Baltimore, Co. Cork.—15th January, 1938. A steam trawler was in difficulties.

The distressed trawler had sent out signals by wireless. These had been picked up on shore, but communications with Baltimore were out of order. Under an arrangement between the life-saving services and the broadcasting authorities, a general SOS was broadcast from Radio Athlone.

It was picked up by Mr. H. P. F.Donegan, the Institution's honorary secretary at Cork. He passed it to the civic guard at Goleen, who communicated with the civic guard at Skibbereeh, who sent the message to the life-boat station at Baltimore. The lifeboat was launched, but found that the trawler had been taken in tow by another trawler.—Rewards, £21 Is..