JULY 13TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. At 4.8 P.M. the coastguard reported a waterlogged boat about a mile S.W. of the coastguard station. The sea was slight with moderate S.W wind blowing. At 4.28 P.M.

the motor life-boat Cyril and Lilian Bishop was launched and found and brought in the boat. It was without oars or sails, but had clothing and a typewriter aboard. Meanwhile another boat had been reported drifting, bottom up, off the bathing pool. The lifehad boat picked this boat up off Hastings Pier and brought it in. She went out a third time to see if there was anything else, and picked up yet another water-logged boat, which she brought in. The second boat was marked Mallard, of London, the first and third Kolga, of Tallinn, and all were handed over to the receiver of wrecks. - Rewards, £23 15s. 9d..