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boat, which, where possible, will be illuminated by a searchlight. When the weather precludes boarding, the ship of war will fire two green Verys lights, which will be the signal for the merchant ship to lie-to till daylight.

The new arrangements will come into force immediately and will not be confined to any particular geographical area. Pending the lapse of a reasonable time for the new signals to become generally known, His Majesty's ships will communicate with merchant ships in the usual code in cases where it is found that the meaning of the signals is not understood.

The communication further states that any orders or signals to a merchant vessel should, for stated reasons of an urgent character, he implicitly and instantly obeyed; and that disregard of such orders will necessarily excite suspicion and may lead to the vessel being fired on.

By Order of the Inspector General of Customs,

THE MARITIME CUSTOMS,

COAST INSPECTOR'S OFFICE,

SHANGHAI, 22nd April, 1916.

W. FERD. TYLER,

Coast Inspector.›

FOOCHOW DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,

No. 128.

Entrance to the Min River.

Alterations in Buoyage.

NOTICE is hereby given that, on or about the 1st May, the buoyage of the Outer Bar South Channel, Min River Entrance, will be discontinued, and that the Outer Bar North Channel will be buoyed as follows:

A Red Buoy surmounted by a Spherical daymark, and to be known as the Entrance Buoy, will be moored in 23 feet of water on the northern side of the Entrance to the Min River. From the Buoy, Ree's Rock will bear S. 65° W., distant 4-2 miles.

A Red Buoy surmounted by a Frustrum daymark, and to be known as the Central Buoy, will be moored in 23 feet of water about 1 mile inside the Outer Bar North Channel. From the Buoy, Ree's Rock will bear S. 36° W., distant 2 miles.

A Red Buoy surmounted by a Spherical daymark, and to be known as the Inner Buoy, will be moored in 18 feet of water on the northern side of the Channel in the eastern approach to the Inner Bar. From the Buoy, Ree's Rock will bear S. 43° E., distant 2 miles.

All bearings given are magnetic, and depths are those of Low Water of Spring Tides.

W. O. LLOYD, Acting Harbour Master.

Approved:

FERD. W. CAREY,

Deputy Commissioner of Customs in Charge,

CUSTOM HOUSE,

FoocHow, 24th April, 1916.