645895-1894-Notice-to-Mariners — Page 1

952 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH NOVEMBER, 1894.

The above typhoon entered the China Sea near Bolinao on the morning of the 3rd. It moved On the Northwest by West, and at noon on the 4th the centre was situated in 19° 30′ 115° 15'. morning of the 5th, it was recurving and slowly approaching the coast to the West of Hongkong. The centre crossed Macao during the afternoon and passed about midway between Hongkong and Canton a few hours later.

Hongkong Observatory, 16th November, 1894.

JOHN I. PLUMMER, Acting Director.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 437.

The following is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th November, 1894.

J. H. STEWARt Lockhart, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Government of China.

KIUNGCHOW DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,

No. 3.

Sunken Rock S.E. of Hainan Head,

in Inner Passage, Hainan Straits.

With reference to British Admiralty Notice to Mariners,

No. 410-CHINA STATION.

CHINA SEA, TONKING GULF. HAINAN STRAIT,

Sunken Rock, S.E. of Hainan Head.

Notice is hereby given that the Rock described in the above notice has been found by Captain MYHRE, of the Revenue Steamer Likin, to have a depth of 18 fect at low water spring tides on its shoalest part. Its position can be found on the chart by measuring a distance of 1ths mile in a direction N. 69 E. Mag. from the base of Single Palm,

The approximate geographical position is:-

Latitude

Longitude

..N. 20° 8′ 39′′

..E. 110° 42′ 38′′

For the present, and pending further notice, vessels arc warned to adhere closely to the directions attached to Notice to Mariners No. 261 of the 17th December, 1892, notifying the buoyage of the Hainan Straits, as below:-

"DIRECTIONS.

"With the Buoys in the positions described, the best track for vessels to follow when using the South Channel is to pass three cables eastward of the Magpic Rock Buoy and then to pass the Hainan Head Bank Buoy at about the same distance, 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 oue cable or more at discretion."

C. J. PRICE, Acting Harbour Master.

APPROVED:

F. S. UNWIN, Acting Commissioner of Customs.

Custom House,

KIUNGCHOW, 6th November, 1894.