THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST JANUARY, 1876.
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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 p ge, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
NOTICE TO MARINERS. [No. 146.]
CHINA-PE-CHILI STRAIT-SHANTUNG.
(1) Reported Light at Teng-Chau.
With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 56, dated 30th April 1875, on the establishment of a light on Teng-chau bluff, Miau-tau strait:-
Information has been received from the Customs Department at Shanghai, that no light is exhibited on Teng-chau bluff, or from any position near it. The Notice is therefore cancelled, as the authority on which it was issued is thus shown to be in error.
COCHIN CHINA.
(2) Rock Off Cape Ti-wan (Pernambuco Rock).
With reference Notice to Mariners, No. 124, dated 8th September 1875, on the existence of a sunken rock lying in a south-easterly dire ion from Cape Ti-wan, and on which the ship Pernambuco struck :—
The following additional information, resulting from an examination of the danger by the French ship of war Surcouf, has beer received, viz.:-
The depth of water on the rock at low water springs is 8 feet. From the rock, Cape Ti-wan bears N.W. N. distant 2 miles, and Cape St. James lighthouse, W. & S.
These bearings place the rock in lat. 10° 21′ N., long. 107° 16′ 10′′ E.
[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 2o Easterly in 1875.] By Command of their Lordships,
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 13th October 1875.
FREDK J. EVANS,
Hydrographer.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :—
(1) Hong Kong to Liau-tung, No. 1262; Pe-chili and Lian-tung gulfs, No. 1256; Pe-chili strait, &c., No. 1392, and Kamchatka to Chusan islands, No. 2450: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, &c., 1875, page 26, and China Sea Directory, Vol. III., page 479. (2) Saigon or Don-Nai river, No. 1269; Saigon river to Phan-rang bay, No. 1261; and China sea, southern portion, No. 2660a: Also, China Sea Directory, Vol. II., page 337.
No. 233.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Hydrographic Notices, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th December, 1875.
The information contained in this notice is to be carefully considered, to be noted in the Sailing Directions, and compared with the chart when the ship is navigating the parts to which it refers.
Hydrographic Notice. [No. 26.]
EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO.
SULU SEA.
The following information, relating to dangers in the Sulu sea, has been received from Commander Buckle, R.N., H.M.S. Frolic, 1874.*
[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 1° 20′ Easterly in 1875.]
SULU ARCHIPELAGO.
Tawi Tawi Group.--An island, not hitherto shewn on the chart, is situated in latitude 5° 43′ N., longitude 120° 20′ E. Sulu Group.-Pata island is high, Kabingaan island is low.
Tapul Group.-Good anchorage was found off the west side of Lapac island; and immediately off the northern entrance of the passage between Lapac and Siassi islands good shelter is said to be found by vessels, in the south-west monsoon.
BORNEO, N.E. COAST.
Lubuk Bay-Frolic Rock, of coral formation, with 4 feet over it at low water, and on which H.M.S. Frolic grounded, lies in latitude 6o 8′ 30′′ N., longitude 118° 13′ 30" E., with the centre of Bakkungaan island bearing S. 67° W. distant 13 miles, and Lihiman island, N. 79° W.; the shoal water around the rock appeared to be of some extent.
An island is reported to lie about 2 miles S.W. of Liliman, and several others are said to exist off the Langabo river. Also an island was observed 10 miles west of Bo-aan island, but its exact position was not ascertained.
A small patch of discoloured water, having the appearance of a coral shoal, was seen in about latitude 6° 49′ N., longi- tude 117° 45′ E.
The two following shoals were reported by a German steam vessel, viz., a depth of 7 fathoms off Labuk bay, in latitude 6° 21' N., longitude 118° 9′ 30′′ E.; and a coral patch of 3 fathoms 30 miles south-eastward of Cagayan Sulu, in latitude 6° 39′ N., longitude 118° 57′ 30′′ E.
* Sce Admiralty charts:-China sea, southern portion, No. 2660b; Sulu Archipelago, No. 2576; Sigboyé and Sibutu passages, No. 928.