At 4 A.M. on the 15th November several fishing boats were at sea. The wind was blowing fresh from the S.E., the sea was making, and several of the boats were running for shelter. The life-boat crew stood by until, at seven o'clock, the motor life- boat Stanhope Smart was launched to the help of the boats still at sea. A strong S.E. gale was then blowing, with a heavy sea, and it was raining. The life-boat went off in a south-easterly direction, and after pouring oil on the water to lessen the effect of the waves, escorted into safety the fishing boats Boy's Own, Excelsior, Irene, Premier II and Victory. She returned to her station at 11.30 A.M.—Re\vards, £9 18*..