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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 20, 1909.
Art. VI.-Signal stations from which no tide signals are given will be indicated by an occulting white light from the middle tower.
This provision, however, shall not apply to cases where the warning signals mentioned in Art. II are made, or where a light is shown according to the provisions of the preceding Article.
Art. VII.—In case an accident occurs in the fairway, or when there is any danger to vessels passing, or when other circumstances necessitate a signal being given to a passing vessel such signals may be shown only in the daytime from the signal stations according to the rules of the International Code of Signals.
NOTIFICATION No. 674.
In accordance with the provisions of Notification No. 673 of the Department of Com- munications, July, 1909, and the following regulations, signal stations will be established at Hesaki, Hino-yama-shita, Akasaka, and Daiba-hana, in the Shimonoseki Strait, where signals will be shown on and after August 15th, 1909.
Art. I.-At the Hesaki Signal Station and the Daiba-hana Signal Station, both warning and tide signals will be shown, and at the Hino-yama-shita Signal Station and the Akasaka Signal Station warning signals only shall be displayed.
Art II.-No warning signal will be given regarding the movements of the following vessels :--
1.-Steamers running between Shimonoseki and Moji only.
2.-Steam launches, motor launches, and small steamers navigating in the Shimo-
noseki Strait and vicinity.
Art. III.-Explanations of the warning signals are given in the annexed statement. Art. IV. Tide signals indicate the "periods" of the current at Hayatomo-seto, their meanings being as follows:-
I.
The first or the last period of the easterly current.
II.
The middle period of the easterly current.
III.
The first or the last period of the westerly current.
IV.
The middle period of the westerly current.
Art. V. The "easterly current " mentioned in the preceding Article means a current flowing along the Shimonoseki Strait towards Suwo-nada from the direction of Genkai-nada, and the westerly current," one flowing along the same Strait towards Genkai-nada from the direction of Suwo-nada.
NOTIFICATION No. 675.
According to the provisions of Notification No. 673 of the Department of Communica- tions. July 1909, and the following regulations, a signal station will be established at Nakato- shima, in Kurushima Strait, where tide signals will be exhibited on and after August 15th, 1909.
Art. I. The signals indicate the periods of the current flowing along the west side of Nakato-shima, in Chu-suido (Yawata-seto), their meanings being as follows:---
First kind.--The first or the last period of the southerly current. Second kind. The middle period of the southerly current. Third kind. The first or the last period of the northerly current. Fourth kind. The middle period of the northerly current.
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Art. II.-The "southerly current mentioned in the preceding Article means a current flowing towards Hiuchi-nada from the direction of Aki-nada, and the "northerly current,' means one flowing towards Aki-nada from the direction of Hiuchi-nada.
BARON GOTO SHIMPEI, Minister of State for Communications.
TOKYO, July 17th, 1909.
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