641560-1895-Notice-to-Mariners — Page 1

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH MARCH, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 127.

The following are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th March, 1895.

Government of Japan.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

(The bearings are Magnetic, and those concerning the visibility of lights are given from seaward.)

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No. 711.

JAPAN.

NANSAI SHOTO-OKINAWA JIMA.

(1842) UNTEN KO-EXISTENCE OF SUNKEN REEFS.

The first Hydrographic engineer Y. Chiga reports that, he has found the undermentioned sunken reefs in Unten Ko, during Okinawa jima survey 1894:-

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(1) A reef (coral) with a depth of 22 fathoms on it at low water springs, lies with the centre of Chimney rock

bearing S. W., distant about 63 cables; and Tublic rock top S. S. E. & E.

(2) A reef (coral) with a depth of 3 fathoms on it at low water springs, lies with the centre of Chimney rock

bearing S. S. E. † E., distant about 1 cables; and the South extreme of Pt. Guerin S. W. by W. Z W.

(3) A reef with a depth of 24 fathoms on it at low water springs, lies about midway between the depths of 4 fathoms and 6 fathoms northward of the anchorage, with the centre of Chimney rock bearing E. S., distant about 3 cables; and the S. E. extreme of C. Basil Hall N. N. E.

This Notice affects the following Naval chart:-No. 18.

No. 714.

KOREA-SOUTH-EAST COAST.

(1849) TA REANG DOU NARROWS-EXISTENCE OF SHOAL.

The following information has been received from the Lieutenant T. Arao of II. I. M. S. Tsukuba, that a shoal existing about half way through Ta Reang dou narrows extends across this narrows with the breadth of less more than I cable, and a least depth of 2 fathoms at low water neaps has been found on it.

Also; that the east entrance to this narrows is deep, but only about 14 cables at width, aud its shores are very steep.

This Notice affects the following Naval chart :—No. 67.

No. 715.

KOREA-SOUTH-EAST COAST.

(1852) NEW GROUP—EXISTENCE OF A ROCK OFF KWAN ZAN DO.

The following information has been received from the Lieutenant T. Arao of H. I. M. S. Tsukuba, that when passing a channel between New Group and Yokuchi island at 1 p.m. 22 February 1895, an uncharted small rock has been found off the west extreme of Kwan Zan Do.

This rock lies in line with the west extreme of Tobi island (Opposite island) bearing N. W. 4 W. and was seen showing nearly 2 feet above water, but at 4 p.m. it was entirely covered.

Approximate position on Naval chart No. 227, lat. 34° 40′ 10′′ N., long. 128° 13′ 30′′ E.

This Notice affects the following Naval chart :-→→No. 227,

Hydrographic office, Tokyo, Japan, 28 February, 1895.

Captain K. KIMOTSUKI, I.N. Hydrographer.