22560-1911-Supplementary-Notices-to-Mariners — Page 1

No. S. 79.

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NOTICES TO. MARINERS.

HONGKONG WATERS WEST.

Decreased depth of water to the Northward of Stonecutters Island.

Ar a recent examination of a reported shoal to the Northward of Wan Chu Chau (Stonecutters Island), a depth of 19 feet, with rocky bottom, was found in the following position on Chart No. 3280 :

Trig. ▲ 231 ft., on W. end of Stonecutters' Island bearing S. 693° W. 9-3 cables.

488 feet suminit to N.N.E. of Li Chi Kok bearing N. 83° W. 9·9 cables.

F. S. near Oil Tanks S. of Cosmopolitan Dock bearing S. 623° E. 7·7 cables.

All bearings are Magnetic.

The Pinnacle Rock Buoy has this day been moved 300 feet N. 77° E. from the position as shown on Chart No. 3280.

HONGKONG, 30th March, 1911.

C. W. BECKWIT, Commander, R.N.,

Harbour Master, &e.

TRANSLATION.

Notification No. 246 of Department of Communications.

KO-SHIMA LIGHT SHOWN.

NOTICE is hereby given that Ko-shima Lighthouse erected on Ko-shima, Shima-gori, Province of Shima, Miye Prefecture (see Notification No. 171 of Department of Communi- cations, February 1911), has been exhibited as follows:--

KO-SHIMA LIGHTHOUSE.

Position of light :-Lat. 34° 14′ 5′′ N., Long. 136° 49′ 9′′ E. (according to the Japanese

Admiralty chart No. 78).

Description of building :---Hexagonal iron tower, painted white.

Height of light:-19·9 ft. from the base and 646 ft. above the water.

Character of light :-Occulting white; light 2 seconds, eclipse 2 seconds.

Illuminated are: The whole horizon, red rays between the bearings of N. 14° 30′ E.

and N. 26° E. covering Kami-no-shima and the dangerous reefs lying in its vicinity (the magnetic bearings taken from, seaward).

Candle power-White light, 200 and red light, 80.

Distance visible :-White light, 13 nautical miles and red light, 9 nautical miles, in

clear weather.

Note.-The light is unwatched, should the light go out by accident there may be some

delay in relighting it.

BARON GOTO SHIMPEI,

TOKYO, March 1st, 1911.

Minister of State for Communications.

TRANSLATION.

Notification No. 291 of Department of Communications.

NOTICE is hereby given that Experimental Acetylene Gas-buoy off Hommoku, the entrance to Yokohama Harbour (see Notification No. 60 of Department of Communications, January 1911) has been withdrawn.

BARON GOTO SHIMPEI, Minister of State for Communications.

Tokyo, March 18th, 1911.