On the afternoon of the 5th May Seaforth wireless station received a message that a schooner near Beta buoy wanted immediate help. News was passed to the life-boat stations and the New Brighton No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat Anne Miles and the Hoylake motor life-boat Oldham were both launched about 5.45 P.M. A strong WT.S.W. breeze was blowing and the sea was very rough. The New Brighton life-boat arrived first, but was swept past the schooner, the Duchess, of Dublin, and had to make sail again and beat to windward. In the meantime the tug Yorkgarth, of Liverpool, which was near-by, had sent two men away in a small boat to try and rescue the schooner's crew. The boat reached the schooner, but was swept away on to Taylor's Bank and was in very great danger of capsizing. The coxswain considered that the position of the two men in the small boat was more dangerous than that of those on the schooner, and as the Hoylake life-boat had now arrived, he went to their rescue, leaving the Hoylake boat to deal with the schooner. The New Brighton life-boat rescued the two men, but their boat was lost. She then sailed up the Crosby Channel until the Yorkgarth took her in tow and brought her to her moorings at 9. P.M. The Hoylake motor life-boat meanwhile had, with difficulty, rescued the schooner's crew of three. As she was making for New Brighton she suffered a slight engine breakdown, but the tug Vigilant towed her in, and she reached New Brighton stage with the rescued men at 8.30 P.M. Her oil circulating pump had broken down, but repairs were started immediately, and she was able to leave for home at 2.30 P.M. next day. While she was passing the coast- guard station she was signalled to stand by a ship's boat which was in difficul- ties. Her help was declined, however, as the boat had got into the shelter of the Battery. The life-boat went up Rock Channel and saw the yacht Helga (which is an old life-boat of the Institution) towing another yacht, the Foam, whose crew of two were in great danger in the gale and heavy seas.

With much difficulty tow-ropes were passed, and the life-boat helped the Helga to get the Foam into calmer water. The two men were then taken into the life-boat; two life-boatmen were put on board the Foam and one on board the Helga; and all the boats made for Hoylake. The life-boat ar- rived back at her station at 7.30 P.M.

The owner of the Helga sent a donation in appreciation of the services rendered to the Foam and requested that it should be considered as a gift from the Foam's crew. The owners of the tug Yorkgarth (the Rea Towing Company), gave a donation of £5 5s.—Rewards, New Brighton, £12 16s. 6d.; Hoylake, £21 17s. 8d..