THE LOSS OF THE KAIRAKI.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15100, 16 October 1914, Page 9

THE LOSS OF THE KAIRAKI.

HIXEiIOA'S OPEnATIO::S,

(special to "the press. !: ) GREYMOUTS, October 15. Thi> GoTercinent steamer Hinemoa, which !<s[t yesterday aftcr::coa for tho eoene of the wreck of tso KuiiuLij returned t'> port, at 3.20 this afternoon. • „ ! Ca.pUuii Bc!;ons states that tlio r£.»u.its o: tb-o djvcr'e operations were very mucb of a ucgativft character. The vessel is lying ai a depth of Tdft, an<2 at an angle of 'iO degree*. The forecastle i.i aii oroircr. ::i, ar.d tho storn canving »r,<] br;rir<i. The aft<>r_ LoM is full cf sane, jilto tho alley-way. Tho diver just rcaiiajrcd. to crawl into o;c o* the cabin?, and tho. mato*3 room, hut found r.ot , .■■. triJO of tli« iiC'di-es. The a;'!e-r part ci the chip is alive with crtiicksur.d. Capta-s Jioiluna elated that ho did r.ot ::o'-v propose to uiriko another trip to the uTi-J that k:» ropcrlo ia go far iis forming :m idea, of tho cawe of tho disaster vould !wv* to be forwarded U) the Jliaieter of Mar:?:c. In roplv to :!. queatjee to :.hc rumour that, U:o diver v-as equipped with telephone and electric Jiprhtinj appaialurj Captain Eo:!cns &aia xlii-i was tet so. Tho diving apparatus Lad bc:-n us-xl, &rd ticro had bc>ea plcntr of liirht for the <iivcr. Another <.'f the proj-ec;ing derricks was drawn from its tocke's r.nd wa» broug-ht to per;, ihis being ihe only visibic r«lic of ;hc Kairaki on board the Hin-emoa. The removal of this spar removes all menace to eiiip{TKEiS ASSOCIATION TELECEAM.) XELSOX, October 33. i£r J. S. Svans, S.M., haa arranged t-a aaea tho Kairaki enquiry at Gxoyraoath on Mond»v nest. A sitting will poisiliv bo kdd &» Lyttclton a. a later dite.