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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9тH JUNE, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 230.
The following are published.
By Command,
J. II. STEWART LOCKHART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th June, 1894.
Government of Japan.
JAPAN.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Nos. 632, 634, 635, and 636 of the Year 1894.
No. 632.
HONSHU N. W. COAST.
(1660.) DOUBTFUL REEF OFF ANDO ZAKI, YECHIZEN DISTRICT.
According to fishermen's tradition, a long narrow reef about 6 miles long extending toward Wakasa coast having 4 or 17 fathoms water on it, and depths more than 150 fathoms outside of it, and 300 fathoms inside, exists about 24 miles north-westward from Audo zaki, and from its each end, a soundings of bank extends about 12 miles in the same direction. N. B. Its position is to be considered doubtful, but mariners navigating this locality should use the greatest caution.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts:-Nos. 95, 139, 128.
No. 634.
KOREA WEST COAST.
(1667.) ALTERATION IN THE ENTRANCE TO MASANPHO HARBOUR.
Lieutenant H. Midzumachi of II. I. M. S. Tsukuba reports by a recent survey, that the entrance to Masanpho harbour has undergone considerable change and is very different with the charts now in use. (See the appended plan.*)
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 79, 74, 127.
No. 635.
SETO UCHI. HARIMA NADA.
(1668.) SUNKEN WRECK OFF SHODO JIMA.
With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 631 (1657.) of 1894, ou the wreck off Shodo jima, information has been received from Captain Serada of H. I. M. S. Tenriu dated 30th April 1894, that the wreck lies now yet in the following approximate bearings with a mast appearing above water.—
Yoroi jima's south end, little open of Shakabana.
Gongen zaki's S. W. end, in line with a peak north-westward of it.
Daikakubana, just open of Funokojima.....................
...N. E. by E.
This Notice affects the following Naval chart :-No. 50.
NANSAI SHOTO.
(1669.) KARIMATA BYOCHI-TIDAL CORRECTION. Tides at Karimata Byochi, Nansai Shoto is to be corrected as follows:-
H. W. F. & C. Springs rise.
Neaps range.
Neaps rise...
.7h. 41 m.
..63 feet.
.44 feet
...2 feet
This Notice affects the following Naval charts:-Nos. 241, 223, 210.
No. 636.
KIUSHU WEST COAST-NAGASAKI KOU.
(1671.) SUNKEN REEF OFF TATEGAMI.
With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 614 (1617) of 1894, on the sunken reef off Tategami, close examination has been made by the Hydrographic office with the following results :--
This reef, about 80 yards in length cast-west and about 40 yards in width has a least depth of 16 feet on it at low water springs, situated a little eastward of the centre of the reef, and for a distance of about 60 yards southward of the east end of the reef, depths of 43 fathoms were obtained. These were surrounded by 7 or 8 fathoms close immediately.
From the shoalest part of this reef, Minage zaki (east end) bears N. by E. E., Tomibana's south end W. by S. 1 S., and Nabekamuri yama summit E. by S. S. (See the appended plan.*)
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 108,
92.
(1672) CORRECT POSITION OF INUBOYE SAKI LIGHTHOUSE. Position of Inubove saki lighthouse has been determined to be in latitude 35° 42′ 13" N. and longitude 140° 52′ 22′′ E. (depending on Tokyo Observatory being in longitude 139° 44′ 30′′ E.) by the series of telegraphic observations by K. Kishida, Hydrographic engineer I, N.
This Notice afcets the following Naval charts :-Nos. 216, 95.
Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 7 May 1891.
*Plan way be seen ou application at the Harbour Office, Hongkong.
Captain M. YOKO-O I. N. Hydrographer,