Margate, Kent. — On the night of the 3rd October the coastguard telephoned to the life-boat station that information had been received from the Tongue Light-vessel that a vessel was dragging her anchor and making signals of distress. A south-westerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea and heavy rain squalls. The motor life-boat Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was launched at 9.15 P.M., and at about 10.30 P.M. came up with the 2,000-ton auxiliary yacht Westward, of London, with twenty people on board. She was near the Shingles Patch Sand. At the request of the captain the life-boat went to the Tongue Light-vessel and sent a message for a tug, and then returned to stand by the Westward. At 5.30 A.M. the tug arrived, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 7 A.M. The owner of the yacht paid a tribute to the " wonderful seamanship " of the life-boat's crew, but said that her help had not been needed. For this long and arduous service an increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was granted to each member of the crew. Standard rewards to crew, £15; additional rewards to crew, £4 105. Total rewards, £23 5*. 6d..