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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH DECEMBER, 1898. 1223

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 570.

The following are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary-

NOTICE TO MARINERS.,

SAMSAH BAY, EAST COAST OF CHINA.

26° 37′ 42′′ N. Lat. 119° 46′ 38′′ E. Long.

H.M.S. Kaiser found on the 15th ultimo a rock which is covered at low tide by about 3.5 mètres of water. The surface of the rock has a diameter of only a few mètres; round the rock, at a distance of 20 mètres, the depth of the water amounts already to 10.17 mètres.

The rock is not charted on the British Admiralty Chart No. 1988 which shows on the spot in question the depth-figure

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Hongkong, December 2nd, 1898.

Government of China.

DR. F. C. RIELOFF, Imperial German Consul.

TIENTSIN DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 81.

REMOVAL OF LIGHT-SHIP, AND BUOYS DURING WINTER.

Notice is hereby given that the Light-ship Taku, together with the Buoys marking the Bar and Entrance to the Peiho, will be removed for the winter on or about the 1st December.

Approved :

ALFRED E. HIPPISLEY,

Commissioner of Customs.

CUSTOM HOUSE, TIENTSIN, 24th November, 1898.

J. H. J. SUSEMIHL, Harbour Master.

TIENTSIN DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 82.

DISCONTINUANCE OF LIGHT ON TSAO-FEI-TIEN ("SHA-LIU-TIEN") ISLAND DUring winter.

Notice is hereby given that the Light on the Tsao-fei-tien ("Sha-liu-tien ") Island will not be exhibited from the 1st January to the 1st March, 1899.

J. H. J. SUSEMIHL, Harbour Master.

Approved:

ALFRED E. HIPPISLEY,

Commissioner of Customs.

CUSTOM HOUSE, TIENTSIN, 24th November, 1898.