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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH DECEMBER, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 522.
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There will probably be a vacancy in the Education Department for an Assistant Mistress of the Girls' Central School. The emoluments of the office are $40 a month, the duties being limited to four hours a day. For further particulars apply, in writing, to the Education Department.
Applications, stating curriculum and qualifications, to be sent, together with copics of certificates, to the Colonial Secretary before noon on Friday, 30th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-- No. 523.
The following are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1892.
Government of Japan.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
NOTIFICATION No. 292 OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
AINOSHIMA BUOY.
Notice is hereby given that the Buoy moored to mark the position of the Shoal to the North-westward of Ainoshima, North-west of Shimonoseki Straits, has broken adrift from its moorings.
The Buoy will be replaced in its position on an early date, of which due notice will be given.
Tokio, 30th November, 1892.
COUNT KURODA KIYOTAKA, Minister of State for Communications.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 545 of the year 1892. Japan.
KOREA.
(1450.) KOREA-WEST COAST.-CHEMULPHO APPROACHES.-EXISTENCE
OF A ROCK OFF WARREN ISLET.
Commander K. YENDO commanding H. I. J. M. S. Tenriu reports that, October 8th 1892, she has observed a rock which dries 2 or 3 feet at low water lies about 2 cables W. S. W. from the middle of a small rock off Warren islet which dries 5. feet, and about 24 cables S. S. E. E. from the east end of the islet, but it has not been closely examined as she was running.
Navy charts: Nos. 127, 79.
JAPAN.
(1451.) SOUTH-WEST ISLANDS-OKINAWA SIMA.-NAPHA HARBOUR.-EXISTENCE OF TWO SUNKEN REEFS IN THE INNER OR JUNK HARBOUR,
According to the sketch received from Captain MIYAGI of Nippon Yusen company's steamer Mutsu maru, two sunken reefs are added in the entrance of the Junk harbour, Napha harbour, Okinawa sima. They are situated (approximately by Navy chart No. 19) respectively 12 cables W. by N. N. from the middle (north of the observation spot) of the north fort, and cable W. N. from the same fort, and each has the depths of 12 fathoms on it. Further notice will be given when they were accurately examined.
Navy chart: No. 19.
Captain K. KIMOTSKI, I.J.N., Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 17 November, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 524.
The following Returns of Deaths are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1892.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary,
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