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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JUNE, 1905.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. – No. 355

The following Notices to mariners are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd June, 1905.

FOOCHOW DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 90.

F. H. MAY,

Colonial Secretary.

863

Entrance to Min River: shoaling in Channel over Outer Bar, NOTICE is hereby given of the shoaling of the Channel over the Outer Bar, marked by No. 2 Fairway Buoy, in which channel there is now only 13 feet at Low Water Springs. The Buoy was shifted on the 17th instant 24 cables S. S. W. of its former position owing to the sand bank on the North side having extended Southward.

Approved:

E. B. DREW,

Commissioner of Customs.

CUSTOM HOUSE, Foochow, May 19th, 1905.

CANTON DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 73.

C. H. PALMER,

Harbour Master.

Taishek Barrier.

NOTICE is hereby given that two Beacons will shortly be placed to mark the Northern edge of the channel now being dredged across the Taishek Barrier. As soon as this area has been cleared to a depth of 10 feet at Low Water of Spring Tides, the dredger will commence work in the channel now used by shipping, and vessels will then be required to use the new channel; which will be marked as follows :—

Two Beacons, each bearing a Red shape and showing a Red light by night, will mark the Northern edge of the

channel.

Two Beacons, each bearing a Black shape and showing a Grecu light by night, will mark the Southern edge of

the channel.

Vessels will know that the old channel across the Taishek Barrier is closed to them when they see that the dredger is at work there, and that the shapes have been removed from the Taishek Beacons and have been placed on the Beacons marking the newly dredged channel.

Vessels are required to go at slow speed when approaching the Barrier and to take every precaution.

Approved:

F. J. MAYERS,

Acting Commissioner of Customs,

CUSTOM HOUse, Canton, 22nd May, 1905.

J. HOWELL MAY,

Harbour Master.

List of unclaimed Telegrams lying in the Telegraph Companies

Ammendant Deridee.

Bavauda.

Chanchoon c/o Soon wohsang.

Cowperthwait Hongkong Hotel. Ertand Fernand.

Hipwoochang.

Koenighberg.

Kwong Wing.

Leepere.

Loong.

Namsang.

Penne.

Pollock.

Roach Hongkong Hotel.

Senghacheong.

Offices at Hongkong.

Shonloong, Soontai.

Soybiniong.

Suntai. Tienchingdung,

Tysing.

Whah Kec.

Wingchong. Des Voeux Rd.

Wingsing.

Yuencheong.

0006 3583 5940 4141 7127

4717 5894 7311

5181

2345

5310

Hougkong Station, 2nd June, 1905.

O. NIELSEN,

Superintendent.

Great Northern Telegraph Co.

A. B. SKOTTOWE,

Superintendent,

Eastern Extension, etc.. Telegrap