Penlee, Cornwall. — Owing to the prolonged bad weather at the end of January and the beginning of February, it had been impossible to relieve the keepers of the Wolf Rock Lighthouse, and the relief was so long overdue that they had run very short of food.

Trinity House arranged for a heli- copter to fly out to drop food to them on the morning of the 7th February, 1948, and as there was a forty mile an hour wind blowing from the south- west, and the sea was rough, the motor life-boat W and S was launched at 7.35 and went out to the lighthouse to stand by in case of accident. All went well, the helicopter lowered the food to the lighthouse, and flew back, and the life- boat returned to her station arriving at; noon.—Rewards, £17 16s..