St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly— On the evening of the 15th August the secretary of the station was out fishing near Crehewethan, with his son and a friend, in the motor boat Penguin. The engine broke'down, and owing to the strong ebb tide it was impossible to row the boat home, although the sea was calm and there was no wind. The honorary secretary signalled with a morse lamp to Bishop Rock lighthouse and the St.

Agnes coastguard, and news was passed to St. Mary's. The motor life-boat Cunard was launched at 9.40 P.M., butfound on arrival that a motor boat had put out from St. Agnes and had taken the Penguin in tow. The life-boat took over the rope and brought the Penguin home. She returned to her station at 11.30 P.M.—The expenses of this service did not fall on the Institution..