— Just before nightfall on 9th April two pilot boats had been seen pulling out to sea in a moderate S.W. gale with a rough sea and heavy rain. After dark the wind increased and anxiety was felt for their safety, so it was decided to launch the Motor Life-boat Robert Theophilus Garden. She got away at 8 P.M., but when she found the pilot boats, four miles north of Wicklow, they had already got, with difficulty, into com- paratively smooth water, and declined help. The Life-boat arrived back at her Station at 9.45 P.M.—Rewards, £11 19*..