St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—10th January.

On the night of the 9/10th January a man in Tenby picked up a wireless call for help from the steam trawler William Humphries, of Milford.

This message, which stated that the vessel was three miles from the Smalls, was sent to the St. David's life-boat authorities through the coastguard and the police. A W.S.W. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. At 2.10 A.M. the motor life-boat General Farrell put out, the honorary secretary going with her. Mountainous seas were encountered. The life-boat made certain that there was no wreck on Grasholm, the Hats and Barrel, or the Smalls reef. The trawler had got safely out to sea. Heavy seas sweptthe life-boat as she returned to her station, arriving at 9 A.M. She could not be rehoused until the following day, owing to the gale. For this long and arduous service launch an increase in the usual money awards on the standard scale was made to each member of the life-boat crew, and letters of thanks were sent to the honorary secretary, Dr. Joseph Soar, Mus. Doc., who went out, and to the foreman of works, Mr. Nicholl, who got the boarding boat launched in a heavy surf on the return of the life-boat.

—Rewards, £20 12s. Qd..