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No. 35.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH FEBRUARY, 1876.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th February 1876.
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 Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 163. ]
CHINA, EAST COAST-SAN-MUN BAY.
(1) Position of Heroine Rock.
With reference to the several positions hitherto assigned to the sunken Heroine rock, at the entrance to San-Mun bay. East coast of China;
The following particulars by Commander E. O. Matthews, United States Ship Ashuelot, have been received from the United States Government, viz. :—
When on the passage from Ning-po to Foochow, the son was observed breaking heavily on the Heroine rock, boats were lowered and soundings taken as near the danger as possible, 8 to 9 fathoms being found.
The position assigned to Heroine rock by Commander Matthews is on the following bearings, viz. :—
South end of Shanchesan (Triple island),. South-west end of Lea-ming island, West extreme of Montague island,
W. & S. .N.W. by W. q W. N.E.
Soundings were also taken over the several positions of the Heroine rock marked on the charts, but no indication of dangers was found; the native fishermen further stated that only one sunken rock exists in the locality.
EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO-JAVA SEA.
(2) Sunken Rock off Bawean Island,
Information has been received from Mr. George Butchard, Master of the S.S. Milton, that his vessel struck on sunken danger about 4 miles westward of Bawean island.
This danger (Milton rock) was found to consist of coral, to extend about 270 yards in a N.W. and S.E. direction, and to have 16 feet on its shoalest part, deepening all round to 4 and fathoms, and then to 18 fathoms. The following bearings for the position of this danger are given by Mr. Butchard :—
South-west point of Bawean island,..
do.
North
Small islet (Nusa).......
do.
(Tienio point),
These bearings place the rock in lat. 5° 44′ S., long, 112° 33′ E.
[All Bearings are Magnotic. Variation San-Mun bay 20 Westerly! Bawean island 1° Easterly (
By Command of their Lordships,
.S.E. by E. .N.E. by E. N.E.N.
} in 1875.]
FREDK J. EVANS,
Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 17th November 1875.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts :--
(1) Hieshan islands to the Yang-tse-Kiang, No. 1199; Islands between Formosa and Japan, No. 2612; and San-Mun bay, No. 1994: Also, the China Sea Directory, Vol. III, page 294.
(2) Eastern Archipelago, No. 941 &; Australia General, No. 2759 ; and Indian Ocean, No. 748 b.
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 Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 172.]
CHINA-SHANTUNG PROMONTORY.
Rock awash near Alveste Island.
Information has been received of the existence of a rock ( Rodney rock) just awash at low water spring tides, lying 4 cables from the shore, off the north-east point of Shantung promontory, and in a direct line between the centre of the lighthouse and the eastern extreme (within the reef) of Alcesto island.
The following bearings were taken from a boat alongside the rock, viz.:-- .
North-east promontory,
Abrupt bluff,..
Western extreme of Alceste island,
.S.E. by S. .West.
.N.W. by N. 1 miles.
[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 4° Westerly in 1875.]
By Command of their Lordships,
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 29th November 1875.
0
FREDк. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Gulfs of Pe-cheli and Linu-tung, No. 1256; Hong Kong to Liau-tung, No. 1262; auk Nipon, &c., with part of Korea, No. 2347: Also, China sea Directory, Vol. H., page 468.
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