AUGUST 10TH. - CLOVELLY, AND APPLEDORE, DEVON. At three in the afternoon the Hartland Point coastguard telephoned to the Clovelly life-boat station that a small tug had foundered a mile northwest of the point. A moderate north-west breeze was blowing and the sea was rather rough. The motor life-boat City of Nottingham was launched at 3.15 and on her way received a wireless message that a raft and men in the water were one mile north-east of Hartland Point She altered her course found a raft with two men on it, and rescued them. They directed the life-boat coxswain to the four remaining members of the crew.

She found them kept afloat by life-buoys, and rescued them. The tug was the Adur II, of Liverpool, bound from London to Liverpool.

She brought the men to Clovelly at 5.15. One of them died later. News of the tug was also given by the coastguard to Appledore, and at three o’clock the motor lifeboat Frederick Kitchen, on temporary duty at the station, was launched. When she got in touch with the Clovelly life-boat and learned that all had been rescued she returned to her station, arriving at 6.15. - Rewards, Clovelly, £9 16s. 6d. ; Appledore, £5 12s. 3d.