Arbroath, Angus.—On the night of the 23rd-24th April the weather became bad, and soon after midnight a strong S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea and rain. Six local fishing boats were at sea. One of them, the Maggie Smith, was seen approaching and was warned by morse not to try the dangerous harbour entrance until the motor life-boat John and William Mudie was launched. The life-boat put out at 1.8 A.M. and escorted in the Maggie Smith, and later the Sunshine and Girl Mary. She then returned to the outer harbour to wait for the other three boats. She stood by until 5 A.M., and the life-boat crew were then dismissed, as it was assumed, correctly, that the remaining boats had run for shelter into the Firth of Forth.— Rewards, £6 9s..