THE STAR OF CANADA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10670, 27 June 1912, Page 3

THE S T AR OF CANADA.

SALVAGE OPERATIONS.

(By Telegraph —Press Association.) GI3BORNE, Last Night. _ The Terawhiti. arrived early this morning, and ;s- now engaged i n transferring the pnonping appliances dn to t!he "Star of Canada." Mr Biirkc't-t, the Union Company's tepaiirfi Expert, -ainrived by the Navua, and is assisting Captain Rainey, the Tyseir Line's mar ins superintendent.. It is not expected that pumping can i ,be commenced till late in ihe after- : moon. There are no new developments regarding the stranded .steamer. She lies an- precisely 'the. Gaiine position as yesterday, and an inspection do'ee not /show any further damage. Lightering 1 optenatkta® Ifrom.the -hcldis; proceeded, ttill and .were.miirned art; 1 7 o'clocfk tihis imorning. The total o-ut-IptU'fc. yesterday was 9500 carcases, 2506 sacks of oats;/ wheat and pea©, anrl 600 cases, : A gang is now engaged , in: removing tlie wool frpjn tlie,,iUpper ll •fleck 'to No. 1 ■hold, w'hfeh >. quite I (dry. The tower portion of the "hold I corttaSnls ,no cargo, but ha« -about 1 thirty feeit »f wafer. No. 2 'hold' con- I -tains 8000 carcase's: of Giaborne meat, J is ' sulbtoerged to a depth of about 20 (feet, and the meat cannot be touched till the water level has been reduced. " , A "aiiuaiilber of extra /amchoi'S. will bo ammcßiate'ly placed ivith a view to j holding the vessel in position, j A trial will be made this after'ncco. "to see whether the pumps oan. cope J with the wateir. The Terawliiiti has |<a lifting capa,citiy 'of 1700 tons per horn'. Captain Rainey states that if the. 1 fffcrtv? cf the Terawbiti and tho Ve'ss-el'is own! can keep the-: waiter down then- the steume* would Ibe 1 floatted off. ,The ipositioil k clear: (for her to come 'off bodily to' seaward. If it is found that the waiter cannotbe bo.ped with, d'ivers wjll have to be- csn- ' ployed to effect temporary, repairs. Collision, pads .per this ' purpose have ■been brought to •Gisbo : rn-e< by the Te-ia-whiti.

Captain Plunk erb arrives by the TWes-tralia tli:s nlfte-raoou to watch Lloyds' ■ interests. The weather continues fine, with a light 'westerly, wind.