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No. 588.
CHINA SEA.
CANTON DISTRICT.
Approaches to Canton.
Sampanchow Light Established,
NOTICE is hereby given that the Light on Sampanchow was exhibited for the first time at sunset on the 30th March 1915.
The illuminating apparatus is Dioptric, of the First Order, showing an occulting white light every 4 seconds, thus:-
Light
Eclipse
0'4 second, 3.6 seconds.
The Light, which is situated on the summit of the south-eastern islet of Sampanchow, is elevated 95 feet above high water, and should be visible in clear weather at a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The tower is a brick structure, 44 feet high, with a total height from base to lantern vane of 58 feet.
The tower is painted white.
In thick or foggy weather an automatic acetylene gun will be operated, giving one report every 30 seconds,
Approximate position :---
Latitude, ... Longitude,
22° 43′ 07′′ N. 113° 39′ 28′′ E.
By Order of the Inspector General of Customs,
THE MARITIME Customs,
COAST INSPECTOR's Office,
SHANGHAI, 1st April, 1915.
W. FERD. TYLER. Coast Inspector.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 78. It is hereby notified that the following Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, will be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department on Monday, the 19th day of April, 1915, at 3 p.m.
Full Particulars and Conditions may be obtained at this Office.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No.
Boundary Measurements.
of
Registry No.
Locality.
Sale.
N.
S
E.
W.
Contents in sq. ft.
Annual Upset
Rent,
Price.
feet. fcet.
feet.
feet.
1
Inland Lot No. 2119.
Opposite Inland Lot
As
per
No. 1715,
sale plan. 1,869
(about)
26
1,869
Star Street.
The Purchaser of the Loot will also have to pay the sum of $60 towards the cost of constructing a fence or railing between the points A and B on sale plan, $25 for boun- dary stones and $30 for the Crown Lease.
1st April, 1915.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works.
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