Swanage, Dorset.—On the morning of the 13th July a visitor set out from Boscombe in a small boat with theobject of rowing to Swanage. He had no knowledge of the tides and got into difficulties. At 3.20 P.M. he was seen by the Swanage coastguard between Peveril Ledge buoy and Durlston Head, but he was not then in danger. Later the weather became bad for a small boat, and the motor life-boat Thomas Markby was launched at 5.42 P.M. A strong S.W. breeze was now blowing, and a heavy ground swell was running.

About half-way between St. Aldhelm's Head and Anvil Point the boat was seen ashore on a most dangerous part of the coast. The man had tried to climb the cliffs, but had found it impossible.

The life-boat anchored and dropped in as near as possible, and then a line was got ashore by means of the line-throwing gun. The man made the line fast to the bow of his boat and the life-boat towed her off and took her back to Swanage. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 6.50 P.M.—Rewards, £5 12s..