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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND MARCH, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 80.

The following are published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWARt Lockhart, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd March, 1895.

Government of Japan.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

(The bearings are Magnetic, and those concerning the visibility of lights are given from seaward.) No. 707 of the Year 1895. CHINA.

(1834) YELLOW SEA NORTH COAST-EXISTENCE OF SUNKEN ROCK NEAR KWANGLO TAU.

The master of Steamer Setsuyo Maru reports that, 17th December 1894, he found a reef, which dries 3 or 4 feet at low water, north-westward of Kwanglo tau, or approximately in lat. 39° 13' 30" N.; long. 122° 21' E. Also, that he found two rocks lying north-eastward of the island. The outer rock with pinnacle top (about lat. 39° 19′ N.; long. 122° 27′ E.) dries 2 or 3 feet at low water, and the inner with flat top dries 4 or 5 feet. (See appended plan*.)

This Notice affects the following Naval charts :--Nos. 307, 262.

* Plan not printed.

KOREA-SOUTH-EAST COAST.

(1835) FUSAN HARBOUR-SHOAL OFF MAGNETIC HEAD.

The following information has been received through the Captain T. Kuro-oka of H. I. M. S. Tsukuba that, the Lieutenant T. Arao of the ship reports the existence of a shoal, about 150 yards long south and north, and 50 yards broad, with depth of less than 5 fathoms on it at low water springs, and 7 fathoms around, in the vicinity of Magnetic head in the entrance to Fusan harbour. Least depth near the centre of the shoal is 3 fathoms, and its position is as follows:-

Angle subtended by the S. E. extreme of Magnetic head and Channel rock beacon......130° 52′ Angle subtended by the S. E. extreme of Magnetic head and S. end of the southernmost

of the Black rocks.....

This Notice affects the following Naval charts :—Nos. 60, 227.

25° 59'

Captain K. KIMOTSUKI IN. Hydrographer.

Hydrographic office, Tokyo, Japan, 22 January, 1895.

Government of China.

KIUNGCHOW DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,

No. 6.

BUOYAGE OF HAINAN STRAITS.

Notice is hereby given that the Riversdale Rock, which lies to the South-eastward of Hainan Head with Single Palm bearing S. 69 W., magnetic, distant about 18 cables, and has a depth of 34 fathoms on it at low water of spring tides, is now marked by a Black Conical Buoy surmounted by a black triangular cage.

The buoy is moored in 91⁄2 fathoms, about 11⁄2 cables to the North-eastward of the rock, and must be left on the port hand by vessels entering the straits from the eastward.

The Magpie Rock Buoy has been removed.

DIRECTIONS.

With the Riversdale Rock Buoy in the position above described and the Hainan Head Bank Buoy and Hainan Reef Buoys in their advertised positions, vessels using the South Channel should steer to pass the two former buoys at about 3 cables, taking care to guard against being set towards the shore, and remembering that it is safe to borrow towards the banks on the starboard hand-of which the lead, which should be kept going, will give warning,-while on the other side the bottom is rocky and uneven and the lead gives no warning. The Hainan Reef Buoy may be rounded at a distance of I cable or more at discretion.

C. J. PRICE, Acting Harbour Master.

Approved :

F. S. UNWIN,

Acting Commissioner of Customs.

Custom House, Kiungchow, 20th February, 1895.