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SCHEDULE XI.
Rules for the Regulation of Sea Traffic at Hong Kong in Time of War.
1. Acting under the direction of the Senior Naval Officer, the Harbour- master, with the assistance of a sufficient number of examining launches, will be responsible for regulating the admission of ships of all kinds under the following restrictions.
2. Junks and other sailing craft of native build will at night anchor in Aldrich Bay or in the red sector of Green Island light, and will not proceed beyond them. By day they will be permitted to enter by all the harbour entrances subject only to a general supervision of them by the Harbour- master's staff.
3. All steam-vessels and ships will be made to bring-to for examination outside Lyemun Pass if entering from the east, or in Belcher's Bay if coming from the west, and will not cross the entrance to Lyemun Pass on the east, and on the west the north and south line which touches the western point of Stonecutter's Island, until provided by the Harbour-master with the permissory signal, and with either a pilot or full instructions as to the passage to be taken through the mine-fields. All such ships coming from the west will enter by the Sulphur Channel.
4. The permissory signal will consist of flags by day and coloured lamps by night, to be altered from day to day.
5. Any steam-vessel or ship attempting to pass the lines above indicated without showing the permissory signal will be first warned by firing a shot across the bows. If this is insufficient, she is to be treated as an enemy both by batteries and mines without further question.
6. No steam-vessel or ship to leave the harbour without receiving a pilot or instructions from the Harbour-master for its guidance through the mine- fields.
(iii.) SIGNALLING AND TELEGRAPHY.
The Commanding Royal Engineer is responsible for the immediate com- pletion of the telegraphic and telephonic system, in accordance with the annexed diagram (Schedule XII), the work being carried out by the Divisional Officer of Telegraphs, Major Wrottesley, who is also in charge of submarine mining, assisted by a telegraph staff of four sappers from the Fortress Company; clerks and messengers being supplied as below detailed.
Peace Stations.-During peace-time the following are the telegraphic stations :-
Head-quarter Office, Victoria.
Lower Belcher's Battery. Lyemun Barracks.
Whitfield Barracks, Kowloon.
Stonecutter's West Battery.
Additional Stations on Mobilization.—On mobilization the following altera- tions and additions are made :--
(a.) The office at Whitfield Barracks is shifted to Kowloon West Battery,
no extra line being required.
(b.) Telegraph stations are established at-
North Point Battery;
Kowloon Dock Battery;
at both of which places the line is ready, and only the instruments require to be taken out and connected on. These are kept ready in Royal Engineer Telegraph Store at Wellington Barracks.
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