Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 7.50 on the evening of the 10th of September, 1953, the police reported that the S.S.

Wandle, of London, had wirelessed that she had an injured man on board and needed a doctor. About two o'clock the coastguard stated that the Wandle was a mile south of Southend, and ten minutes later the life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No. 3 was launched, with a doctor on board.

The sea was slight with a light northerly breeze blowing. The life- boat put the doctor aboard the steamer, but after seeing the patient he did not consider it necessary to land him. The life-boat took the doctor ashore and reached her station again at 11.55.—Rewards £7 5*..