JANUARY 13TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.

At 1.30 in the morning the Wick coastguard telephoned that a high speed launch was ashore at the Beacon, the southwest point of Stroma. The weather was calm and the sea smooth. The motor lifeboat Thomas McCunn was launched at 2.15 and reached Stroma an hour later to find the launch nearly dry. A motor boat from the island took off seven of the crew and the remaining four stayed on board. The life-boat stood by until, as the tide rose, the launch refloated and was able to go on her way. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 9.25. - Rewards, £l9 18s..