JUNE 7TH. - ARRANMORE, CO. DONEGAL.

A merchant ship had been reported mined and torpedoed and sinking rapidly, but other vessels had gone to her help and the life-boat found that she was not needed.

While the life-boat was on her way, the pilot of an aeroplane saw her, did not know that she was steering to a given position, thought she must be out in her reckoning, and dropped a message in a bottle asking if she was all right or if she wanted her position and her course to the next life-boat station. He asked her to reply by flags. Then, not being certain if the message had been received, he dropped a second bottle asking “ Did you get our first bottle ? ” and giving the life-boat her latitude and longitude. The crew did not need them but they were very grateful. - Rewards, £9..