MARCH 8TH. - MARGATE, KENT. Just after 5 p.m. the coastguard reported that the local fishing boat Water Lily, which could be seen about three miles north of Margate pier, appeared to be in trouble with her engine, and the motor life-boat The Lord Southborough Civil Service No. 1) was launched at 5.30 P.M.

A moderate S.W. wind was blowing, the sea smooth, the tide ebbing. The life-boat towed the fishing boat, with her crew of two, into harbour, arriving at 6.15 P.M. - Rewards, £16 17s. 6d..