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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH JUNE, 1889.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No 270.
The following return from Mr. WM. TAYLOR, of the quantity of Spirits distilled by the China Sugar Refining Company, Limited, is published for general information.
Spirits manufactured during the quarter ending 27th May, 1889,
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th June, 1889.
Proof Gallons.
8,932."
FREDERICK STEWART,
· Colonial Secretary....
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 271.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, Sth June, 1889.
Government of China.
NOTICE TO MARINERS,
No. 229.
.CHINA SEA.
NINGPO DISTRICT.
Loka Island Temporary Light.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given that the construction of Lighthouse on Loka Island--situated about 3 miles east of the south point of Pootoo-will shortly be commenced.
On or about the 1st June next a temporary Sixth Order fixed white Light will be exhibited from the north point of Loka, and will show over an arc extending from about N. 15° W. round by west, south, and east to about N. 82° E., the remainder of the circle being obscured by the high land of the island.
The bearings are magnetic and taken from seaward.
The temporary Light will be elevated about 110 feet above the sea, and in clear weather should be visible from a distance of 10 nautical miles.
A description of the intended permanent Light will be given in a later Notice.
By Order of the Inspector General of Customs,
IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS, COAST INSPECTOR'S OFFICE,
SHANGHAI, 27 May 1889.
E. V. BRENAN,
Acting Coast Inspector.
Government of Japan.
NOTIFICATION No. 127 OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
YERIMOSAKI LIGHTHOUSE.
South Coast of Hokkaido.
Notice is hereby given that a Lighthouse has been erected on YERIMOSAKI, the Southern extreme of the Province of Hitaka, Hokkaido, the Light of which will be exhibited on the night of the 25th June, 1889 and every night thereafter from Sunset to Sunrise.
According to the Japanese Admiralty chart No. 141, the position of the Lighthouse is approximately in Latitude 41 degrees 55 minutes North and in Longitude 143 degrees 14 minutes East of Greenwich.
The Lighthouse is built of Iron, circular in shape, painted White and 27 feet high from the base to the centre of the Lantern.
The Light will be 1st Order Dioptric Revolving Light showing a White flash once every half minute. Its arc of illumi- nation will be 300 degrees from N. 10 degrees 30 minutes E. to N. 49 degrees 30 minutes W. The bearings are true and as observed from the Lighthouse.
The elevation of the Light above the sea will be 233 feet and in clear weather the Light will be visible at a distance of 21 nautical miles.
COUNT GOTO SHOJIRO, Minister of State for Communications.
Tokio, May 25th 1889.
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