Weymouth, Dorset.—On the morning of the 12th November a motor boat from H.M.S. Lucia ran aground on the south end of the northern arm of the breakwater at Portland harbour. Shewas reported by the Royal Naval Police at Bincleaves, and the motor life-boat William and Clara Ryland was launched at 8.20 A.M. A S.W.

gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and heavy rain. The life-boat found that the boat had sunk, and that her crew of four had got on to the breakwater and near-by rocks. The life-boat got them on board, took them to H.M.S. Lucia, and returned to her station at 9.30 A.M.—Rewards, £6 13s..