At about 10.30 A.M. on the 6th May a telephone message was received from the coastguard that a yacht was in difficulties two miles off Little Orme's Head. The coxswain went to keep a look out on her. Suddenly, in a fierce squall, he saw that her sails had been carried away, and that she was drifting helplessly out to sea. A strong S. gale was then blowing, and it was raining.

The sea was rough. The new motor life-boat Thomas and Annie Wade Richards was launched on her first service at 11 A.M., and found the yacht to be the Mizpah, of Liverpool. Her three occupants were exhausted. The life-boat towed the yacht into Conway and arrived back at her station at 5 P.M. This was a long service and additional rewards were given.—Re- wards, £11 9s..