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Holyhead, Anglesey.—On the afternoon of the 9th September the coastguard telephoned that a man had fallen over the cliffs at Pen las Rocks, about ten miles from Holyhead, and was lying seriously injured. All attempts to rescue him had failed. The motor life-boat A.E.D. put out at 5.15 P.M., in a moderate S.W. breeze,, with a ground swell, and reached the spot about an hour later. She dropped anchor and veered down to the jagged and dangerous rocks. With great care and skill the boat was taken into a creek so narrow that there was only about two feet to spare on either side, and the man was rescued. The life-boat brought him back to Holyhead, wherehe was immediately taken to hospital, and arrived back at her station at 7.30 P.M.—Rewards, £6 13s..