NOVEMBER 6TH. - SALCOMBE, DEVON.

At 4.56 in the afternoon the Hope Cove coastguard reported that a small War Department motor launch, with a crew of three, had broken down and was making distress signals east of Start Point. A light north-easterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth.

The motor life-boat Langham, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 5.15, found the motor launch Cypress, with her engine broken down, and towed her into Dartmouth harbour. She then returned to her station, arriving at one o’clock next morning. - Rewards, £8 2s..