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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH NOVEMBER, 1881.
From the Framjee rock the following were the bearings, viz.,
South extreme of Calanhayaum
Calis point (Coron peninsula)
Approximate position lat. 12° 0′ N., long, 120° 32′ E.
.N.W. N. .S.W. by W.
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PANAY ISLAND. PORT ILO ILO (Yloilo.) Oton bank.1-This bank is composed of shifting sand, and vessels should not attempt to cross it. The northern channel across Oton bank, formerly carrying a depth of from 34 to 4 fathoms has shoaled considerably, and the pilots have recently declined to take vessels drawing even less than 13 feet through it. The south channels (between Oton bank and Guineras) is exclusively used by the pilots.
CUYOS ISLANDS. Sunken Rock.-The position accepted for the sunken rock reported by Mr. Samuel Farrell of the barque Belted Will, 1880, on the Admiralty Charts, is lat. 11° 24' N., long. 121° 0′ 45′′ E.
PORT ZEBÚ.-The three shoals reported in port Zebû, and alluded to in Hydrographic Notice, No. 39 of 1880, are situated as follows:-
Great Lagundi, having over it 3 fathoms, bears S.W. by W., distant about 1 miles from the centre of Lipata bank;
it is marked by a buoy with a staff and ball.
Little Lagundi, having over it 3 fathoms, bears S.S.W., distant 1 miles from the centre of Lipata bank; it is marked by a buoy with staff and ball.
Point Tambou shoal, having over it 4 fathoms, bears S.E. by E., distant 21 miles from the centre of Lipata bank; it is marked by a buoy with staff and ball.
Buoys. Those of Zebú which are laid out along the coast on the Zebú side of the harbour are painted in black and white vertical stripes; those on the Mactan side of the harbour are painted in red and white vertical stripes.
TAPBUL GROUP.-Soundings in 63 fathoms were struck by H.M.S. Moorhen, March 1881, in lat. 5° 37′ N., long, 120° 47 E., with Selun island bearing S. 54° W., and Siassi island peak S. 40o E.
A bank upon which the least water obtained was 33 fathoms, was also found in lat. 5° 35′ N., long. 120° 54′ E., with the peak of Siassi bearing S. 32° W., and Punuan islet S. 9o E.
N.E. COAST OF BORNEO, 3
Mallawallé channel to Sandakan harbour.-Banguey peak just open to the westward of Mallawallé island N.W. N. leads between the rock and shoal south of Mallawallé island. After passing the shoal, which can generally be seen, a S.E. E. course will lead to Teegabu island, which may be passed at a distance of half a mile from its south end.
Teegabu (Tigabu) island, situated in latitude 6° 52′ N., longitude 117° 29 E. (approximate), is about 3 miles in circumference and well wooded.
A reef extends for about six cables off the north-west and west sides of Teegabu island, with 5 feet on its outer edge, and 13 fathoms close to. A cable's length from the south-west and south sides of the island there is deep water, but from the east side, the reef extends to a considerable distance.
Tide. The rise and fall of tide at Teegabu island appeared to be about 4 feet.
Anchorage was found in H.M.S. Kestrel 5 cables from the west side of Teegabu island in 12 fathoms, sand and mud. A shoal extends for some distance from the north-west end of the island.
A shoal, about 30 yards in extent, and having over it 4 fathoms of water and 10 fathoms around it, on which the Kestrel anchored, exists with the following bearings:-
Left extreme of Teegabu island Left extreme of Seemaddal.
.N. 54" W. .S. 54° W.
North-east of this position distant about half a mile, is a shoal nearly awash; and south-west, about a mile, there is ap- parently more shoal water.
The south end of Teegabu island bearing N.W. W. leads between the shoals in 12 fathoms.
A shoal, on which 5 fathoms of water was obtained, was passed over by the Kestrel. From its southern edge the bearing of Lankayan island was S. 85° W., and of Bo-aan island S. 25° E. This shoal extended some distance to the north-ward, and had the appearance of having less than 5 fathoms in that direction.
Bo-aan island, on its western side, is steep-to, with a depth of 17 fathoms, sand and mud, at the distance of 3 cables from the beach.
SANDAKAN HARBOUR.-The Labuan trading company's establishment has been moved to the point half a mile westward of Tanjong Papat, on the north side of the harbour.
Soundings.-Close to the bluff of the point alluded to, there is 4 fathoms of water, and the soundings increase gradually from the shore.
Anchorage may be obtained in Sandakan harbour at any convenient distance from the above point.
TAMBISAN ISLAND.-The east point of Tambisan island is low, with mangrove trees; it is difficult to dis- tinguish at a distance.
Anchorage was obtained in H.M.S. Egeria, in 10 fathoms, with the west end of Tambisan island bearing S. 49° W., the east end of Tambisan island S. 1° E., Tanjong Unsang S. 46° E.
Tides. In the month of August, (three days after new moon), the ebb tide near Tambisan island was observed to run E. by S. S., at the rate of 2 knots an hour.
Tolibas anchorage, on the south side of Tanjong Unsang peninsula, has good holding ground and an even bottom.
The Egeria anchored here in 8 fathoms at a distance of 11⁄2 miles from the shore, the bottom consisting of mud, and coarse
coral sand.
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Originally published in Notice to Mariners No. 79 of 1878.
2 See Admiralty chart of Sulu archipelago, No. 928,
* See Admiralty chart, No. 2,660B. of China sea, southern portion, eastern sheet. The greater part of this information relating to N.E. Borneo, from the remarks of Navigating Lieutenant T. B. Moody, H.M.S. Egeria, June 1880,
4 Nav. Lieutenant W. B. Meade, H.M.S. Kestrel, September 1879.
• See plan of the harbour of Sandakan, No. 950,
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