CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 215

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

been placed. A light is kept on one of the seven islands through which vessels pass, when entering or leaving the estuary.

In the past, the Side Surveyor as Harbor Master arranges the vessels on arrival there. It is proposed to put a light on Chapel Island, the seamark for ships bound to Amoy. This will also be useful to coasting vessels generally, as it will remind them of the proximity of the Meriope Shoal.

Swatow. The high land around Swatow makes the approach very easy, and the pilots know the place so well that accidents need never occur. However, the anchorage is one in which vessels always suffer severely when Typhoons rage.

Double Island. Steamers entering and leaving by night. It is proposed to put a light on Double Island for the accommodation of vessels.

Formosa. The land is high enough to do away with the necessity for lights that its rocky shores might otherwise exhibit. For the convenience of ships going into the lung... and Takow, lights will be put up at those places.

Canton. No necessity for lights has ever been known to exist at the mouth of the Pearl River. The bars are sufficiently well marked by the Pagodas and neighbouring hills, and on the three rocks between Honam and the City.

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been placed. A light is kept on one of the seven islands through which vessels pass, when entering or leaving the estuary. In the past, the Side Surveyor as Harbor Master arranges the vessels on arrival there. It is proposed to put a light on Chapel Island, the seamark for ships bound to Amoy. This will also be useful to coasting vessels generally, as it will remind them of the proximity of the Meriope Shoal. Swatow. The high land around Swatow makes the approach very easy, and the pilots know the place so well that accidents need never occur. However, the anchorage is one in which vessels always suffer severely when Typhoons rage. Double Island. Steamers entering and leaving by night. It is proposed to put a light on Double Island for the accommodation of vessels. Formosa. The land is high enough to do away with the necessity for lights that its rocky shores might otherwise exhibit. For the convenience of ships going into the lung... and Takow, lights will be put up at those places. Canton. No necessity for lights has ever been known to exist at the mouth of the Pearl River. The bars are sufficiently well marked by the Pagodas and neighbouring hills, and on the three rocks between Honam and the City.
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been placed. A light is tept

on oV_2

of

the

seven islands through which vessels pass,

when entering or leaving the estuary.

In the part, the Side Surveyor as Harbor Master arranges the vessels on arrival th. It is proposed to put a light on Chapel

---

Chapel Soland,

the seamarth for repe's bound to Amay. this will also be useful to cocesting vessels

light

generally,

as it will remind them

proximity of the Meriope Shoal.

Swatow.

of

the

The high land around Swatow makes

and the piloto

the approach very easy. there settled know the place

accidents need never occur.

however is one in which

so well that

The anchorage

vipels always

It is

suffer severely when Typhoons rage

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Double Island Steamers entering

proposed to put a light

on

for the

accommodation of

leaving by night.

Formosa.

The land is

high enough to do

away

with the necessity for lights that it's roctly shores might otherwise exhibit. For the convenience of repelo going into the lung... and Takow, lights will be put up at those

places.

banton.

No neapity for lights has ever been known to exist at the mouth of the Pearl River. The burs

art

sufficiently will

marked by the Sagodas

neighbouring hills,

on the

aud

on

the three

City

rock's betiveen Honam and the

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