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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1894. 791
BUOYS.
The Buoys are made of Iron, Conical in shape, and surmounted by Cages; the one of the Buoys being painted Red, and the other with Black and White horizontal bands.
The Black and White Buoy is moored at the point where a line drawn from the point of HASHIRI-MIZU to HONMOKO Buor and another line drawn from TATO-GASAKI near YOKOSUKA with the North end of SARUSHIMA in a line, cut each other; and where the depth of water is 28 fathoms. The Buoy stands 14 feet about the sea.
The Red Buoy is moored at the point where a line drawn from the point of HASHIRI-MIZU to HONMOKU Buor and another line drawn from KOSHIBA-SAKI (Fillmore Point) to HITOMI-YAMA, in Kisarazu, Province of Kazusa, cut each other, and where the depth of water is 28 fathoms. The Buoy stands 12 feet above the sea.
BEACON LIGHT.
The Tower is a Square Wooden Framework, painted White, and is 15 feet high from the base to the centre of the Lantern.
The Light will be visible through an are of 5 degrees between the bearings of North 16 deg. 25 min. 21 deg. 25 min. West, illuminating the West side of the line drawn from HASHIRI-MIZU to HONMOKU BUOY. The bearings West and North are true and as observed from the Light.
The Light will be 91 feet high above the sea, and in elear weather will be seen from a distance of 6 nautical miles. The position of the Light, according to the Japanese Admiralty Chart No. 90, is
Latitute Longitude
35° 16' 3" North. ....138° 42′ 55′′ East of Greenwith.
NOTE. The space where the TORPEDOES are LAID, being to the Westward of the line drawn from the point of HASHIRI-MIZU to HONMOKU Buor and the Southward of the line drawn from KosHIBA-SAKI (Fillmore Point) to HITOMI-YAMA, in Kisarazu, Province of Kazusa, Vessels should take care not to run into that space of the sea.
Tokyo, August 21st, 1894.
COUNT KURODA KIYOTAKA, Minister of State for Communications.
NOTIFICATION No. 168 OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
URAGA CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY.
CHANGE OF POSITION.
Notice is hereby given that, on August 22nd, 1894, the LIGHTED BUOY moored at the Northern Entrance of URAGA CHANNEL, BAY of TOKIO, will be shifted 9 cables South 10 degrees West, true bearing, of its present position, and where the depth of water is 37 fathoms.
The new position of the Buoy will be as follows :—
Kannon-saki Light ..... North Point of Hashiri-Mizu
North Point of Hashiri-Mizu Matsu-Saki...................
59° 45'
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30° 45′
COUNT KURODA KIYOTAKA, Minister of State for Communications,
Tokyo, August 22nd, 1894.
HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMORANDUM No. 35.
“Centurion,” at CHEFOO, 24th August, 1894.
The following information has been received from H.M.S. Porpoise.
SHOPAILL ISLAND.
The wreck of the S.S. Kowshing lies 1 mile S.W. by S. of south end of Shopaiul Island in Latitude 37° 0′ 45′′ N. Longitude 125° 58′ 45′′ E. Approximate.
Two masts show 30 feet above high water.
Charts 1256, 1258.
pape 55.
Her position is dangerous to navigation. China Sailing Directions, Vol IV,
APPROACHES TO CHEMULPHO.
H.M.S. Linnet, reports a depth of 10 feet at low water on the three fathom patch in Chart 1258, mile south of Munkap tan. Extremes of Munkap tan bore N. 73° E. and N. 18° W.
Latitude 37° 9′ 40′′ N. Longitude 126° 5′ 35′′ E.
Charts 1256, 1258, Supplement to Sailing Directions, Vol. IV, page 27.
E. R. FREMANTLE, Vice-Admiral.