JUNE MEETING HAROLDSWICK, UNST, SHETLANDS. At 7.40 A.M. on the 15th April, 1940. the subpostmaster at Haroldswick reported to the coastguard that a small ship’s boat, with men on board, had been seen in Haroldswick Bay about a mile from the shore. A strong N.E. wind was blowing, in gusts, with sleet showers, and the sea was fairly rough. Two rowing boats, each manned by four men, put out from the shore, and towed the ship’s boat clear of rocks. Those on board were survivors from the British steamer Stancliffe, which had been torpedoed on the 12th April forty-five miles N.E. of Unst. It was believed that several of her crew had been killed or drowned when she sank ; one of her boats was smashed when being lowered, but twenty-three men had been able to get away in another boat. Six had died in her, and another died after being landed. All, with the exception of a young Norwegian who was steering, were too exhausted to do anything to help themselves, and, but for the help given by the two rowing boats, their boat would have been driven ashore on the rocks near the head of the bay, with the probable loss of most of those on board. - Rewards, £6.

CLOUGHEY, Co. DOWN. On the afternoon of the 26th April, 1940. shouts were heard from the m.v. Duras, of; Belfast, which had gone ashore near Strangford Bar. The weather was foggy, with a southerly wind and a smooth sea. At the request of the coastguard the harbour master at Portaferry put out in his motor boat, and the Cloughey life-boat was also launched, but the Duras got off without help and went on her way. - Rewards, £1 5s.

(See Cloughey, “Accounts of Services by Life-boats,” page 66.) LOCH INVER, SUTHERLANDSHIRE. On the night of the 28th April, 1940, the S.S. Pizarrowas in collision about four miles off Loch Inver. The weather was fine. The motor boat Cutty Sark put out, with a crew of four men, but could not find the steamer, which made Stornoway under her own power. - Rewards, £2, with £1 for use of boat and 12s. 9d. for fuel.

STRONSAY, ORKNEYS. At about 8.40 in the morning of the 5th May, 1940, an aeroplane was seen to fall into the sea some two miles south of Burghead. The sea was moderately rough, and a strong S.S.E. wind was blowing. Three men put out in a motor boat and made a search, but could not find the aeroplane. - Rewards, £1 17s. 6d., and 10s. for fuel used.

MARGATE, KENT. At 10.30 on the night of the 13th May, 1940 the Margate police reported that a wireless message had been received asking for a doctor to go to a minesweeper, which was lying in Margate Roads.

A light westerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth. A rowing boat, manned by two members of the life-boat crew, took out the doctor and brought the sick man ashore. - Rewards, £1, with 10s. to two men ashore.

SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. At 2 in the morning of 23rd May, 1940, the coastguard asked the life-boat coxswain to investigate a vessel reported to be very close inshore, off Scalby Ness. The weather was calm with dense fog. The life-boat coxswain put out in his own motor boat and found the S.S. Frieda. The captain thanked the coxswain, but said that he needed no help, and was going on his way at daylight. - Rewards, 10s.

FILEY, YORKSHIRE. At 10.30 in the morning of the 29th May, 1940, the coastguard reported that the motor fishing coble Hilary, of Filey, had broken down behind Filey Brigg. There was no wind, and the crew of the coble would find it difficult to get her over the Brigg tideway under oars. The motor boat Blue Bird, manned by a crew of four, put out and towed in the Hilary.- Rewards, £1 10s., with 6s. for fuel used, and 9s. for helpers ashore.

NEWQUAY, CORNWALL. Shortly before 4 in the afternoon of the 2nd June, 1940, Mr.

H. P. Thomas, late honorary secretary and now deputy honorary secretary of the life-boat station, received news that an aeroplane had fallen into the sea about four miles north of Newquay Harbour. The weather was fine.

Mr. Thomas set out in his own motor boat Pelindaba, with the life-boat coxswain and motor-mechanic. They found no survivors, and returned with the wreckage of the aeroplane in tow. - Rewards, £1, with a letter of thanks to Mr. H. P. Thomas.

FILEY, YORKSHIRE. At 8.25 in the morning of the 7th June, 1940, the coastguard above Filey Brigg reported an object, possibly an aeroplane raft, about one and a half miles to the north-east. The weather wasfoggy. There was no wind. A motor boat put out, manned by the two life-boat coxswains and two other men. They could not find the raft, but they saw a submarine, and reported it to an armed vessel. The boat returned at 1 P.M. - Rewards, £2 16s. 3d., with 10s. for fuel used and 3s. for a helper ashore.