JANUARY 9TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 12.45 P.M. a message was received that one of the crew of the Italian steamer Buccari, which was anchored in the Downs, was seriously injured and needed medical attention.

A light easterly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. At 1.5 P.M. the motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched with Mr. James Hall, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S., on board. The man had broken his back, and the lifeboat brought him ashore. She returned to her station at 2.45 P.M. - Rewards, £14 12s. 6d..