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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MAY, 1896.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(The bearings are Magnetic, and those concerning the visibility of lights are given from seaward.)
No. 783.
JAPAN.
(13) KYUSHU WEST COAST-OUTSIDE OF ÖMURA GULF-—KUJŪKUSHIMA
WAN-EXISTENCE OF A SUNKEN ROCK.
Information has been received from Commander ASAI I. N., that a rock has been found lying about 200 yards west of Magura jima. The rock appears to dry about 1 foot at low water, and extend some distance around.
Approximate position,
......lat. 33° 8′ 25′′ N., loug. 129° 38′ 55′′ E.
This Notice affects the following Naval chart :--No. 113.
KOREA.
(14) KOREA EAST COAST-EXISTENCE OF A ROCK NORTHWARD OF URUSAN WAN (COMMEMORATION BAY).
Commander H. OGURA, dated March 25th, 1896, reports, that he has found an uncharted rock in which the end shows 5 feet above water with the other parts awash at low water, lying in (approximately) lat. 35° 10' N., long. 129° 20′ E. and extending about 5 cables south-westward from the above position, but time did not permit its close examination.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 95, 21, 54, 143.
No. 784.
JAPAN.
(15) KYUSHU WEST COAST-GOTO ISLANDS--HIRASHIMA
SOUTH-WEST BAY-EXISTENCE OF A SHOAL,
The following information has been received from Commander IMAI I. N., referring to the existence of a sunken reef in South-west bay, Hirashima. This reef is about 11 yards to 17 yards in extent with depth of about 1 fathom on it at low water, and 3 to 6 fathoms around.
The reef's position is as follows :-
About 1 cable distant N. N. E. of the north extreme of Kannabe jima in line of this island's cast extreme and
Nanori-se's west extreme.
This Notice affects the following Naval chart :-No. 38.
JAPAN.
(16) KYUSHU WEST COAST-KAGOSHIMA GULF-ENTRANCE TO YAMAGAWA
HARBOUR-EXISTENCE OF A SUNKEN REEF.
Commander K. Isoxo I. N. reports that, he has found a sunken reef, (named now Kuchino-se) with 3 fathoms on it lying outside of the entrance to Yamagawa harbour.
From the reef:-
Beacon on Uno-se (Shigino-she) awash part Matabisomi's S. E. extreme ................
.N. N. W. 4 W.
W. by S. 3 S., distant 14 milos.
A beacon (about 9 feet high) painted white has now been erected on awash part of Uno-se.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 12, 143, 210.
No. 786.
JAPAN.
(17) HONSHU EAST COAST-ISHINOMAKI BAY-P, D. REEF NEAR TASHIRO SHIMA. With reference to Notice to Mariners No. 770 (3) of 1896, Lientenaut S. ToGo of H. I. M. S. Musashi, reports that, in passing about two miles distant from the position assigned to P. D. reef near Tashiro shima, he has found broken water, by good look-out, but it has been presumed that, this broken water must have probably been caused by the contention of two stream belts found to be certainly existing there.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts:-Nos. $1, 145, 211, 216.
Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 16 April, 1896.
Captain K. KIMOTSUKI, I.N. Hydrographer.
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