FEB. 17TH. - FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.

At 11 A.M. the motor boat Sister Pat, belonging to Fleetwood, with two men on board, was seen by the second cox-swain of the life-boat to be making distress signals. She was being driven by the wind and tide across the Pilling Sands opposite the life-boathouse. A fresh S.W. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea and rain.

The motor life-boat Frederick H. Pilley was launched at 11.15 A.M. She found the Sister Pat with her engines stopped through lack of fuel, dragging her anchor, and drifting into a dangerous position. The lifeboat towed her into harbour, arriving at 11.55 A.M. The rescued men expressed their thanks, and the angling club of which they were members made a donation to the Institution. - Rewards, £8 13s.