Hoylake, Cheshire. At 5.50 on the evening of the 7th of July, 1959, the police at Hoylake told the coxswain that two young men who had gone swimming from Hilbre Island at 4.15 had not returned to the beach. At 6.35 the life- boat Oldham IV was launched in a moderate sea with a light northerly breeze blowing and an ebb tide.Shortly afterwards a man was seen on the West Hoyle bank, and the coxswain decided to put two of his crew on to the bank to carry out a search. One of the young men was found in an exhausted condition and was taken aboard the life-boat. A further search was made by the life-boat for the other swimmer without success, and the life-boat reached her stafion at nine o'clock. In appreciation of this service a donation of £100 was made to the Institution's funds from the parishioners of Christ Church, Claughton, Birkenhead. Re- wards to the crew, £8 8s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £8 Is..