THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD OCTOBER, 1891.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 408.
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The following are published.
By Command,
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1891.
“IMPERIEUSE," IN BARRACOUTA HARBOUR, 8th September 1891.
PRECAUTIONARY HYDROGRAPHICAL NOTICE.
HONG KONG NEIGHBOURHOOD.-H.M.S. “Pigmy" reports that from trustworthy information the positions of the two following pinnacle rocks have been fixed.
(a) Rock marked as “Sunk rock about here" lies with N. Point Coweehau Bearing S. 69 E., distant 69 cables, and centre of Cheang Chau Ching Bearing S. 75 W. distant from E. Point 5 cables.
Depth 3 fathoms Low Water Springs. Deep water round.
(b) In the channel inside Ty Pak Island a rock which dries at Low water lies with Ty Pak Island N. 66 E. distant 24 cables. Deep water round.
Admiralty Chart No. 1466, China Sea Fol. III. page 96.
To the Commodore and the respective Captains, Commanders, and
Officers Commanding Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed on the China Station.
Government of China.
SWATOW DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 23.
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FRED. W. RICHARDS, Fice-Admiral.
Notice is hereby given that the Dove Rock Whistling Buoy dragged its moorings during the Typhoon of the 23rd instant, and now lies 13 miles S.S.W. of its former position,
J. H. C. GUNTHER, Harbour Master.
Approved:
C. LENOX SIMPSON,
Commissioner of Customs.
Custom House, Swatów, 26th September, 1891.
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Government of Queensland.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 26 of 1891.
WIDE BAY BAR.
ALTERATION IN NORTH CHANNEL.
Notice is hereby given, that in crossing Wide Bay Bar by the North Channel the square beacons must now be kept open to the northward once their own width.
T. M. ALMOND, Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 25th August, 1891.
Government of Japan.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(Nos. 489-490 of the year 1891)
(1307) Korea-South coast.-Crichton harbour.-Middle anchorage.-Alteration of the depths.-The following inform- ation has been received from navigating lieutenant Y. Tanaka of H. I. J. M. S. Nisshin June 1891 that, soundings in the channel from the south entrance of Crichton harbour to the middle anchorage of this barbour have received some change since 1886, because the same officer has obtained the soundings of 3 fathoms over a bottom of shell at 2 cables northeast- ward of Snake point, the castern end of Montebello island, where were formerly found depths of no less than 4 fathoms at low water. Also that near this anchorage, 2 cables eastward of the north-east point at Montebello island, where were formerly found depths of 4 fathoms at low water (saud and shell) there are now only 3 fathoms of water over a bottom of soft mud and at 1 cable eastward of this place, soundings increase quickly to 8 and 9 fathoms at low water.
It is probable that soundings and the nature of bottom among the islands of Korea south coast are subject to the frequent change by the tidal current and other causes.
This notice affects the following Hydrographie Office charts :--Nos, 156, 227.