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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5тu APRIL, 1873.
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 jatroduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[ No. 90. ]
JAPAN-ISUMI STRAIT.
Fixed Light on Tomangai Sima,
The Japanese Government has given Notice, that a light is now exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on the island of Tomangai, in the centre of Isumi strait.
The light is a fixed white light, visible from N. 4 W. round by east and south to S.W. by W.; it is elevated 208 feet above the sea, and iz clear weather should be seen from a distance of 19 miles.
The illuminating apparatus is of the third order.
The tower, 21 feet high, is of granite. It is situated at the western extreme of the island. Position, lat. 34° 16′ 40" N., long. 135° 0′ 30′′ E. [All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 4° 20′ Westerly in 1872.]
By Command of their Lordships,
GEO. HENRY RICHARDS, Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 8th October, 1872.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :-)
-Nipon island, No. 2347; Seto Ochi or Japan inland sea, No. 2875; Also, China Pilot, 4th edition, page 4193.
Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.
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 Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 100.]
JAPAN-INLAND SEA.
Rocks in the Channels between Misima Nuda and Bingo Nada.
The following dangers have been discovered in the Aogi Seto channel and off the north-west coast of Sikok:-
1. A rock northward of Kodono-simma; it has 16 feet water on it at low water springs, and lies N.N.E.¦ E., 3 cables from the rock to westward
of Kodono-sima. Position lat. 34° 16′ 50′′ N., long. 132° 57′ 40′′ E.
2. A rock (Adji rock) off north-west coast of Sikok, lying W. S. one and a half miles from Ka-sima and S cables from the nearest point of
mainland of Sikok. Position lat. 34° 4′ N., long. 132° 51′ E.
[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 41° Westerly in 1872.]
By Command of their Lordships,
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 4th November, 1872.
GEO. HENRY RICHARDS, Hydrographer.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Chart:-Channels between Misimi Nada and Bingo Nada, No. 132. Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.
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 Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 104. 1
CHINA-EAST COAST.
FORMOSA STRAIT.
Fixed Light on Turnabout Island.
The Chinese Government has given Notice, that in March 1873, a light will be exhibited from a lighthouse now in the course of erection on Turnabout island, off Hai-tan island, north part of Formosa strait.
The light will be a fixed white light, clevated 235 feet above the sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 22 miles. The illuminating apparatus will be dioptric or by lenses, of the first order.
The tower is round, will be 54 feet high, and painted black. Position, lat. 25° 26' N., long. 119° 58′ 40′′ E.
CHUSAN ARCHIPELAGO.
Fixed Light on West Volcano Island.
Also, that from about the 1st October 1872, a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on West Volcano island, Chusan Archipelago.
The light is a fixed white light, elevated 93 feet above the sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 15 miles. The illuminating apparatus is dioptric or by lenses, of the fourth order.
The tower is built of stone, 33 feet high, and is painted black; the keeper's dwelling is painted white. Position, Int. 30° 18' N., long, 121° 55'E
By Command of their Lordships,
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 5th November, 1872.
GEO. HENRY RICHARDS,
Hydrographer.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Hongkong to Liantang, No. 1262; Port Matheson to Ragged point, No. 1761; Hai-tan strait, No. 1985; Islands between Formosa and Japan, No. 2412; Formosa island and strait, No. 1968; and Hieshan islands to the Yang-tse, No. 1199. Also, China Lights List, No. 169, and China Pilot, 4th edition, pages 136 and 196.
Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.