llth November. Flares of distress had been reported, but they were found to be a motor vessel backfiring in her funnel exhaust.— Rewards^ £5 12s. 6d..
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—10th January.
A motor vessel had been reported to be in difficulties, but was not in need of help.—Rewards, £8 11s. 3d..
Dover, Kent.—23rd June. An aeroplane was reported to have fallen into the sea, but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £4 14s. 6d..
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—12th December.
Flares had been reported and a search was made over a large area, but nothing was found.—Rewards, £33 17s. 6d..
T o r b a y, Devon.—6th September, 1938. A search was made for a boy reported to be missing on a bathing float, but he had got ashore.—Rewards, £2 3s. 6d..
Arbroath, Angus.—22nd September, 1938. Red flares had been reported from the Bell Rock Lighthouse, but nothing could be found to account for them.—Rewards, £13 8s..
MCH. 20TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.
Signals had been reported to the S.E. of Coquet Island, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £15..
OCT. 18TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane was reported to hare fallen into the sea in flames, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £15 7s. 6d..
Nov. 6TH. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.
It had been reported that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but the life-boat could find nothing. - Rewards, £14 9s. 6d..
DECEMBER 16TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. An unknown aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £28 1s. 9d..