Walmer, Kent.—At 7.34 on the even- ing of the 2nd of October, 1952, the Deal coastguard rang up to say a woman had reported that her husband, his friend and a child had put out on a fishing trip in the outboard motor boat Christina Peter, but were now overdue.

The coastguard learned that the boat's engine had broken down and that another motor-boat had towed her to the Deal Bank Buoy. From here the men had intended to row her ashore, but nothing was seen of them, and at 7.45 the life-boat Charles Dibdin, Civil Service No. 2, was launched. There was a slight swell, with a moderate westerly breeze blowing, and the life- boat found the Christina Peter two miles off Kingsdown. She took the three persons on board and towed the boat ashore, reaching her station again at 10.30.—Rewards, £22 6*..