For which Rewards were given at the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management.

Bunbeg, Co. Donegal.—At about 5 P.M. on the 14th April Thomas Boyle, of Bunbeg, who had come in from Innishinney Island earlier in the day with a load of seaweed, heard shouts, and saw that another seaweed boat had sunk in making the harbour. A S.W. gale was blowing with a heavy sea, and the tide was running strongly.

Boyle, with his son and another man, at once put off in his boat, still with two tons of seaweed, on board, and rowed to the rescue. Owing to the heavy load the boat was difficult to pull, and when they got near the capsized boat the rescuers were much hampered by its seaweed which was floating in the water. Two of the four men in the ca sized boat were already drowned, but with great difficulty the other two were rescued. So little free- board had the rescuers' boat that one of the three men had to lean out of her on one side while the other two men, on the other side, dragged the two drowning men on board. Even then water was shipped. This was a gallant and skilful rescue carried out at great risk.—-Rewards : To each of the three men, Mr. Thomas Boyle, Mr.

Charles Boyle, Mr. John Barr, a letter of thanks and the sum of £2.

Stazigoe, Caithness-shire.—On the afternoon of the 14th May a man at Staxigoe saw a trawler off Noss Head making what he thought were signals of distress. He at once put off in a motor boat with two other men. A strong north-easterly wind was blow- ing, and on getting out of the shelter of Noss Head the rescuers met a rough sea, and ran some risk of being swamped. They found the trawler to be the St. Pauli, of Cuxhaven. She was not in distress, but her skipper wanted a telegram taken ashore.— Rewards, £1 2s. 6d., and 2s. Qd. for fuel used.

Filey, Yorkshire.—On the afternoon of the 1st July information was received that some visitors had been cut off by the tide at Speeton. Two cobles put off in a calm sea, only to find that the visitors had been rescued from the shore by a human chain.— Allowance for expenses, 10s.

Sunderland, Co. Durham.—On the afternoon of the 26th July a man who was fishing from a small boat about two miles east of Sunderland pier was overtaken by a W.N.W. gale. He pulled up his anchor and tried to come ashore, but was unable to make head- way, and drifted farther out. He let go the anchor again, but it failed to find bottom, and he signalled for help.

The bowman of the life-boat put off in his motor boat with two other men. With some difficulty, and at slight risk, they rescued the man and towed in his boat.—Rewards, £l 10s.

and 3*. for fuel used.

Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—On the morning of the 27th July three visitors, two men and a woman, put out in a small boat. A moderate N.W. gale was blowing and outside the bay the sea was rough, but close inshore the water was smooth and sheltered. The boat went out too far, and catching the full force of the gale, was blown rapidly out towards the open sea. The men sig- nalled for help, and the life-boat cox- swain, the bowman and another man put out in a motor boat. When they reached the small boat she was in great danger near the breakwater and those on board in extreme difficulties and unable to manage her. They were rescued and their boat towed back to Port St. Mary.—Rewards, £1 2s. 6d., and Is. 6d. for fuel used.

Filey, Yorkshire.—At about 5.30 P.M.

on the 30th July a report was received that a rubber mattress with a man on it was being washed out to sea off Reighton Gap. Eight cobles went out to search. The mattress was found, but there was no trace of the man.— Allowance for expenses, £2.

Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—On the afternoon of the 8th August the motor yacht Colleen, of Carne, with four people on board, got into difficulties about six miles E.S.E. of Rosslare pier.

Her motor had failed, and her sailing gear was fouled. Mr. W. J. B. Moncas, the branch secretary, with the life-boat coxswain, a member of the crew, and two other men, put off in a motor boat to her help at 6.53 P.M. A strong west breeze was blowing, with a rough sea and rain. The rescuers overtook the yacht midway between the Lucifer lightship and Tuskar Rock. She was drifting rapidly out to sea and was unmanageable. There were two men and two women on board. The two women were taken into the motor boat.

Three of the rescuers then went on board the yacht, lowered her sails, made fast a hawser, and towed her to Rosslare. Some risk was run and the service took about one and a half hours.

One of the rescued men became a subscriber to the Institution.—Re- wards : To Mr. W. J. B. Moncas, a letter of thanks; 10s. to the owner of the motor boat for fuel used, and 12s. 6d.

each to two of the rescuers who are not members of the permanent life-boat crew.

Hayling Island, Hampshire.—At 12.30 P.M. on the 10th August a sailing boat, with one man on board, capsized in Chichester harbour, in a moderate south-westerly gale, with a rough sea.

The man was able to cling to the upturned boat. A boatman, with a passenger, was fishing about three- quarters of a mile away. The two men saw what had happened and rowed to the rescue. They got to windward, dropped anchor, and veered down to the capsized boat. At slight risk they got the exhausted man on board and brought him ashore.

