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SPECIAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 489.

CHINA SEA.

SHANGHAI DISTRICT- -YANGTZE RIVER.

Confucius Channel-North-Western Entrance.

Shoal located; intended alteration in Broyage.

REFERRING to Special Notice to Mariners No. 186, notice is hereby given that the north-western entrance to the Confucius Channel, Yangtze River, has been re-sounded and a shoal located in the channel between Centaur Upper and the Acteon Shoal Upper Buoys. The locality as at present buoyed has a least lepth of 22 feet.

In consequence of these changes the following alterations in buoyage will be made on or about the 18th August 1917 :-

The Centaur Lower Buoy will be moved 7 cables N. 88° W. from its present

position. Its characteristics will not be changed.

The Centaur Upper Buoy will be moved 77 cables N. 29° W. from its present position and its navigating colour changed from red to black. It will then be moored in 26 feet of water on the southern side of the channel and the northern edge of the shoal.

When these alterations have been made the least depth in the buoyed channel will be 30 feet.

All bearings given are magnetic, and depths are those of low water of spring tides.

COAST INSPECTOR'S OFFICE,

SHANGHAI, 11th August, 1917.

W. FERD. TYLER, Coast Inspector.

List of Unclaimed Telegrams lying in the Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Company's Office at Hongkong.

Ah Wing.

Berrick.

Engchong, St. Tekwototion.

Foy Nagaski.

Hawk, Hongkong Hotel.

Hiroshima.

Kip, c/o American Consul.

Laupiesan.

Meehan.

Owachia Choong, 39, Napeehau Street. Schoutendorp, Str. Vondel.

Stewart, Frederick, Chartered Bank.

Teishingpo, c/o Koololai.

Thyekee, Boonhung Kai.

Tiowankee.

Wingsai. Yeeyuen, Yulunghing.

J. M. BECK,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 21th August, 1917.

List of Unclaimed Telegrams lying in the Great Northern Telegraph

Ah Foo Yun Tong.

Company's Office at Hongkong.

Sakigake.

Butz, Hongkong Hotel.

Chenyue, Central Street.

Haichang.

Kishimoto, c/o Ryojunmaru, Dodwell.

Ngsiuheung, 9, New Garden Road.

Nolfe.

Hongkong Station, 24th August, 1917.

Seewalching, Co., Tehpoodoo Street. Shunheng.

Sunwahching, Suichow, Esq.

Sunchonglung.

Yuesang.

Zunehiangmu, Winglok Street.

T. KRING, Acting Superintendent.