NOVEMBER 24TH. - WALMER, KENT. A message from the S.S. Stephen W. Kearny, of San Francisco, was received through the coastguard.

It said that she would be anchoring in The Downs at two o’clock that afternoon and had asked for a doctor. A strong southwesterly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. No shore boat could put out and at three o’clock the motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched with a doctor. She put him on board the steamer and after he had treated a very sick man, she brought him ashore. She returned to her station at 5.30. - Rewards, £24 19s. 6d..