THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH OCTOBER,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 468.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th October, 1888.
1888.
973
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
The substance of this Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it; and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. S Admiralty
Instructions, 1887. Navigation and Pilotage. p. 368.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 277 of the
yeur 1888.]
JAPAN.
NIPON SOUTH COAST-GULF OF TOKIO.
(1) Mississippi Bay-Shoal Reported South-Eastwurd of Treaty Point.
Information has been received from the Naval Commander-in-Chief on the China Station, that the master of the steam- vessel Wordsworth reports the existence of a shoal (on which that vessel grounded on 12th July 1888), about one mile south-eastward of Treaty point, northern shore of Mississippi bay, western shore of gulf of Tokio, south coast of Nipon:- This shoal, composed of black sand and mud, is reported to have a depth of 17 feet on it: and to be situated with the buoy off Treaty point bearing N. 7° E., distant 4 cables.
Position, lat. 35° 23′ 50′′ N., long. 139° 40′ 30′′ E.
SIMONOSEKI STRAIT-EASTERN ENTRANCE.
(2) Sunken Rock Northward of Tano Bank.
Also, dated 19th July 1888, that a dangerous sunken rock has been found northward of Tano bank, eastern entrance to Simonoseki strait:-
This rock has a depth of 21 feet on it at low water spring tides, and is situated with Mozi Saki, bearing S. 75° W., distant nearly 10 cables, and Ridge hill N. 29° W.
Position, lat. 33° 58′ 10′′ N.; long. 130° 58′ 35′′ E. (The bearings are Magnetic. Variation (2) 43° J (1) 4°
} Westerly in 1888.)
By Command of their Lordships,
W. J. L. WHARTON,
Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 6th September 1888.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Kii channel to Yedo. No. 996 (1); gulf of Tokio or Yedo. No. 2657 (1); Seto Uchi or luland sea, No. 2875 (2): Simonoseki strait. No. 532 (2); Also, China Sea Directory, vol. IV., 1884, pages 311, 434; and Supplement, 1886, to China Sea Directory, vol. IV., page 43.
Government of China.
SWATOW DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS. No. 16.
A Sunken wreek:
10
South Eastward of
Sugar Loaf Island.
Notice is hereby given that a Junk, of about 1,000 piruls capacity was reported to have foundered on the 28th ultimo about one mile South Eastward of Sugar Loaf Island. The wreek has not been found. Captains and Pilots are warned that it may be in the track of vessels passing over the bar.
Approved:
F. E. WOODRUFF,
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COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS.
Custom House, Swałow, 10th October, 1888.
C. H. PALMER,
Harbour Master.