November Meeting.

Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire.—On the 2nd September a salvage party of six was marooned on the wreck of the Harvest Queen, owing to their boat breaking away and capsizing. Their plight was seen by a plumber, who called out ex-Coxswain Oliver Storm and went out with him in a motor boat at 11 A.M. A heavy swell was running, with a strong northerly wind, and it was impossible to get alongside. At considerable risk the two men rescued the party with the help of life-lines. The rescuers were engaged for about three hours.—Re- wards, £2, and 3s. 6d. for fuel used.

Eastbourne, Sussex. — On the 14th September a sailing dinghy, with two boys on board, capsized in a moderate W.S.W. breeze, with a choppy sea.

The boys were rescued by two life-boat- men who put out in an outboard motor boat. The life-boat coxswain also put out in his boat, but his help was not needed.—Rewards, 10s. to the coxswain. The other men had already been rewarded from another source.

Clovelly, Devon.—On the afternoon of the 16th September a visitor called the attention of a boatman to two women who had been cut off by the rising tide among the rocks, about half a mile from Clovelly quay, and who were in some danger of drowning.

A fresh north breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. The boatman put off in a small rowing boat, took the women on board, and landed them at Clovelly. He ran some risk, as the rocks made it difficult to get inshore, and the women were too frightened to help themselves. The rescue took half an hour.—Reward, 7s. 6d.

Penarth, Glamorganshire.—At 1.30 P.M.

on Sunday, the 20th September, a 17-feet half-decked sailing boat with a crew of three men was going up- channel from Cardiff towards the Rum- ney River. A strong and squally easterly wind was blowing, the seas were high, and the tide ebbing. The boat was struck by a squall and capsized. The men clung to the bot- tom of the boat. Two men, Mr.

Samuel Buckland, a chair attendant, and Mr. Charles Langford, a float attendant, succeeded, after four or five attempts, in launching a 10-feet rowing dinghy, and in three-quarters of an hour reached the capsized boat.

With great difficulty they rescued the three men, one at a time, by means of a rope over the stern of the dinghy.

The rescuers were not experienced in handling boats and risked their lives.— Rewards, a framed letter of apprecia- tion and £2 to each of the two rescuers.

Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—The fish- ing vessel Sweet Home, with four men on board, ran out of fuel and anchored near Davaar lighthouse on the 17th October. She was kept under obser- vation by the keeper, and was seen to hoist a signal. The keeper then tele- phoned to the life-boat station. The sea was rough, with a strong N.W.

breeze blowing, but the four men were in no danger. The motor fishing vessel Ave Maria, manned by a crew of five, put out and towed the Sweet Home in, thus saving a launch of the life-boat.

No risk was incurred by the men, who were engaged for just under an hour.— Rewards, £1 5s., and 2s. 6d. for fuel used.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At about 3.10 P.M. on Sunday, the 25th October, the coastguard informed a fisherman that a small outboard motor boat, with three men on board, was in difficulties three-quarters of a mile from Castle Hill. The tide was ebbing, a moderate sea was running, and there was a fresh N.W. wind. The fisherman put out in his motor boat and found that the boat was disabled by an engine breakdown, and that her anchor would not hold. He took her in tow and brought her into harbour. No risk was incurred, and the rescue took about half an hour.—Rewards, 105., and 2s. 6d. for fuel used.

Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. — At about 4.50 P.M. on the 25th October four men who were fishing off Scratby in the motor boat Rainbow saw a distress signal from the motor fishing boat Lily Georgina, about one and a quarter miles out. A fresh W. by N. wind was blowing, with a very choppy sea.

The Rainbow found the Lily Georgina drifting with her engine broken down, and her crew of three rowing, but not making headway. She took the dis- abled boat in tow and brought her in.

The rescue took over one hour. The distress signal had been seen from the life-boathouse and the life-boat would have been launched but for the action of the Rainbow.—Rewards, £1 10*., and 2s. for fuel used.

Flint, Flintshire.—On the morning of the 26th October a man put out from Llanerchymor in the auxiliary motor fishing boat Evelyn with a punt in tow, fishing for cockles. A sudden storm sprang up and the punt sank.

The auxiliary engine was stopped by seas which half filled the boat, and the anchor which the man dropped failed to hold. The boat was driven before the storm under a little sail and eventually came to anchor between Flint and Burton Point at the mouth of the River Dee. All that day and night she remained at anchor. Next morning she was seen, and four men put off from Flint in an 18-feet motor boat. A W.N.W. gale was blowing at the time, with a rough sea. At some risk they rescued the man, the service occupying about an hour.—Rewards, £3, and 3*. for fuel used.

