Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 12.30 in the afternoon of the 2nd of April, 1950, the Cranfield coastguard telephoned that the Haulbowline lighthouse was flying a flag asking for help; and shortly after a message came that it was sig- nalling for a doctor. The weather was too bad for a shore-boat to put out, so it was decided to launch the life-boat William and Laura. The life-boat was launched at 12.45 and at one o'clock embarked a doctor in the harbour.

Then she made for the lighthouse.

There was a rough sea, with a strong north-westerly gale blowing; and the doctor had to scramble over dangerous rocks to get ashore. There he found that a man in the lighthouse had injured his spine. The tide was too low to get him into the life-boat, so the doctor made him comfortable and re-embarked.

The life-boat took him to Greencastle, where he arranged for an ambulance; and at eight o'clock that evening the life-boat left for the lighthouse again with a relief keeper. The injured man was taken aboard, brought to Green- castle and transferred to the waiting ambulance. The life-boat then re- turned to her station, arriving at 1.40 the next morning. —• Rewards, £29 14s. 6d..