Dungeness, Kent, and Hastings, Sussex.

—On the morning of the 31st January the Italian steamer Fedora, of Genoa, and the Russian steamer Pravda were in collision in a position reported to be about fourteen miles from Dungeness.

A strong breeze, which increased laterto a moderate gale, was blowing from the S.W., with a rough sea, and the weather was thick. Information was received from the coastguard, and the Hastings motor life-boat, Cyril and Lilian Bishop, and the Dungeness motor life-boat, Charles Cooper Henderson, were launched. The Dungeness boat, which was launched at 9.10 A.M., found and spoke the Pravda, but her master did not want any help, as her damage was above the water-line. Later she stood by the Fedora, until it was ascertained that she was in no danger, and returned to her station at 4.5 P.M. She had been on service for seven hours. The Hastings life-boat had put out at 8.50 A.M., with the honorary secretary, Commander W. Highfield, R.N., on board, but had returned to her station at 11.58 A.M., after having been told by a steamer that the Fedora and Pravda had all the help they needed.— Rewards, Dungeness, £16 155.; Hastings, £23 14s. Sd..