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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1895. 1028

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 396.

The following are published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th September,

1895.

Government of Japan.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

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

No. 736.

JAPAN.

(1895) PESCADORES ISLANDS-EXISTENCE OF SUNKEN REEF.

N. of

The transport ship Himeji Maru reports that, she struck on an uncharted sunken reef lying 4 miles W. North island, northward of Pescadores islands. When struck, it was just a half tide, and the ship was drawing 17 feet.

Approximate position, lat. 23° 46′ N., long. 119° 30′ 45′′ E.

Also, breakers were seen near N. W. Outer shoal.

This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 48, 290, 267.

No. 740.

JAPAN.

SETO-UCHI.

(1905) MIHARA SETO-EASTERN ENTRANCE-PARTICULARS OF A DOUBTFUL REEF IN MEKARI SETO.

Referring to Notice to Mariners, No. 734 (1891) of 1895, on a doubtful reef in Mekari Seto, the following particulars have been received from Lieutenaut O. Ito of H. I. M. S. Hiyei :——

A sunken reef on which Chodayu beacon is erected extends 180 yards with the very irregular and uneven bottom northward from this beacon.

A doubtful reef on which the Yamato touched may be possibly the north end of the above reef, and the name “ Yamato” is now given to this part.

Yamato reef with least depth of 2 fathoms on it, and 30 yards in length north and south, lies 180 yards N. by E. 4 E. of Chodayu beacon, on the following marks:-

Chodayu beacon in line with Mitsu yama (1350 feet), Ikuchi-jima, with the north extreme of Ategi-jima a little open northward of Sasajima.

In clear weather, this reef would be plainly visible. As the north side of the reef is near the track of vessels, many soundings were taken, but no dangers were seen.

This Notice affects the following Naval chart :-No. 69.

No. 742.

KOREA.

(1910) THE APPROACHES TO THE ENTRANCE TO DAIDO (PING YANG INLET)—— EXISTENCE OF A SAND BANK.

With reference to a sand bank found by H. I. M. S. Naniwa in an unsurveyed part, northward of Choda island, a recent examination by II. I. M. S. Kaimon reports that the bank lies 4 miles distant from the east extreme of North island, in line joining the extreme of this island with the centre of a Sen gan southward of it, or approximately in lat. 38° 38′ N., long, 124° 48′ E. on the present Naval charts, and extends 3 cables toward S. S. W. with 43 fathoms on it. (See appended plan.*)

This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 149, 59.

Hydrographic office, Tokyo, Japan, 27 July 1895.

* Not printed.

Captain K. KIMOTSUKI, IN. Hydrographer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 397.

The following Returns of Deaths are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th September, 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.