SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
No. 12 of 1911.
SPENCER
GULF.
MASTERS of vessels and others are hereby informed that, in a position with--
Reef Head, bearing N. 69° E., 34 miles:
West Cape, N. 30° E., 34 miles;
Emines Reef, S. 71° E., 2 miles ;
S.W. Rock, S. 33° 45′ E., 23 miles :
Approximate latitude, 25° 19' S.; longitude, 136° 47' E.,
the sea breaks during the heavy south-west swells.
As the break is in the track of vessels using the middle channel between Sou’- West Rock and Emmes Reef, masters should exercise the greatest care when navigating the vicinity.
The position is marked on the chart as This affects Admiralty chart 2389a.
* Breakers reported."
ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, May 18th, 1911.
TRANSLATION,
Notification No. 759 of Department of Communications.
TEMPORARY LIGHT ON THE FORT No. 3 DESTROYED.
NOTICE is hereby given that the temporary light established to be exhibited pending the displacement work of Fort No. 3 Staff Light on the Fort No. 3, Gulf of Tokyo, was destroyed on the 26th instant, and consequently can not be shown for the present (Notifi- cation No. 725 of Department of Communications, July 1911.)
BARON GOTO SHIMPEI, Minister of State for Communications.
Tokyo, July 28th, 1911.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 357.
CHINA SEA.
TIENTSIN DISTRICT.
Establishment of Taku Bur Gas Light-ressel and Entrance Gas Buoy,
NOTICE is hereby given that on or about the 24th instant the Taku Light-vessel will be replaced by a Gas-lighted Light-vessel.
The new Gas Light-vessel is of steel, 814 feet in length and 25 feet beam, painted red, with the word Taku on her sides in white letters.
The Light will be exhibited from a lantern carried by an iron columu, and will be Dioptric, Revolving of the Fourth Order, showing a white flash every 10 seconds. The power of the flash is 45,000 candles.
The centre of the Light will be 35 feet above the water, and the Light should be visible in clear weather at a distance of 11 nautical miles.
In foggy or thick weather a gong will be sounded at 1 minute intervals.
If the Lightship be driven from her proper station, the usual Light will not be shown, but a fixed red Light will be exhibited at each end of the vessel during the night and a red flag hoisted by day.