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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD JANUARY, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 29.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1886.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 43 of 1885.]
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GREEN BUOY MARKING WRECK OFF BAR OF NORMAN RIVER.
Notice is hereby given, that a Green Buoy-lying 13 miles N.W. by N. from the Lightship-now marks the position of the Wreck of the "Rockhampton" off the Norman Bar, the spar, from which a flag was formerly shewn, having been washed away.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 2nd December, 1885.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portmaster.
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. See Admiralty Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, pp. 312 & 313.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(No. 226.)
EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO.
SUMATRA-WEST COAST. Flashing Light on Pulo Bodjo.
With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 182, of 9th October 1885, and previous Notice, on the intended exhibition, probably in September or October 1885, of a light from a lighthouse then in course of construction on Pulo Bodjo, northern side of Siberoet strait :-
The Netherlands Government has given further Notice, that on 7th November 1885, the light was exhibited :- The light is a flashing white light of the first order, showing two flashes in quick succession every half minute; it is elevated about 361 feet above high water, and should be visible in clear weather, except where obscured by Tanalı Balah island, from a distance of 26 miles.
The lighthouse, situated on a hill at the south-western end of the island, is about 197 feet high, of iron, sixteen- sided and painted white, with a surrounding stone wall, also white.
Position, lat. 0° 38' S., long. 98° 311⁄2 E.
By Command of their Lordships,
W. J. L. WHARTON,
Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 3rd December, 1885.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :-Indian ocean, No. 748b; Acheen head to Tyingkokh bay, No. 2760; Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, &c., 1885, No. 1626; and Sailing Directions for West Coast of Sumatra, 1879, page 67.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 30.
The following Notices under the Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867, are published for general information.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1886.
THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE, 1867.
It is hereby notified that the part of the house hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, the First Floor of No. 102, Wellington Street, was, on the 21st day of January, 1886, pursuant to Section 23 of the above Ordinance, declared by me under my Hand and Seal of Office to be an Unlicensed Brothel.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Registrar General,
L.S.
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 21st January, 1886.
THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE, 1867.
It is hereby notified that the part of the house hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, the Second Floor of No. 10, Graham Street, was, on the 21st day of January, 1886, pursuant to Section 23 of the above Ordinance, declared by me under my Hand and Seal of Office to be an Unlicensed Brothel. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Registrar General,
L.S.
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 21st January, 1886.