JULY 16TH. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE.

At 12.25 in the afternoon the Banff coastguard telephoned that a small rowing and sailing boat appeared to be in difficulties about one mile north-north-east of Banff. A fresh south-east wind was blowing, with a slight sea. The motor lifeboat Civil Service No. 4 was launched at 12.45 and found the boat three-quarters of an hour later. She was near the Banff gas works.

Four people were on board. They had got hold of one of the poles fixed for the salmon nets, and so had kept their boat from going on the rocks. Approaching as near as possible the life-boat threw them a rope and towed the boat into Banff harbour, arriving at 2.30. - Rewards, £5 7s. 9d..