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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20гu FEBRUARY, 1897.

No. 839.

JAPAN.

(50) HONSHU SOUTH COAST-GULF OF TOKYO-EXTENTION OF HANEDA BANK.

An extensive bank off Kawasaki in the Gulf of Tokyo has been considerably extended out, and a red buoy (Kawasaki Duoy) moored at the south-east extreme of this bank is now not at its correct position.

From the outer extreme (oue fathom) of the bank :--

Haneda lighthouse .

Centre of Kawasaki temple

From the present position of Kawasaki buoy

Haneda buoy

Centre of Kawasaki temple.

...bears N. 28° E. distant 21 miles.

..bears N. 40' W.

...bours N. 32° 30′ E. dintant 3 miles.

..bears N. 289 W.

This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos, 9, 90, 111, 216.

(51) KIUSHŪ EAST COAST-BUNGO CHANNEL WEST SHORE-EXISTENCE OF A REEF

IN MOTONOMA CHANNEL, SAIKI BAY.

Commander Ijichi I. N. reports the existence of a sunken reef, with its shoalest part awash just at low water, extending one cable S. by W. W. from the west extreme of the south point (Tachibana bana) of Öshima.

This Notice affects the following Naval chart :---No. 191.

No. 840.

JAPAN.

(52) NAIKAI (SETO UCHI)—BUNGO CHANNEL EAST SHORE--EXISTENCE OF TWO REEFS BETWEEN OKI SHIMA AND HIBURI SHIMA.

Commander Ijiehi I. N. reports that the undermentioned dangerous reefs exist in a passage between Oki shima and Hiburi shima :-

(1) An isolated reef with 14 fathoms of water on it lies N. 39 W. 1 cables from the west extreme of Hirugahama shima (au island connected with the north end of Hiburi shima) with Saizō bana in line with the south extreme of Kuroshima. (2) A shoal with 14 fathoms of water on it lies N. 65° E. cable from the north-east extreme of Hirugahama A shallow water extends for a half cable northward from this shoal, aud has 4 fathoms of water on its outer edge.

shima.

(Variation 4° 45′ Westerly.)

This Notice affects the following Naval chart :-No. 234.

Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 18th January 1897.

Cheongky.

Clayton.

Dover.

Dongseng.

Enggigoan.

Foy.

Frugir.

Glossop.

Captain K. KIMOTSUKI I.N., Hydrographer.

List of unclaimed Telograms lying in the Joint Telegraph Companies'

Offices at Hongkong.

Hongkong Station, 20th February, 1897.

Hoaking,

Kongtiongthay,

4838

Suwling.

Sunhing.

Wingcheong.

W. BULLARD,

Acting Manager in China.

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