MARCH 3RD. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND, AND EYEMOUTH, AND ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE. About 3.15 in the afternoon men were seen to bale out from an aeroplane which crashed in the sea some two miles off Burnmouth. A light westerly wind was blowing, with a moderate swell. The police at Berwick-on-Tweed and the coastguards at Eyemouth and St. Abbs called for the life-boats and all three left about 3.40. The St. Abbs boat was out on an exercise with the district inspector on board, and received the message at sea by wireless.

The motor fishing boat White Heather, of Burnmouth, also went out, and an R.A.F.

launch. The White Heather rescued two men.

The Eyemouth motor life-boat Frank and William Oates picked up a dead body, and the R.A.F. launch another body. That was the whole of the crew. - Rewards : Berwick-on- Tweed, £8 18s. 6d. ; Eyemouth, £27 8s. ; St. Abbs, £24 14s..