THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28ти APRIL, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 161.
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Examinations for one Clerkship and two Interpreterships in Perak will be held by the Board of Examiners in the Council Chamber on Thursday, the 3rd May, at 10 A.M.
Intending candidates should apply to the Honorary Secretary to the Board.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th April, 1894.
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 162.
The following are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th April, 1894.
Government of Japan.
JAPAN.
NOTICE TO MARINERS. No. 629 of the Year 1894.
No. 629.
KIUSHU NORTH COAST.
G. T. M. OBRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
(1650.) IMARI GULF-EXISTENCE OF A SUNKEN REEF OFF HIBI CHANNEL.
Information has been received from Commander H. Kamimura of H. I. M. S. Chokai, dated 19th March 1894, of the existence of an uncharted sunken reef (native name Kajimesone), southward of Muku shima, off the entrance to Hibi channel, Imari gulf. This reef, 20 or 30 feet in extent, and with 8 to 10 feet of water on it at low water, is composed of two or three rocks, and lies on the following bearings:
North extreme of Kuroshima. Akaze.........
East extreme of Muku shima
W. by S. & S. distant 3 miles.
.E. by S. S. distant 4 cables.
.N. N. E. E. distant 7 cables.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 250, 187, 143.
S. W. ISLANDS-OKINAWA JIMA.
(1651.) NAHA HARBOUR-DISCOVERY AND NON-EXISTENCE OF SUNKEN REEFS. Information has been received from Lieutenant S. Miura I. N., dated November 1893, that during Riukiu survey, he closely searched for Ingersoll patches shown on the British Admiralty chart, but no indications of a rock were observed. During the examination, however, one uncharted reef was found at the outside of the Junk harbour.
This reef, extending south and north about cable, and east and west about cable, has a depth of one fathom on it at low water springs.
From the reef, the old north fort bears S. by E. 3 E., and Sakihana zaki S. W. by W. 4 W.
This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 19, 34.
(The bearings are Magnetic.)
Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 27th March 1894.
Captain M. YOKO-O 1.N.
Hydrographer.
NOTIFICATION No. 94 or DEPARTMENT or COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
NOSHIAF-SAKI LIGHTHOUSE.
Notice is hereby given that the lenticular apparatus of NOSHIAF-SAKI LIGHTHOUSE, Hokkaido, owing to the damage done to which the Light had been exhibited from the lantern without the apparatus, as was notified under the date of the 26th March, 1894, having been replaced by new one, the 5th Order Fixed White Light has been re-exhibited from the night of the 9th instant as before.
The are of illumination of the Light has been altered to 270 degrees between the bearings of North 74 deg. 30 min. West and South 15 deg. 30 min. West, of which from South 21 deg. 10 min. East to South 15 deg. 30 min. West, a Red
The bearings are true and as observed from the Lighthouse. Ray is inserted covering NEKOGASHIRA REEF.
COUNT KURODA KIYOTAKA,
Minister of State for Communications.
Tokyo, April 10th, 1894.
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