Swanage, Dorset.—-On the afternoon of the 23rd March the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat had broken down one mile south of Southbourne coastguard station, and that another motor boat, which had put out from Bournemouth to help her, had also broken down. A moderate S.S.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. • The motor life-boat Thomas Markby was launched at 6.45 P.M., the branch honorary secretary, Mr. W. Powell, accompanying her.

She found that the second boat had got her engine working again, and had taken the other in tow. She accompanied the boats back to Bournemouth, and taking over the tow, brought the first boat into Poole harbour. She returned to her station at 11 P.M.—Rewards, £16 16s..