RELIC FROM THE SEA.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 82, 5 August 1915, Page 5

RELIC FROM THE SEA.

Per Press Association

Wellington, August 3

An interesting discovery, and one, apparently which confirms the finding of the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Kairaki. was made by a young man whilst walking along the sea shore between Lyall Bay and Island Bay yesterday. Noticing a curry powder bottle, curiosity led him to open it. with the result that ho found inside a small piece of paper, upon which was a faint pencil message. This has been carefully examined, and it believed to be quite genuine. With difficulty, th* message was found to lie as follows“S.S. Kairaki in a sinking condition. Sprung a leak oil' Greymouth. Rig sea running. Roth boats smashed and——

* Sj l t t drowned. I don’t think she will—

Here the message ends, having, probably, been abruptly finished. The paper is somewhat torn, and appears to have been at sea for some considerable time.

The Kairaki left Wellington on September 24, for Oreymouth and was last seen by Captain* Cowan, of the Petone, at about 8.30 p.m. on September 25, off Cape Fouhvind. reckage was washed ashore on the following days, and subsequently the Kairaki wreck was located about throe miles off Point Elizabeth, in seventytwo fe'et of water.