655126-1890-Hydrographic-Notices — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MARCH, 1890.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

(No. 429 of the year 1890).

JAPAN.

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(1171) NIPPON NAIKAI-(SETO-UCHI)-EXISTENCE OF A SHOAL IN THE VICINITY OF TAKAMI SHIMA, BETWEEN HARIMA SEA AND BUNGO SEA.

The following information has been received from the Nippon Yüsen Kaisha that, at 6.50 A.M. on the 22nd ultimo, the same Kaisha's steamer Saikio Maru when passing the Channel south of Conqueror's Bank, between Harima sea and Bungo sca, grounded on a shoal E. N. 17 miles from south extreme of Takamni shima, the vicinity of a point where the British Admiralty Chart No. 128 shows 33 fathoms as the least water, and it appeared to be a small patch of sand with least water of 141⁄2 feet on it at L.W.S. with 34 fathoms close to all around.

Note: Mariners should therefore navigate with caution.

(1172) KIUHỮ WEST COAST-NEW LIGHTHOUSE ERECTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH ENTRANCE TO MISUMI HARBOUR.

On the 1st of March 1890, a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse erected on the west side of North entrance to Misumi-no-seto. The light is a fixed white light (no order), visible through an are of 148° 10′ between the bearings of S. 74° E. and S. 74° 10′ W.; it is elevated 129 feet from the sea, and seen in clear weather from a distance of 6 miles.

The light is 14 feet high constructed of wood square in shape and painted white.

Position: Lat. 32° 37' 39" N.

Long. 130° 26′ 23′′ E.

(The bearings are magnetic, and variation 3° 50′ westerly in 1888.)

Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 13th February, 1890.

Captain K. KIMOTSUKI, I.J.N., Hydrographer.

This notice affects the following Hydrographic Office Chart: No, 237.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

OTICE is hereby given that the Hongkong and favestment and Agoney Company, Limited,

is intends at an early date to apply to the Honourable the Ja gislative Comell of Hongkong for a Bill authorising the said Company to transact business decrhere than in the Colony and to cxtend

powers of investment.

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1890.

A Draft of the said intended Bill is published at para 280 of the Gourament Gasdes of 15th March,

Hongkong, 22nd March, 1890.