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Sleuth Hound

Two men who had gone out at 1 P.M. on the 23rd June for a few hours' pleasure fishing in the motor boat Sleuth Hound were overtaken by a thick fog. As they did not return it was thought that they had landed somewhere along the coast, but no news of the boat could be got. On the follow- ing morning an incoming steamer reported having heard whistles between the Shambles and the Bill, so the Motor Life-boat William and Clara Ryland went out at 6.45 A.M. She searched for some time, but could find nothing in the dense fog, and returned to her Station at 9.30 A.M. In the meantime the Sleuth Hound, which had been at anchor throughout the night, had managed to reach harbour at 7.45 A.M., using the sun, which showed faintly through the fog, as a guide.—Rewards, £4 10s. fid..