No. 183.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH DECEMBER, 1871. 595
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notice, received from the China Submarine Telegraph Company, Limited, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st December, 1871.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
CHINA SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED. (Cable between Singapore, Saigon and Hongkong.)
The following notification is from the Official Journal of Saigon, in reference to two buoys recently placed by the French Government, to mark the shore ends of the above cable landed at Cape St. James.
J. W. FULLER,
Manager.
Singapore, 6th December, 1871.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The Submarine Telegraph Cables landed at Cape St. James are now marked by two large Buoys painted red with black stripes on the upper portion; they are moored on a North and South line. The South Buoy is placed at 8 cables' length to the West of the extreme point of the Cape, in about 6 fathoms water. The North Buoy is on a line formed by the two points which mark the entrance to Cocoa Nut Bay, and is situated at about 5 cables' length from the bight of the bay in about 3 fathoms water.
Vessels must not anchor on or within this line, neither to the East of the Buoys, nor use the latter for mooring.
Le Commandant de la Marine,
(Signed,)
Saigon, 11th November, 1871.
CR. BAEHME.
No. 144.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notice from the Acting Harbor Master, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th October, 1871.
NOTICE.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Consignees and Masters of Ships are hereby informed that, after the 15th instant, the Boundary, North of which Vessels shall not anchor, is as follows:-
Kellet's Island bearing E. by S. S.
All Ships to be properly moored with 35 fathoms Chain (East and West.)
The passage between the North Boundary of Men-of-War Anchorage and the Kowloon Peninsula
is to be kept clear.
Steamers and Vessels not having definite employment will remain on the North side, not mooring within 500 yards of the "Gunpowder Depôt."
R. H. CAIRNS, Acting Harbor Master, &c.
Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1871.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 29TH DECEMBER, 1871.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1871.
Baro- Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.
meter. meler.
Self Registering.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
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30.10
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30.00
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30.33
SCORRES
69
58
64
68
70
70
67
60
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60
63
61
53
PROPRRS
70
30.14
70
30.15
68
30.05
73
30.04
72
30.00
72
30.19
67
30.25
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