May, Inner Hebrides.—At 10.15 in the morning of the 2nd of April, 1949, while the life-boat was carrying out a wireless test from the station with the Kilchoman coastguard, she heard a distress call from the Aberdeen steam trawler Newhaven N.B., bound from Peterhead to Milford Haven. The trawler was reported to be to the north of Islay. Ten minutes later the life- boat was launched. She was the Manchester and Salford, on temporary duty at the station. A strong south- south-easterly wind was blowing with a heavy swell, and the weather was thick, but improving. On her way the life-boat received further wireless mes- sages that the trawler was now out of danger, but she was to the west of Islay, and wished to be piloted to the Sound of Islay. She was directed by the life-boat to go north, and the life- boat met her off Nave Island to the north-west of Islay. A life-boatman went on board to act as pilot, and the trawler made for Port Askaig, pre- ceded by the life-boat, arriving at half-past four in the afternoon.— Rewards, £11 11s..