Sanders was in command, although suffering from the injury to his thumb received while out on service two days before.

Salcombe Life-boat was also re- called from Prawle Signal Station, but the weather was very bad indeed, so the Life-boat ran for Dartmouth, and returned to Salcombe the following day. Information of the vessel's posi- tion was also given to Plymouth, where the Crew of the Motor Life-boat Robert and Marcella Beck assembled, but it was not considered necessary for the boat to go out.—Rewards : Torbay, £7 6s. Gd.; Salcombe, £12 12s. ; Ply- mouth, rewards included in the £4 7s. Gd. for the launch to the Trevaylor on the same date..