PLEASURE PARTY RESCUED Troon, Ayrshire.—At 6.50 in the even- ing of January 12th, 1947, the pilot house telephoned that a boat to the north of Lady Isle was making flares.

A strong north-easterly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Sir David Richmond of Glasgow, was launched at 7.15 and found the motor fishing boat Enterprise of Troon.

She had been on a pleasure cruise round the island, her engine had broken down, and she had been unable to sail back against the ebb tide. The life-boat took off eight of the party of ten who were on board and towed the Enterprise to the harbour, arriving back at her station at 8.40 P.M.— Rewards, £7..