Hythe, Kent.—At 10 P.M. on the 7th August the life-boat station received a request for the motor life-boat Viscountess Wakefield to make a search for a small yacht which had put out at 3 P.M., but had not returned. Theweather was fine and the sea was smooth, but a strong northerly wind was blowing. With the second coxswain in charge and Mr. Clayton Rickard, joint honorary secretary, on board, the life-boat left at 10.25 P.M.

She found the missing yacht ashore two and a half miles west of the station, and towed her back to Hythe, arriving at 11.15 P.M. A letter of thanks was received from the two men who were on board the yacht.—Rewards, £20 7s..