FEBRUARY 4TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 4.45 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a doctor was wanted on board the S.S. Dulwich, of London. A gentle breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth.

It was foggy. The motor life-boat The Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was launched at 4.55 P.M. with Dr. Groome on board, and after considerable difficulty found the S.S. Dulwich about 7 P.M. The doctor went aboard and found that the chief engineer had been dead for two or three hours. His body was put on board the lifeboat and she returned to her station, arriving at 9 P.M. - Rewards, £23 16s.