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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 221.
The following is published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1899.
Government of China.
FOOCHOW DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 69.
Sand bank off Sharp Peak Point, Min River.
Notice is hereby given of the existence of a sand bank in the fairway off Sharp Peak Point, Min River, which is not marked on the British Admiralty Chart.
The bank, which is of very small extent, lies S. W. about two and a half cables distant from Sharp Peak Point (,) and carries from eight to nine feet of water at low water of spring tides on its shoalest part.
DIRECTIONS.
Vessels entering the Min River when nearing Sharp Peak Point() should bring the south end of West Brother() to the southward of East Brother (É) and run on that course until High Sharp Peak () is in line with Woga point (E), which will lead into the river on a N.W. course.
EDWARD STEVENS, Harbour Master.
Approved:
P. VON TANNER, Commissioner of Customs.
Custom House,
Foochow, 22nd March, 1899.
List of unclaimed Telegrams lying in the Joint Telegraph Companies
Offices at Hongkong.
Bacsler.
Batlle-Evaristo.
Cass clo Peninsular,
Cheong c/o Yikloong Iron Shop, West Point.
Choabpan.
Curtis.
Droeze.
Francis-Daniel,
George.
Glaess.
Jaucourt Telegraph Restante.
Mallone.
Namwo.
Putnam.
Regidor.
Robinson.
Rowley e/o Swire.
Shounlung.
Taicheong.
Takama c/o Toyokan.
Thornton.
Tinwalsek Chiatho,
Kheanguan.
Kwongbeely Lecyeok.
Kwongyuepoon.
Lepan.
Luenfat.
Hongkong Station, 8th April, 1899.
Tunganpan.
Warfield,
Winhmao.
Yuenshing.
J. M. BECK,
Acting Manager in China.