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No. S. 131.

NOTICES TO MARINERS.

INFORMATION has been received that H.M.S. Waterwitch will be sounding in the vicinity of the Kiev Bank in Lat. 10° 16′ N., Long. 110° 13′ E., between April 28th and May 5th.

As she may be anchored at night, and may place floating beacons in that vicinity vessels proceeding in that vicinity are requested to give her a wide berth. She will carry the special signals laid down for telegraph ships day and night when working cables.

C. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R.N.,

Harbour Master, &c.

HONGKONG, 18th April, 1912.

APPROACHES TO BOMBAY,

FROM 22nd to about 30th April 1912 the Unattended Bombay Floating Light-vessel will be withdrawn from her station and replaced by a Light-vessel painted red and having three masts.

By Day. She will carry a red ball at the main mast head.

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By Night.-She will exhibit a white light revolving once in every 20 seconds at a height 36 feet above the water line, visible all round the horizon at a distance in clear wea- her of 10 miles.

ST. L. S. WARDEN,

PORT OFFICE,

BOMBAY, 1st April, 1912.

Commander, R.I.M.,

Port Officer, Bombay,

SPECIAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 369.

CHINA SEA.

SHANGHAI DISTRICT.

North Saddle Submarine Bell Repaired.

REFERRING to Special Notice to Mariners No. 365, notice is hereby given that the North Saddle Submarine Bell is now in operation.

COAST INSPECTOR'S OFFICE,

SHANGHAI, 8th April, 1912.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

W. FERD. TYLER, Coast Inspector,

No. 29 of 1911.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 21 of 1910, masters of vessels and others are hereby informed that the undermentioned station is now equipped with Morse signalling lamps, and may be communicated with by vessels passing during the night time :-

Althorpe Island lighthouse-Lat. 35° 23′ S.; long. 136° 51' E.

Messages should be sent according to the rules laid down in the British Signal Manual. It should be understood that the Marine Board Department cannot accept any responsibility in dispatching from the stations any messages requiring delivery at Adelaide or other ports, but every effort will be made to assist shipping in this direction.

This affects Admiralty chart No. 2389A.

ARTHUR SEARCY, President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, November 14th, 1911.