Cadgwith, Cornwall.—At about 11 A.M.

on the 27th October the motor fishing boat Freda, with a crew of four, was seen to be flying a distress signal three miles to the S.S.E. A moderate W.N.W. breeze was blowing offshore, with a moderate sea. The local life- boat crew and part of the crew of the Lizard station were at sea, and a 22-feet motor boat, with a crew of four, put out. She found that the Freda had had an engine breakdown, took her in tow, and brought her into Cadgwith. The men were engaged for just over an hour and ran some risk.— Rewards, £l 10s., and 7s. 6d. for fuel used.

Filey, Yorkshire.—On the evening of the 29th October it was learned that three boys had put off in a coble during the afternoon and had not returned when expected. A light S.

breeze was blowing, with a slight sea, and the weather was misty. The honorary secretary of the life-boat station arranged for two cobles to go out in search, but just as they were being launched the missing boat came in.—Rewards, £l.

December Meeting.

The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—While out training on the evening of the 31st August five members of the Mum- bles Amateur Rowing Club got into difficulties, their boat being caught in a strong current and forced against a pylon. The boat sank and the men clung to the pylon and to the wire stays. Seeing their dangerous position, Mr. Daniel Slavin, caretaker at the Mumbles Battery, put off single-handed in a rowing boat and picked up the men.—Reward, letter of thanks. The rescued had already rewarded him.

Whitstable, Kent.—Early in the after- noon of the 31st October a small boat with two men on board was seen to be in trouble off Seasalter. A moderate breeze, increasing later to gale force, was blowing from the N.E., with a rough sea, and rain. At the request of the coastguard volunteer-in-charge at Whitstable, two men put off in an 18-feet motor boat, but found that the small boat had been beached, and that the two men had been helped ashore.

This attempted service occupied three hours, and was carried out at moderate risk.—Rewards, £l 10s., and 5s. for fuel used.

Hastings, Sussex.—At about 2.45 A.M.

on the 20th November the life-boat coxswain and two other men, who were just about to drop anchor on returning to Hastings in their motor boat, saw a red flare about two and a half miles south of St. Leonards pier.

A fresh east breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The three men put out again, and found the motor fishing boat Enterprise, with a crew of four, lying helpless, as her nets had fouled her propellers. At slight risk they towed her ashore. The service took two and a quarter hours.—Rewards, £2 5s., and 4s. 6d. for fuel used.

January Meeting.

Hastings, Sussex.—At midday on the 2nd December a small boat with one man on board was blown away from the mouth of Rye harbour towards broken water off Jury's Gap. A fresh to strong W.N.W. breeze was blowing, with a heavy ground swell. Two fishermen put off in a 15-feet open motor boat owned by Mr. J. Moon, of Hastings, who accompanied them, and with great difficulty, and at some risk, towed the boat to safety. The rescue took one and a half hours.—Rewards, a letter of appreciation to Mr. Moon, £1 each to the fishermen, and Ss. for fuel used.

Lythami-St. Anne's, Lancashire.—On the afternoon of the 9th December it was learned that two open boats, with ten men on board who had been gathering mussels, had not returned when expected. The wind was light and the sea smooth, but there was a very thick fog. Cries for help were heard, and at 5.45 P.M. the life-boat coxswain, the motor mechanic, and three other members of the crew, put off in the life-boat boarding-boat.

They found the boats at anchor about a mile and a half east of Lytham pier, took the ten men off, and landed them on the pier at 7.15 P.M.—Rewards, £3 155.

Folkestone, Kent.—On the night of the 13th-14th December the motor fishing boat Florence Rosalind, with a crew of eight, helped in the rescue of the crew of three of the motor fishing boat Josephine II.—Rewards, Two silver watches and £15, and also £4, for lost and damaged ropes and fuel. (For a full account of this service see page 216.) Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the afternoon of the 20th December the coastguard reported that the local fishing coble Royal Empire was in distress about half a mile south of Saltwick Nab. A strong south-westerly breeze was blow- ing, with a moderate sea. Ex-Coxswain Harland and three other men put off in a motor fishing boat and found the Royal Empire drifting out to sea. Her engine had broken down, her anchor had been lost, and she had no sails.

She was towed back to harbour.—Re- wards, £l 10s., and 3s. for fuel used..