On the 19th September four fishing boats which had left har- bour early in the morning were seen to be in trouble five or six miles north of the harbour. A moderate S.S.E. gale had sprung up, bringing a rough sea and heavy rain. The motor life-boat Robert Theophilus Garden was launched at 9.30 A.M., and went first to one of the boats which was flying distress signals. Her crew were in an ex- hausted condition, one of them, a boy of fourteen, being nearly dead. They were taken into the life-boat and given stimulants. Artificial respiration was applied to the boy. The crews of the other three boats were then rescued, and the life-boat returned to harbour with the four boats in tow. The boats were Polly, Mary, Congress Bell, and Sheila, and each carried a crew of three.

The life-boat arrived back at her station at noon.—Rewards, £6 Os. 6d.