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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH JULY, 1889.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 317.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th July, 1889.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
"IMPERIEUSE," AT HONGKONG,
7th June, 1889.
HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMO: No. 42.
JAPAN.
YERIMOSAKI LIGHTHOUSE.-The Japanese Government has given notice that a Lighthouse has been erected on Yerimosaki, Southern extreme of Province of Hitaka, Hokkaido, the light of which will be exhibited on and after the 25th June 1889, from sunset to sunrise.
Latitude 41° 55' N. Longitude 143° 14′ E.
The Lighthouse Iron, circular, painted white, 27 feet from the base to the centre of the Lantern.
The Light will be 1st order, Dioptric, Revolving, shewing a white flash every half minute. Its are of illumination will be 300° from N. 10° 30′ E. to N. 49° 30′ W. Bearings are true and as observed from the Lighthouse.
Elevation of Light above the sea 233 feet, and in clear weather the Light will be visible at a distance of 24 miles.
China Sea Directory Vol. IV. p. 588.
China Light List 551a p. 112.
Charts 452, 2405.
FORMOSA.
POSITIONS OF BUOYS AT TAMSUI.-The following information has been received from H.M.S. Rattler :-
North Bar Buoy, black, conical, is moored in 39 feet L.W.S. with Chinese Beacon N. 60 E. Low Lighthouse S. 82 E. South Bar Buoy, red, conical, is moored in 22 feet L.W.S. with Chinese Beacon N. 47 E. Low Lighthouse N. 85 E. Harbour Buoy, red nun surmounted by red spherical enge, position Low Lighthouse N. 73 E. 620 yards, in 14 feet L.W.S. TAMSUL ANCHORAGE.—The anchorage off the Custom House has shoaled, as there is only 10 and 12 feet where chart shews 16 and 18 feet.
Chart No. 2376.
China Sea Directory Vol. III. 84. p. 294, 296. China Sea Directory Supp. Vol. III. p. 17.
To the Commodore and the respective Captains, Commanders, and
Officers commanding Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed on the China Station.
Government of Japan.
NOWELL SALMON,
Vice-Admiral.
NOTIFICATION No. 133, OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
NOSHIAF-SAKI LIGHT.
RED RAY ON NEKOGASHIRA REEF.
Notice is hereby given that on and after the night of the 1st August next, a RED RAY will be shown from the Lighthouse on Cape Noshiaf, Hokkaido, between the bearings from S. 21 degrees 10 minutes E., to S. 27 degrees 30 minutes W., to cover Nekogashira Reef. The Bearings are truc, and as observed from the Lighthouse.
Tokio, 21st June, 1889.
COUNT GOTO SHOJIRO, Minister of State for Communications.
NOTIFICATION No. 134, OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
RECONSTRUCTION OF NARUSE BEACON,
SHIMONOSEKI STRAITS.
Notice is hereby given that owing to the damage sustained by Naruse Beacon, Shimonoseki Straits, through a vessel colliding against it the Beacon is now in course of reconstruction, and that the whole body of the Beacon having to be taken down, there will be no mark on the spot for a short time.
COUNT GOTO SHOJIRO, Minister of State for Communications.
Tokio, 21st June, 1889.