THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD NOVEMBER, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 491.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1888.
Government of South Australia.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 6 of 1888.
NORTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA. Unmarked Reef.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
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Captain Petersen, of the barque Vivid, reports that during a voyage from Newcastle to Port Darwin his vessel grazed on an unknown reef, with 17ft. of water on it.
Approximate position.-Latitude 10° 51′ south, longitude 132° 8' cast. Point Smith bearing S. E., and Point Danger S.E. S.
THOS. N. STEPHENS,
Secretary Marine Board.
Marine Board Office, Port Adelaide,
August 31st, 1888.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 8 of 1888.
GULF OF ST. VINCENT,
Port Adelaide, Semaphore Anchorage.
REMOVAL OF HULK.
Notice is hereby given that the hulk Beatrice (used in the place of the Fitzjames) was removed on the 1st instant to a position N. W., seven-tenths of a mile from the outer end of the Semaphore jetty, and S.W. by W. W., three-tenths of a mile from the Largs jetty. The hulk, in one with the Smelting Works chimney, will lead up to the mooring buoy.
A red light, visible about four (4) miles, will be exhibited from the Beatrice until further notice.
Marine Bourd Offices, Port Adelaide,
September 6th, 1888.
THOS. N. STEPHENS,
Secretary Marine Board.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 9 of 1888.
PORT ADELAIDE, SEMAPHORE ANCHORAGE.
To prevent damage to Telephone Cables, Masters and Pilots,of Vessels using the Semaphore Anchorage are cautioned against anchoring anywhere in a line between the Telephone Buoy and the outer end of Largs Pier, or between the Mooring and the Telephone Buoys, where the Cables are laid.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, September 11th, 1888.
Government of Japan.
THOS. N. STEPHENS,
Secretary Marine Board,
Notification No. 173, of Department of Communications.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Notice is hereby given that the Mooring Buoy laid by Kanagawa Keucho off Nagaura to moor the Quarantine vessel, as notified under the date of 12th August 1888, has been withdrawn, Nagaura Quarantine Station having been closed.
VISCOUNT ENOMOTO TAKEAKI,
Minister of State for Communications.
Tokio, 18th October, 1888.