Walmer, Kent.—At 1 P.M. on the 29th July, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station that the South Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a small open boat with a crew of two, drifting on to the Goodwin Sands.

A strong S.W. wind was blowing and the sea was rough. The motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) -was launched at 1.10 P.M. and going towards the South Goodwin saw the boat near the "race" over old wrecks on the sands. Before the life-boat could reach her she capsized. She had two men on board and the life-boat rescued them from the sea. Then she took in tow their boat, the Lou Mani and got back to her station at 3.25 P.M. The two men were reported to be German refugees who had set out to row to England from Belgium.—Rewards, £9 13.9. 6d..