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This arrangement has been communicated to the S.N.O. for the information of the Admiralty.
6. The following is a list of signals approved by the Senior Naval Officer for communication from battery to examination steamer, when the latter cannot read the semaphore :---
International Code.
on to the battery.
Clear. I am going to fire away from ship.
Closer. Come in
I want to send a message by semaphore. Doubtful. Chief Examining Officer will allow ship reported Doubtful. Chief Examining Officer will not allow ship reported East Lamma Channel. A ship sighted in Hostile.
H
К
KAEMJZZŐ 18 2555
A*
B†
Broadside. Get your steamer Cap Si Mun. Ship sighted in
LI
Mi
Nt
Or
P+
Q‡
should she not do so she will be fired on.
R*
St
Ut
Tathong Channel. A ship sighted in
West Lamma Channel. A ship sighted in
to enter harbour.
to enter harbour.
Inform the ship reported doubtful, that she should attempt to leave her anchorage she will be treated as
Po Tau Mun Channel. A ship sighted in
Leave. Order ship you have reported doubtful to at once
Repeat. I am not certain about your message; please Shing Shi Mun Channel. A ship sighted in
the port, and point out that
Numerals (hoisted underneath any of the above flags): W two, X three, Y four, Z more than four.
* With reference to cases where examination battery has not been able to read the message sent by the examination steamer.
† It is possible that a look-out party or a battery may see a steamer before the "examination steamer" can do so, in which case the information would be at once communicated to the examination battery, which would fly a flag according to code.
With reference to cases where examination steamer has reported a ship “doubtful' and requires further instructions from the Chief Examining Officer.
NOTE.-It is not intended that the above code should be used for junks, nor will it be answered by the examination steamer.
PRINTED AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE BY J. W. HARRISON.—NOVEMBER 1905.
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