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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1894.
No. 654.
JAPAN.
(1715.) KIUSHU WEST COAST. YATSUSHIRO SEA.
(1) EXISTENCE OF A SUNKEN REEF IN ZOZONO-SETO.
According to the report of the steamer Meiji Maru, dated 17 June 1894, she has found a sunken rock with 2 fathoms (at high water) over it in Zozono-seto, Yatsushiro sea. It lies on the following bearings:
Terajima west extreme Tobasejima south point
Senzokujima (427 feet A)
.N. 35° W. ..S. 44° E.
S. 78° W.
(2) EXISTENCE OF A SUNKEN REEF IN MATSUZAKI-WAN, HACHIMAN SETO. Also, the same steamer has found a rock with 2 fathoms on it at low water, lying about 4 cables N. 69° W., from Kabuto-bana the north point of Matsuzaki-wan.
Approximate position: Lat. 32° 13′ 43′′ N.; Long, 130° 4′ 38′′ E.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :---Nos. 206, 143.
No. 655.
JAPAN.
OGASAWARA GUNTOU. CHICHIJIMA.
(1716.) EXISTENCE OF SUNKEN REEFS OUTSIDE OF FUTAMI KOU AND AMENDMENT IN SAILING DIRECTION.
The master of Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamer Tokai Maru reports the existence of the undermentioned two sunken reefs lying off Minamijima, and another rock (Shinmori-iwa) near Nihon-iwa outside of Futami kou.
1. A rock, with 5 fathoms on it, lies in line (N. by E.) with Ototojima N. W. extreme and Nishijima E. extreme with Minamijima north extreme bearing E. by S. 4 S. and Yagijima N. W. extreme N. E. N.
2. A rock, with 7 fathoms on it, lies in line (N. N. E. † E.) with Yeboshi-iwa west extreme and Mikadzuki-yama summit, with Nishijima west extreme bearing N., and Minamijima' north extreme S. E. by E. E.
3. A rock, with about 1 fathom on it, lies with Nihon-iwa (North rock) bearing S. by W. W. and Yagijima N. W extreme N. E. by N. N. and Manju-zaki N. E. by E. 2 E.
Directions-In consequence of the above mentioned rocks existing off Minamijima and Nihon-iwa, vessels leaving Futami kou to bound to the southward should steer to westward until the highest peak in the centre of Ototojima is just open of the west extreme of Nishijima, and then the course be altered to the southward.
This Notice affects the following Naval chart:--No. 83.
No. 656.
JAPAN.
KIUSHU. WEST COAST.
(1718.) OMURA-WAN APPROACH. EXISTENCE OF A SUNKEN REEF OFF HASHINO-SHIMA. According to the report of Lieutenant H. Kawase I. N. dated July 1894, he has found a reef with 3 feet of water over it at low water, and 6 to 12 feet all around, not indicated on the charts, off Hashino-shima, the approach to Omura-wan. This reef lies on the following alignment, N. E. about 13 cables distant from the cast extreme of Hashino-shima :-
Nakashima east extreme in line with Oshima north extreme.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 187, 143.
All bearings are Magnetic.
Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 15 August 1894.
Captain K. KIMOTSUKI, IN. Hydrographer.
NOTIFICATION No. 166 of DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
BAY OF TOKYO.
BUOYS AND BEACON LIGHT.
Notice is hereby given that for the purpose of indicating the limit of the space off YOKOSUKA HARBOUR, Bay of TOKYO, where TORPEDOES have been laid by Naval Department, 2 BUOYS have been placed along a straight line drawn from the point of HASHIRI-MIZU, Northward of KANNONSAKI LIGHTHOUSE, to HONMOKU BUOY, off Honmoku (Treaty Point), and also on and after August 21st, 1894, a FIXED RED BEACON LIGHT will be shown from a Tower erected at the point of HasRi-Mizu.