On the 14th January the Foreland coast watcher telephoned that a fore- and aft schooner, about three miles S.W.

of the look-out, was drifting towards Hayling Island. A whole W.S.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea, when the motor life-boat Langham was launched at 9.10 A.M. She found the auxiliary schooner Rover, of Lowestoft, with two men and two women on board, driving towards the shore near Wit- tering. With great difficulty the life- boat got alongside. The four people were rescued and landed at Bembridge, and the Rover drove ashore, water- logged. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 11.40 A.M. The owner sent a letter of thanks and the com- mittee of management sent a letter of appreciation to* the station—Rewards, £9 15s..