Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 9.35 on the night of the 8th of August, 1951, a resident reported seeing flares. At 9.50 the life-boat William and Laura was launched in a moderate sea with a freshening north-westerly breeze blowing. Two and a half miles south- east of Newcastle Harbour she found the motor fishing boat Golden Bough, of Newcastle. She had a broken pro- peller shaft and was drifting to sea before the wind with a crew of three and six passengers on board. The life-boat took the disabled boat in tow, going slowly back to harbour because of the dangers of the broken shaft slipping out and the boat becoming flooded. She landed the rescued people at the pier and reached her station again at 11.10.—Rewards, £11 5*..