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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD NOVEMBER, 1877.
2. BALFOUR ROCK NEAR CUPCHI ISLAND. Is a pinnacle, having 24 fathoms water at low.water spring tides.
From the Rock:-
Cupchi Island Summit,. Turtle Rock,
Black Hill,..
..bears N. 56° 30′ W. 1-2 mile.
S. 76° 0′ W. 1,2 mile.
N. 27° 0′ E. 4
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Two Shoal Patches lie respectively with 44 fathoms over them,--
miles.
South a cable and
S. 70° W. 24 cables
from the Rock.
The bottom in the vicinity is very uneven, and vessels should not approach within a distance of a mile of this danger. Admiralty Chart,-No. 1,963, China Coast, Sheet 3;-and China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 141, are affected hereby.
3. CHAPMAN PATCH NEAR CHAPEL ISLAND.
This Patch consists of rock and has from 1 to 24 fathoms over it.
A pinnacle with only 5 feet of water lies on its Eastern edge and the Patch extends 14 cables to the S.S.W., 1 cable to the Westward, and 24 to the Northward of it.
From the pinnacle:-
Chapel Island Light-house,
Eastern extreme Chin Ha Point, Centre of Lamtia Island,
.... bears S. 74° 40′ E.
N. 51° 25′ E.
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S. 14° 20′ W.
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Admiralty Chart,-No. 1,760, China, Sheet IV.;-and China Sea Directory, Vol. III., pages 162 to 165, are affected.
4. HUTAU BAY, &c.
hereby.
Baker Rock,-with 3 feet at low water, springs, lies to the Southward of Spire Island.
From the Rock:-
Spire Island Summit,.. Hut Island,...
Knob Rock,..
..bears N. 24° 0′ E.
S. 64° 30′ W. S. 78° 0' E.
Cleft Rocks, to the Northward of Cleft Island, are of a cable apart in a N. 18° E. direction; the Southern rock has 1 foot over it at low water, springs, and the Northern one is awash; the Southern one lies N. 6° 30′ E. from Cleft Island, distant 3 cables.
Thomson Rock, with 18 feet over it at low water, springs, lies to the Northward of Outer Cleft Island.
From the Rock :-
Knob Island Summit,.
bears S. 32° 30′ E.
Cleft Island Summit,
Spire Island Summit, Crab Point,
S. 48° 30′ W.
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S. 27° 30′ W.
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S. 71° 15' N.
Pass Rock, with 6 feet over it at low water, springs, lies to the Northward of Crab Point. -
From the Rock :--
Cleft Island Summit,
Crab Point,...... Outer Cleft Island,.
bears S. 3° 30′ E.
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S. 80° 30′ W.
S. 26° 0′ E.
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A Rock,-lies to the Southward of Hut Island and has only 3 feet on it at low water, springs, with from 7 to 9 fathoms
From the Rock:-
: around.
Hut Island,.
Knob Island,
bears N 21° 45′ E. distant 3 cables.
N. 89° 15′ E.
Admiralty Chart,-No. 1,760, China, Sheet IV.;-and China Sea Directory, Vol. III., pages 162 to 165, are affected hereby.
5. INSHORE PASSAGE FROM HONGKONG TO THE YANGTSZE-KIANG.
*A Sunken Rock having been discovered between Spire Islet and Knob Rock which renders the passage recommended at page 3, Hydrographical Notice No. 29, 7th November, 1876, viz. :-"From Rees Pass, steer for the Hu-tau-shan River Bar, &c.,"-extremely dangerous, it is recommended that that paragraph should be expunged and the following substituted:- "From Rees Pass, pass about 1 mile outside the Knob Rock and then between Lamtia and Notch Islands, passing within half-a-mile of Table Head.”
Admiralty Chart,--No. 1,760, China, East Coast, Sheet IV., is affected hereby.
6. POSITION OF BUOYS OFF SPITEFUL ISLAND, RIVER MIN. Information has been received that the Buoys off Spiteful Island are not correctly placed on Chart. feet least water on them extend of a cable to the Northward of the Red buoy.
Rocks having 5
An Iron Beacon (red) has been erected on the rocks S.W. of Pass Island, (River Min). These rocks, marked on the Chart as an Island, are covered at high water, springs.
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Enlarged plan on Admiralty Chart,-No. 2,400, River Min;-and China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 272, are affected hereby.
7. LIGHT ON SKRYPLEFF ISLAND.
A fixed white light on Skrypleff Island, entrance to Eastern Bosphorus Strait, Russian Tartary, is now exhibited It should be visible in clear from a Light-house about 18 feet from base to vane and 150 feet above the level of the sea. weather 15 miles.
Admiralty Charts,-No. 2,407 Eastern Bosphorus, &c.; No. 2,405, Kuril Islands; No. 2,432, Tumen Ula River to Strelok Bay;-List of Lights, China and Japan, &c., No. 219, page 32; and China Sea Directory, Vol. IV., 1873, page 91, are affected hereby.
8. SIMONOSEKI STRAITS, JAPAN.
The position of the Buoy on the Reef off the North end of Aino Sima, Simonoseki Straits, has been changed about 31⁄2 cables to the Southward and Westward of its former position.
From buoy, which lies in 5 fathoms at low water :--~-
North end of North Siro Sima,..
Summit of Cape Morotsu,
Northern end of Rock uren Island,
(Bearings true.)
..bears N. 89° 30′ W.
N. 55° E.
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S. 53° 15′ E.
* Particular attention is called to this danger