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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
No. 23.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST JUNE, 1872.
VOL. XVIII.
No. 117.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notice, received from the Government of India, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th May, 1872.
Government of India.
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
No. 4.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
FORT WILLIAM, the 20th April 1872.
Marine Department Notification.
Dated 12th April 1872.
The following notices issued by the Naval Commander-in-Chief Netherlands India, received from the Consul for the Netherlands, are published for general information :---
HYDROGRAPHY.
NOTICE TO MARINERS, 1871, No. 11.
Information has been received that the English ship China struck on a shoal in Carimata Straits.
This shoal extends in a N. W. and S. E. direction, and is 1 mile long; the least water, twelve feet, is in Lat. 1° 1′ 15′′ S. and Long. 108° 30′ E, from Greenwich.
By this notice are affected-
Dutch chart: Westkust Borneo
Java-zee
Nederlandsch-Oost-Indie
.bl. II. ..bl. I. .bl. II.
Admiralty chart; No. 2,160.
English chart; China Sea (Southern part) by Wilson.
The Vice-Admiral, Commanding the Naval Forces in N. I.
0. A. UHLENBECK.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Notice is hereby given that the sub-marine telegraph cable across the Straits of Sunda is laid down from Anjer, along the west coast of Java to Java's 4th point, and thence in the direction North 54° West.
The direction of the cable from Anjer to the "4th point" is indicated by three white buoys, on which is painted in black the word "Kabel." They have on the top a small flag with the Dutch colours, and the word "Telegraaf" in the white.
A similar buoy is placed at Telok-Betong near the landing-place of the cable in 5 fathoms, and the direction of the shore-end is indicated by two white
beacons.
It is therefore not allowed to anchor:
19. on the west coast of Java:
u. between the line of the three white buoys and the coast.
b. between the bearings.
Light-house on "4th point" S. 40° E. and S. 70° E.
(During the night this part of the horizon will be illuminated by a fixed bright dioptrical light with a range of visibility from a vessel's deck of 8 nautical miles. It is placed in the stone tower, from which the second order light of "Java's 4th point" is shown); and
c. as long as two lights, one under the other, are seen on "Java's 4th point."
2o. at Telok-Betong:
a. eastward of the line, marked by the two white beacons.
b. inside of the white buoy.
Any ship, having been compelled to drop the anchor where this is not allowed by this notice, must weigh it carefully, and not set sail till it is certain that the cable has not been lifted up at the same time.
When this might be the case, the cable must be taken from the anchor and slipped with the greatest care, so that it can in no way be damaged.
The Vice Admiral, Commander of the Navy in Netherlands India;
In his absence:
HYDROGRAPHY.
NOTICE TO MARINERS, 1871, No. 12.
The Senior Naval Officer,
VAN GOGH.
Notice is hereby given that the American Whaler Xantho wrecked in latitude 6° 30′ South, and 121° 17′ East from Greenwich on the reefs extending in S. S. E. direction from North Tiger Island towards Kalac Toca.
North Tiger Island is the most N. El of a group of Coral Islands, lying east from the south end of Pulo Saleyer (Celebes) and called "Tiger Islands." Many of them are covered with trees and brushwood, while some are merely patches, dry at low water.