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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH MARCH, 1883.

The substance of this Notice, as soon as it, is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Admiralty Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, pp. 312 & 313.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. 1

( No. 25. )

CHINA EAST COAST.

HU-I-TAU BAY.

(1) Fog Signals at Dodd Island Lighthouse.

The Chinese Government has given Notice, that on 10th November 1882, the following fog signals were established at Dodd island lighthouse, southern side of entrance to Hu-i-tau bay:

During thick or foggy weather-should a bell, fog horn, steam whistle,

interrato

mity of a vessel-two guns will be fired with annterval

still heard, the firing will be repeated after an

the proxi-

gal is

RUSSIAN TARTARY--PETER THE GREAT BAY.

(2) Fog Signals at Askold Island Ing

The Russian Government has given Notice, that the following lighthouse, eastern side of Peter the Great bay

fired.

**

During thick or foggy weather, a bell will be sounded; and in answer

sold Island

gun heard in the

will be

By Command of their Lordships,

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 25th January, 1883.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :---

(1) ormosa island and strait, No. 1968; Chauan bay to port Matheson, No. 1760; Hu-i-tay bay, in South Africa, &c., 1883, page 24; and China Sea Directory, vol. III, 1874, page 178.

1959

FREDE. J. EVANS,

Andrographer.

Lights

(2) Strelok bay to St. Vladimir, No. 2511; Tumen Ula to Strelok bay, No. 2432: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, &c., 1883, No. 362; and China Sea Directory, vol. IV., 1873, page 92,

The substance of this Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it; as introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Admiralty Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, pp.

312 & 313.

NOTICE TO MARINERS

(27.)

CHINA-EAST COAST.

Time Signal at Hong Kong.

Information has been received from Vice-Admiral George O. Willes, C.B., Commander-in-Chief on the China station, dated 23rd November 1882, that a time signal has been established on board H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, * Hong Kong :--

The signal is a red ball, 3 feet in diameter, hoisted at the mainmast head of the Victor Emanuel.

The signal is made daily, as follows :-

Ball hoisted half way up as preparatory at 12h 55m P.M., close up at 12h 57, and dropped at 1 0 P.M. Hong Kong mean time equivalent to 17h. 2320 Greenwich mean time.

Position of time signal, lat. 22° 16′ 40′′ N., long. 114° 10′ 0′′ E. When signal fails in accuracy, ball remains half way up till 1 5*, it 1. 10 P.M.

again hoisted

By Command of their Lordships,

dropped at

FRED. J. EVANS,

Hydrographer.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 27th January, 1883.

This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts-Hong Kong No. 1466: Also, China Sea Directory, vol. III., 1874, page 78, and List of Time Signals published by the Admiralty, 1881, page 10.