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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH MAY, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 198.
The following are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th May, 1894.
J. H. STEWARt Lockhart, Aeting Colonial Secretary.
Government of Japan.
NOTIFICATION No. 105 or DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
LIGHTS IN MEKARI SETO, MIWARA SETO, AND OGE SETO, IN INLAND SEA.
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HYAKKWAN-SHIMA LIGHTHOUSE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, on and after the 15th May, 1894, a 5th Order Revolving White Light will be exhi- bited from the Lighthouse recently erected on HYAKKWAN SHIMA, East of MEKARI SETO, Inland Sea.
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The Light will flash once every 20 seconds, illuminating the whole horizon.
The elevation of the Light above the sea will be 240 feet, and in clear weather the Light will be seen from a distance of 16 nautical miles.
The Lighthouse is built of Stone, circular in horizontal section, and is painted White. It is 25 feet high from the base to the centre of the lantern.
The position of the Lighthouse, according to the Japanese Admiralty Chart No. 69, is
34 deg. 17 min. 58 secs. North.
133 deg. 16 min. 17 secs. East of Greenwich.
OHAMA-SAKI LIGHTHOUSE.
Also that, on and after the same date, a Fixed White Light with a Red Sector will be exhibited from the Lighthouse recently erected at the Northern end of INNOSHIMA, MEKARI SETO, Inland Sea.
The Light will be visible through an arc of 192 deg. 40 min. between the bearings of North 60 deg. 15 min. West, and. South 47 deg. 35 min. East. The Red Sector will extend from North 54 deg. 45 min. West to North 49 deg. 45 min. West, covering the Sunken Rock called KAKARI SE, which bears from the Lighthouse North 52 degrees 15 min. West, distant 1 mile and 8 cables. The bearings are true and as observed from Lighthouse.
The elevation of the Light above the sea will be 52 feet, and in clear weather the Light will be seen from a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The Lighthouse is built of Stone, circular in horizontal section, and is painted White. It is 21 feet high from the base to the centre of the lantern.
The position of the Lighthouse, according to the same chart, is :—
34 deg. 21 min. 24 sec. North.
133 deg. 10 min. 10 sec. East of Greenwich.
NOTE: The Light will be kept burning day and night by self-feeding arrangement, without the attendance of a keeper. Should the Light go out by accident, there may be some delay before relighting it.
CHODAIU LIGHTED BEACON.
Also that, on and after the same date, a Fixed White Light with Red sectors will be exhibited from CHODAIU Beacon, North of Hoso-SHIMA, in MEKARI SETO, Inland Sea, which has recently been converted into a Lighted Beacon.
The Light will be visible through an arc of 260 deg. 30 min. between the bearings of South 28 deg. 35 min. West, and South 70 deg. 55 min. East. A Red sector will extend from South 28 deg. 35 min, West to South 86 deg. 35 min. West, covering the shoals between the North-western extreme of Hoso-SHIMA and North-eastern extremes of KOSAKI-SHIMA, and another Red sector will extend from North 38 deg. 35 min. East to North 58 deg. 35 min. East, covering the Sunken Rock called KAKABI-SE, which bears from the Beacon North 48 deg. 35 min. East, distant 3 cables. The bearings are true and as observed from the Beacon.
The elevation of the Light above the sea will be 22 feet, and in clear weather the Light will be seen from a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The Beacon is built of Stone, conical in shape, and is painted with Black and Red horizontal bands.