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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH OCTOBER, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 473.
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The following is published.
By Command.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
"CENTURION," AT WEI-HAI-WEI, 4th October, 1898.
HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMORANDUM No. 5.
WEI-HAI-WEI.
I. LIGHT ON FLAGSTAFF POINT.
A light was exhibited from Flagstaff Point on the 29th September. It is a group occulting rod and white light, showing three eclipses every 30 seconds.
The light will show white over the Western entrance between the bearings S. 44 W., and S. 52 W., and over the Eastern entrance between N. 84 W., and N. 75 W., and red in all other directions.
The light is situated on the Islet off Flagstaff Point which is about one mile to E.S.E. of Wei-hai-wei City. It is clevated 52 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather the white light should be visible 10 miles, and the red 5 miles.
The light is exhibited from an iron column 123 feet high, and the columu and dwelling are white.
Chao Pei Tsui light has been re-established and shows as formerly.
II. SHOAL AND Rock.
A shoal, awash at low water, extends of a cable N. and S., with S.E. point extreme of Itau bearing N. 50° 40" W. distant 2 cables.
Also a pinnacle rock, with 18 feet of water at low water off the N.W. point of Liu Kung Tau, situated with Observatory Island bearing S. 54° 30′′ W., 83 cables and 81 yards from the shore.
This is the rock referred to in Notice to Mariners No. 401, of 1898.
III.
BUOYAGE.
A large conical red buoy has been placed on the West side of the channel in 5 fathoms, 3 cables West, from West extreme of Observatory Island.
Small cask buoys mark the edge of the pocket of the anchorage under Lin Kung Tan, and are placed in 5 fathoms, low
Red on the starboard haud, and black on the port hand coming in.
water.
F. H. SEYMOUR, Vice-Admiral.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 437
The following Lot of Crown Land at Morrison Hill Road, (Canal side), will be sold by Public Auction on Monday, the 17th day of October, 1898, p.in.
at X
Inland Lot No. 1,510.
For Particulars and Conditions of Sale sec page 1015 of the Government Gazette for 1898.
By Command.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st October, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary