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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 15TH MARCH, 1884.
Pilot.--The services of a native pilot can be obtained from Thuan An. He generally bourds the vessel outside the lar in the fine season (or that of the 8.W. monsoon), and also marks the best channel with bamboo poles. No vessel drawing more than 99 foct can enter with selber.'
TONG-KING GULF.
NON TAHU (Goal) IBLAND.-Bank. -A rocky lank having about 6 feet over it, extends 24 cables south- est from. Hon Tsen island. The bank is about half a cable in width, and is steep-to on the north and south sides.”
GAU-TAU ISLANDS.-Shoal.—A sand bank with rocky heads, over which a least depth of 9 feet was obtained, les with the north point of Chong-Moon island bearing N. 74° W., and the west extreme of Sha-pak-Wan island bearing
>.4 W.
RIVER KUA BA LACHT DONG.-The banks at the entrance of this river are reported to have extended senward.3
HAINAN ISLAND, EAST COAST.1
LEONG-SOI POINT.-Rock.-A rock upon which breakers have been observed, is reported by Captain J. Calder, of the Imperial Chinese gunboat Suitung, to lic N.Ë. 4 N., distant ly miles from Leong-Soi point."
Green point. There is no reef extending from this point, and a depth of 4 fathoms will be found close to.
THE COAST.-The town of Munchan is not situated on the coast, but is 8 or 9 miles north of Green point, and 5 flex inloud. From False point to Toneon point the coast is low; it is. however, marked by a conspicuous pagoda at nengu, situated 20 miles north of False point; northward of Pak-ngo, to Toncou point, the shore is lined with cocoa-nut is, and is protected by a barrier reef 3 miles seaward, having passages through the reef, opposite to fresh water streams on the coast. Junks work up inside the barrier in smooth water, calling at four small ports." The northern of these ports, named Foongka, is about 9 miles S.W. by S. from Chun-lan fort. Anchorage off Foongka may be obtained during the north-east monsoon in 4 fathoms, sand, under the lee of the reef which here forms an elbow and joins the land.
coral reefs are awash at half tide, having from 5 to 6 fathoms water outside them.
Chun-lan.--To enter Chun-lan river, vessels must cross a bar of 2 fathoms, with 'Chun-lan fort bearing North. There is a somewhat confined anchorage for a small vessel just inside Fort point in 3 fathoms,"
HAINAN ISLAND, WEST COAST.
Bay.--The coral reef (Ty-chan) situated in the centre of Chappoo bay is about 2 miles long in a N.E. by by S. direction, and has a small sand cay upon it. The bay inside the reef carries an average depth of 5 Fathoms, but reefs extend one mile south-west of Heong-po point."
SOUTH COAST OF CHINA,”
KWANG-CHAU-WAN BAY.-The town of Lei-chan is the largest on the Lei-chau peninsula, the exports consisting of sugar, oil, bean-cake, and matting for sails. At the head of Kwang-chau-wan bay, situated on the Marsha creek, is the town of Chuk-un, having a similar trade to Lei-chau.
Tide.-It is high water full and change near Chuk-un, about 4h. 30m.; springs rise about 20 feet.
SUI-TUNG HARBOUR.-The entrance to this harbour is narrow and dangerous; the outer bar, upon which there is a depth of 6 feet at low water, is situated 6 miles eastward of the bluff mountain An-kang-shan, and 2 miles S.E. by-S. from the entrance to the harbour; the banks in the vicinity of the bar shift during strong winds, and the sea breaks heavily upon them.
Inside the entrance a narrow channel between mud banks for a distance of 5 miles leads to the village of Sui-tung.
Noto.--The village of Sui-tung has sometimes been improperly named Ou-chena; the capital town of the district is, however, named Um-cheun, and is situated 12 miles north-west of Sui-tung.
TY-CHUK-CHAU.-Between the rocky ledge on the north side of this island and the coast to the northward there is a passage carrying from 4 to 5 fathoms water, the northern side being the safer.
tides.
Chin-chu.-Rock.-The rock lying 14 miles S. 40° W. from Chin-clm has a depth of 4 feet over it at low spring
Hydrographie Office, Admiralty, London, 11th December, 1883.
Paris, Notice Hydrographique, No. 21 of 1883.
2 Paris, Annonce Hydrographique, No. 148 of 1883. Sre Admiralty Chart:-Tong-King gulf, No. 2062. Also, China Sea Directory, Vol II., pages 367 and 377,
Paris, Annonce Hydrographique, No. 175 of 1883. See Admiralty Charts --Ports and Anchorages in Tong-King gulf, No. 875.
• Information received from Licut. A. Carpenter, H.M.S. Magpie, 1883.
See Admiralty Charis:--1'hanrang bay to Tong-King galf, No. 1342; Tong-King gulf, No. 2062; Hainan strait. No, 876; Plan, Nanı-Hoi- Cham anchorage, scale = 16 inches, No. 1619. Also China Sea Directory, Vol. II, pages 385-389, Hydrographic Notice, No. 30 of 1882,
Information received from Lieut. A. Carpenter, LL.M.S. Magpie, 1883.
↑ See Admiralty Chart :-Tong-King gulf, No. 2062. Also, China Sea Directory, Vol. II, pages 101-108. Hydrographic Notices, No. 13 of 1982. und No. 30 of 1882.
Information raci ed from Liut, A. Carpenter, HMS, Megpic, 1855,