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SPECIAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 402.

CHINA SEA.

SHANGHAI DISTRICT.

TSUNGMING CROSSING.

Shoal Water Reported.

NOTICE is hereby given that a report has been received from the Senior British Naval Officer at this port that H.M.S. Newcastle obtained 18 feet of water on the Tsungming Crossing in a position from which the West Spit Buoy bore S. 76° W., distant 14 cables, which shows that a considerable change has taken place in the contour of the channel.

A re-examination of the Crossing will be made as soon as circumstances will permit.

COAST INSPECTOR'S OFFICE,

SHANGHAI, 26th August, 1913.

TRANSLATION.

T. J. ELDRIDGE,

Deputy Coast Inspector

(For Coast Inspector).

Notification No. 623 of Department of Communications.

FOG SIGNAL GUN ESTABLISHED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following fog gun will be fired at MINAMI-SAN- ZAN-TO LIGHTHOUSE, at the Entrance to Dairen-Ko, Kwang-tung Peninsula, Man- churia, on and after the 20th of August, 1913.

In answer to a vessel's fog signals, during thick or foggy weather, two (2) guns will be fired with an interval of three (3) minutes, and if the vessel's alarms are still heard, the firing will be repeated as above, after a space of ten (10) minutes.

TOKYO, August 20th, 1913.

TRANSLATION.

MOTODA HAJIME, Minister of State for Communications.

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Notification No. 631 of Department of Communications.

TSUSHIMA STRAIT.

NOTICE is hereby given that THE LIGHT OF TSUTSUZAKI BEACON, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, which was not shown during the alteration work of its illumi- nating apparatus, (See Notification No. 548 of Department of Communications, July, 1913), HAS BEEN RELIGHTED on and after August 15th, 1913, as follows:-

TSUTSUZAKI BEACON.

Character of light :--Fourth order group flashing white light, showing 2 flashes

in quick succession during 2 seconds, followed by an eclipse of 7 seconds. Illuminated are:-An arc 270°; from N. 82° 30' W., through N., E. and S., to

S. 7° 30' W. (Magnetic bearings taken from seawards.)

Candle

-450.

power :-

No change as to the position, construction and the others.

MOTODA HAJIME,

Minister of State for Communications,

TOKYO, August 21st, 1913.