644752-1894-Post-Office-Notification — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH MAY, 1894.

The position of the Lighthouse, according to same chart, is :--

34 deg. 16 min. 36 secs. North.

132 deg. 56 min. 22 secs. East of Greenwich.

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NOTE: The Light will be kept burning day and night by self-feeding arrangement, without the attendance of a keeper. Should the Light go out by accident, there may be some delay before relighting it.

NAKANO-HANA LIGHTHOUSE.

Also that, on and after the same date, a Fixed White Light with a Red sector will be exhibited from the Lighthouse recently erected at the South-eastern extreme of OSAKIKAMI-SHIMA, in OGE SETO, Inland Sea.

The Light will be visible through an arc of 241 degrees between the bearings of North 9 deg. 50 min. West, and South 51 deg. 10 min. West. The Red sector will extend from North 24 deg. 55 min. East to North 34 deg. 55 min. East, covering the shoals to North-westward of OrOKO-SHIMA.

The bearings are true and as observed from the Lighthouse.

The elevation of the Light above the sea will be 141 feet, and in clear weather the Light will be seen from a distance of 3 nautical miles.

The Lighthouse is built of Stone, circular in horizontal section, and is painted White.

It is 12 feet high from the base to the centre of the lantern.

The position of the Lighthouse, according to the same chart, is:—

34 deg. 12 miu. 52 sec. North.

132 deg. 55 min. 12 sec. East of Greenwich.

NOTE: The Light will be kept burning day and night by self-feeding arrangement, without the attendance of a keeper. Should the Light go out by accident, there may be some delay before relighting it.

OGE-SHIMA LIGHTHOUSE.

Also that, on and after the same date, a 5th Order Revolving White Light will be exhibited from the Lighthouse recently erected at the Western extreme of OGE-SHIMA, in OGE SETO, Inland Sea.

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The Light will flash once every 20 seconds, illuminating an arc of 190 deg. 30 min. between the bearings of South 4 deg. 20 min. East and North 6 deg. 10 min. East. The bearings are true and as observed from the Lighthouse.

The elevation of the Light above the sea will be 111 feet, and in clear weather the Light will be seen from a distance of 16 nautical miles.

The Lighthouse is built of Stone, octagonal in shape, and is painted White. It is 25 feet high from the base to the centre of the lantern.

The position of the Lighthouse, according to the same chart, is :-

Tokyo, April 27th, 1894.

Address.

Anger Ananlia Gaiver Argus, s.s. Ashdown

A. G. Ropes Altair Andretta Achstroun

Benmohr Bendi

Centurio, s.s.

Casna

Credmoor

34 deg. 11 min. 14 sec. North.

132 deg. 55 min. 5 sec. East of Greenwich.

COUNT KURODA KIYOTAKA,

Minister of State for Communications.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

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