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TRANSLATION,
Notification No. 923 of Department of Communications
OKINO-SU LIGHTED BUOY DRIFTED.
NOTICE is hereby given that Okino-su Lighted Buoy on the north side of Okino-su, Shiaku-seto, Inland Sea, has drifted about cable northeastward from its moorings.
TOKYO. September 8th, 1911.
TRANSLATION.
COUNT HAYASHI TADASU,
Minister of State for Communications.
Notification No. 933 of Department of Communications.
KOSHIKI-SE NORTHEAST LIGHTED BUOY MOORED.
NOTICE is hereby given that Koshiki-se Northeast Lighted Buoy (see Notification No. 867 of Department of Communications, August 1911) has been moored as follows :-
Position:--East end of the shoal with 24 fathoms of water over it, northeast of
Koshiki-se, north of Ganryu-jima, Shimonoseki Strait.
Description:-Iron frustum of cone, black, surmounted by a lattice-work supporting
a lantern.
Height of light:-About 10 ft. above the water. Character of light: -Pintsch's gas fixed green light.
Illuminated are :-The whole horizon.
Distance visible:-4 nautical miles in clear weather.
Depth of water:- -5 fathoms at L. W. S. T.
Magnetic bearings taken from the buoy:--
A conspicuous pine-tree on Hiyori-yama, Shimonoseki, N. 11° 15′ W. Time-ball post at Moji,
The large chimney at Dairi Sugar Refinery,
‚N. 88° 55′ E.
.S. 0° 15′ W.
COUNT HAYASHI TADASU,
Minister of State for Communications,
TOKYO, September 9th, 1911.
CANTON DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 94.
China Merchants Swinging Buoy, Section 11. Canton Harbour, relaid in position. REFERRING to Local Notice to Mariners No. 93, Notice is hereby given that the China Merchants Swinging Buoy in Section II, Canton Harbour, has been relaid in position.
Between sunset and sunrise the buoy will, os heretofore, carry a red light when not occupied by a vessel.
IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS,
HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE,
Approved:
CANTON, 22nd September, 1911.
F. W. MAZE,
ARNOLD HOTSON,
Acting Harbour Master.
Commissioner of Customs.