—Rewards: To Mr. L. P. Nolais, the boatman's passenger, a letter of thanks, and 10s. to the boatman.

Skerries, Co. Dublin.—On the night of the 15th August a motor trawler, St.

Nicholas, of Dublin, caught fire about fifteen miles E. by W. of Rockabill lighthouse. Her crew of seven aban- doned her and went to the lighthouse.

Later they left to row to Skerries. A moderate westerly breeze was blowing with a heavy ground swell and the night was very dark. The men were unable to get into harbour and shouted for help. Four men who were at a dance heard the shouts, launched a rowing boat and guided the men safely in.—Rewards: Letters of thanks to Dr. Norman May, Mr. Vincent McGowan, Mr. John Brady, and Mr.

Ivan Heeney.

Douglas, Isle of Man.—On the after- noon of the 15th August the motor boat Seafisher, which was putting off with a boatman, with thirteen passengers who were going out to fish, was hailed by the harbour-master, who said that a rowing boat off Douglas Head appeared to be in danger. A strong S.S.W.

breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.

The motor boat went after the rowing boat and on the way out shipped several heavy seas which soaked all on board. Just as she got near the rowing boat capsized and the two men on board were flung into the water. One man was able to swim and the other clung to the. upturned boat. The swimmer was picked up, and a rope was thrown to the other man, who was pulled through the water into the motor boat. It was impossible to keep the rowing boat in tow and she drifted off. The two men were put ashore at the pier steps, and the boatman's passengers also landed, with the result that he lost an afternoon's takings, amounting to 26s.—Rewards, £1 6*.

to make good the boatman's loss.

Cresswell, Northumberland.—On the morning of the 22nd August, when a very strong S.W. wind was blowing, the second coxswain of the life-boat learned that a rubber bathing raft had drifted away from the shelter of the cliffs and was being blown out to sea. The coxswain and second coxswain put off in a rowing coble, with three other men, and overtook the raft about a mile off shore. A woman and child were on it. With great difficulty they were taken into the coble. They col- lapsed but were revived, and brought ashore.—Rewards, £3 2s. 6d.

Port Erin, Isle of Man.—At 1.15 P.M.

on the 27th August the honorary secretary, Mr. T. A. Coole, learned that a small boat about a mile north of Bradda Head, and three-quarters of a mile out at sea, was in difficulties. A strong S.S.E. breeze was blowing and it was raining. The sea was rough. Mr.

Coole got a motor boat, manned by two fishermen, and put out with them.

They found the rowing boat on the rocks at Bradda Head and a man and two women in a very dangerous position on the cliffs. At great risk, in the heavy swell, one of the fishermen succeeded in jumping into the rowing boat, and so to the cliffs. Then, with great difficulty, he got the three people, who were powerless to help themselves, first into the rowing boat and from there into the motor boat, and they were brought to Port Erin. The whole service took two hours.—Rewards : To Mr. T. A. Coole, a letter of thanks ; to Mr. W. Watterson, who went ashore, the sum of £l; and to the other fisher- man 12s. 6d.

Howth, Co. Dublin.—Two yachts got into difficulties during a race on the afternoon of the 15th September, when a strong south-easterly breeze sprang up.

One managed to get into harbour close reefed, but the other, the Rita, with a crew of three, was dismasted, and began to drift in a choppy sea. The honorary secretary of the life-boat station saw what had happened and sent two men off in a motor boat. She came up with the yacht about a mile N.W. of the harbour, rescued the three men and towed her back to safety.—Rewards, £1.

Teignmouth, Devon.—On the 19th September a small sailing boat, with a man and his sister on board, was seen to capsize about a mile off the harbour in a squall. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. Four fishermen at once put off in a motor boat and rescued the two people, who had then been swimming for about twenty minutes. They would un- doubtedly have lost their lives but for the prompt action of the fishermen.— Rewards, £1.

Poole, Dorset.—While out fishing with a party on the afternoon of Sunday, the 20th May, the second coxswain of the life-boat saw a sailing dinghy which had capsized in the Wytch Channel, throwing the two men on board into the water. He went at once to their help, rescued them when they were almost exhausted, and saved their boat.—Reward, a letter of thanks to second coxswain Thomas J. Wills.

Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 9.30 P.M.

on the 7th July two boys capsized their boat in the Outer Harbour while they were changing places. They were thrown into the water. They could not swim. Two Boy Scouts who were near rowed at once to their help, got them out of the water and brought them ashore.—Rewards, letters of thanks to Assistant Scoutmaster Gordon Williams, and Scout Alan Roberts..