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No. 39/1940.
Commencing Monday, the 12th February, 1940, and until further notice, all power driven craft using the Junk entrance in the Tathong Channel Anti-Submarine Boom, whether inward or outward bound, are to call alongside H.M.S. Robin, which is anchored close to the Westward of Jan Chau Island (Slope Island).
Authority-Naval Authorities.
HONG KONG, 3rd February, 1940.
No. 40/1940.
APPROACHES TO SINGAPORE.
MINE-SWEEPING OPERATIONS.
Interference with the local mine-sweeping forces is being caused by the failure of some ships to obey the instructions laid down in Admiralty Annual Notice to Mariners No. 1 Part III.
All Masters are requested to make themselves acquainted with these instructions and to co-operate in ensuring their own safety by obeying them.
Authority-Rear-Admiral, Malaya.
HONG KONG, 5th February, 1940.
No. 42/1940.
EASTERN APPROACH TO HONG KONG.
TATHONG CHANNEL.
Further to Notice to Mariners No. 223/1939 of the 17th November, 1939, Mariners are hereby informed that the Port Closed Signals hoisted at Cape D'Aguilar will be repeated at Waglan.
2. Inward bound vessels may pass Waglan while these signals are hoisted, but MUST NOT proceed North of a line drawn 060 degrees from Cape D'Aguilar until these signals have been lowered at either Waglan or Cape D'Aguilar.
Authority:-Naval Authorities.
HONG KONG, 6th February, 1940.
G. F. HOLE,
Harbour Master.
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