JANUARY 19TH. - BLYTH, NORTH-UMBERLAND. At about 11 A.M. the coastguard telephoned that a steamer was ashore on the rocks close to the east pier.

A strong S.S.E. wind was blowing, with very heavy seas. The motor life-boat Joseph Adlam was launched at 11.20 A.M. and found the S.S. Glendenning, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, carrying a crew of twenty-five and bound with coals from Blyth to London. She had been in collision and was badly holed. Tugs had already got hold of her, and the life-boat stood by, but her services were not required for the tugs got the Glendenning safely into port at midday. The life-boat returned to her station at 12.30 P.M. - Rewards, £6 7s. 6d.