THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MAY, 1896.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 182.
The following are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
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'ALACRITY," AT SHANGHAI, 24th April, 1896.
HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMORANDUM No. 13.
PORT ARTHUR LIGHT,
Illuminating Apparatus destroyed. Lighthouse still standing.
11 miles.
S.D. Vol. III., page 589.
Charts 1262, 1392, 1236, 1256, 1798. Light List VI., 478 a.
TUNGSHA LIGHT VESSEL.
Temporarily removed. Replaced by light vessel painted red, Newchwang on sides, 3 masts, showing fixed white light
S.D. Vol. III, page 422. Light List VI., 433. Chart 1602,
ALEX. BULLER. Vice-Admirul.
Government of Japan.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(The bearings are Magnetic, and those concerning the visibility of lights are given from scaward.)
No. 787.
JAPAN.
(18) NAIKAI (SETO-UCHI) HIROSHIMA WAN-SUNKEN REEF OFF OYAKE BANA, EAST NOMISHIMA.
According to the examination of Lieutenant Sasaki 1. N., a sunken reef (local name Koshiki) off Oyake bana consists of an accumulation of some large rocks, and is 15 yards in extent, with depth of 12 feet on is at low water springs, and 5 fathoms close around.
Position:-
Naga shima summit
Dentaro bana extreme...
.N. 65° 45′ W. distaut 8 cables. ..S. 27° 40′ E.
Approximate position, lat. 34° 7′ 35′′ N., long, 132° 25′ 45′′ E.
(Variation 4° 20′ Westerly.)
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos, 158, 50,
No. 788.
JAPAN.
(19) KYUSHU GOTŌ ISLANDS--UKUSHIMA KÕ-NO-URA-EXISTENCE OF SUNKEN REEF. According to the report of Captain Nakamizo H. I. M. S. Atago, a sunken reef (local name Taka-se) found to exist near the west point of a small bay in the east end of Kō-no-ura, is nearly circular in shape with a least depth of three quarter fathom on it at low water springs, and 54 fathoms immediately at its outside and 4 fathoms at its inner side,
Its position :-
-
Madara shima North extreme.. Ai-no-se West extreme
Ukushima West extreme
.S. W. by W. W. .S. E.
N. W. by W. ! W.
Approximate position, lat. 33° 15′ 10′′ N., long. 129° 5′ 10′′ E.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 187, 18.
Captain K. KIMOTSUKI, 1.N. Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 27th April 1896.
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