Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. -— On the afternoon of the 2nd September the coxswain, who knew that the motor launch which attends on the residents of Steep Holm Island was away at the island, kept a look out for her, as a fresh S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with heavy rain showers and squalls, and a moderate sea. He sighted her about a mile N.E. of Steep Holm, and after watching for some time warned the honorary secretary that she appeared to be in difficulties. The new motor life-boat Fifi and Charles was launched at 4.40 P.M., and found that the launch was leaking badly and that her engine had broken down. There were three people on board, a boatman and two passengers, a man and a woman. They were exhausted with baling, but the water was gaining on them. They were taken into the life-boat—the launch being taken in tow—and were safely landed at Anchor Head, but the launch sank. The life-boat returned to her' station at 6.30 P.M. One of the rescuedmen wrote a letter of thanks and sent a donation and another promised to become a subscriber.—Rewards, £5 8s. 6d..