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POLICE DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 15. It is hereby notified that licences to keep dogs were due for renewal on the first day of January. All persons owning dogs who have not yet obtained licences are advised to do so as soon as possible.
12th January, 1917.
C. McI. MESSER, Captain Superintendent of Police,
No. S. 16.
NOTICES TO MARINERS.
DERELICT junk bottom up floating very light in the track of Shipping from Hainan Strait to Hongkong. Dangerous to navigation.
Position-Latitude,...
21° 35' N.
Longitude,
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG, 8th January, 1917.
..113° 08′ E.
C. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R.N..
Harbour Master, &e.
A Chinese abandoned junk mismaster and rudder damaged in Latitude 20° 54' N. Longitude 112° 20' E. at noon the 7th January, 1917.
C. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R.N.,
Harbour Master, &c.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG, 9th January, 1917.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 34.
WUCHOW DISTRICT.
Wreck.
NOTICE is hereby given that the S.S. Licorne lies sunk in about 15 feet of water on the Southern side of the Second Bar, West River. The wreck lies just below the Customs House-Boat and flies a red flag by day and a red light by night.
Approved:
J. W. LOUREIRO,
Commissioner of Customs.
CUSTOM HOUSE,
WuCnow, 9th January, 1917.
J. S. ENRIGHT,
Acting Harbour Master.
Ceylon-West Coast.
Approximate position:-
6° 56' N. ...79° 51' E.
Latitude,
Longitude,
NOTICE is hereby given that the Colombo Light White Group Flashing every ten seconds may be extinguished at any moment owing to defective machinery.
A further Notice will be issued when light is again in working order and reliable.
Charts affected:---
Admiralty Charts.
No. 914. Colombo Harbour.
3686. Approaches to Colombo Harbour.
813. Ceylon South Coast.
3700. Colombo to Galle.
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