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HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
ANY vessel approaching Hongkong when searchlights are being worked, and finding that they interfere with her safe navigation, may make use of the following signals, either singly or combined :--
(a.) By flashing lamp, four short flashes followed by one long flash.
(6.) By whistle, siren, or fog-horn, four short blasts followed by one long blast. Whenever possible, both flashing lamp signals and sound signals should be used.
On these signals being made, the searchlights will be worked so as to cause the least inconvenience, being either doused, raised, or their direction altered.
The signals should not be used without real necessity, as unless the vessel is actually in the rays of the searchlight it is impossible to know which searchlight is affected.
Note. These signals, which will come into force 14 days after the date of this Notice, are designed to assist mariners and do not render the Government liable in any way.
C. W. BECKWIT, Commander, R.N., Harbour Master, &c.
HONGKONG, 21st May, 1912.
APPROACHES TO BOMBAY.
PRONGS Light House.--The Candle power of this Light has been increased from 44,000 to 176,000; the Character of the light and Are of illumination remain the same.
PORT OFFICE,
BOMBAY, 24th April, 1912.
No. 530.
ST. L. S. WARDEN,
Commander, R.I.M.,
Port Officer, Bombay.
CHINA SEA.
ADDITIONS TO STORM SIGNAL CODE.
NOTICE is hereby given that from the 15th June 1912 the signals indicating the direc- tion in which a typhoon is travelling or from which a gale may be expected will be indicated, within the two nearest points of the compass, by means of the following signals additional to those given in the Storm Signal Code (Third Issue)
N.N.E.
E.N.E. E.S.E. S.S.E. S.S.W. W.S.W. W.N.W. N.N.W.
The Director of Sikawei Observatory notifies that, notwithstanding this arrangement, such indications must be considered as approximate, i.e., they should be taken as indicating only the most probable direction.
The following new signals are also added :-
Forming.
Splitting in two. Exceptional intensity.
This Notice refers to the Storm Signal Stations of the Maritime Customs at New- chwang, Taku, Chefoo, Chinkiang, Woosung, Gutzlaff, l'agoda Anchorage, Amoy, and Swatow.
The new direction signals as given above will also be used at the Municipal Storm Signal Station at Shanghai,