582 THE HONGKONG Government gazETTE, 23RD DECEMBER, 1876.
No. 229.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notices to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, are published for general information.
By Command,'
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1876.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
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 into the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(No. 112.)
CHINA.
FORMOSA, NORTH COAST.
Sunken Rock Near the Entrance of Ke-Lung_Harbour.
Information has been received from Vice-Admiral A. F. Ryder, Cocinander-in-Chief of H. M. Ships on the China station, that H.M.S. Audacious, drawing 23 feet, recently touched, at about 2 miles northward of Ke-lung harbour, on what there is good reason to believe was a sunken rock.
The rock is stated to lie W. by N. about 11⁄2 miles from Ke-lung island, and is supposed to be a pinnacle, as at the time of the vessel touching, no soundings could be obtained from the chains with 14 fathoms of line. The weather being unfavourable, the position of the rock could only be approximately determined.
An examination of the locality will be made and further Notice given when the position of this rock shall be esta- blished.
[ The Bearing is Magnetic. Variation 1° Westerly in 1876.] .
By Command of their Lordships,
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 8th September, 1876.
FREDк. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Formosa island and strait, No. 1968; Ke-lung harbour, No. 2618; scale, m-5 inches: Also, China Sea Directory, Vol. III., pages 252, 253.
The information contained in this Notice is to be carefully considered, to be noted in the Sailing Directions, and compared with the chart when the ship is navigating the parts to which it refers.
Hydrographic Notice. (No. 23.)
CHINA SEA DIRECTORY, VOL. 3.
NOTICE No. 4.
The following information has been derived from various sources:
All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 0° 30′ East in 1876.
MIRS BAY. GRASS ISLAND.-A rock on which the German ship of war Cyclop recently grounded has been found to lie in the pissage between Grass island and North Gow islet; it is situated about a cable to the westward of the islet which lies near the west side of North Gow, and where a depth of 9 fathoms was formerly marked on the chart.
The rock has a depth of 6 feet, and consists of three heads rising steeply from the bottom within an area of 20 square yards; there is a depth of 7 fathoms within a short distance of the rock.*
Much caution is required in navigating the channel between Grass island and North Gow. The Cyclop had, previous to grounding, twice passed through the channel and found no less than 3 fathoms water.
Variation 0° 45′ Westerly in 1876.
HUNGHWA CHANNEL-KERR ISLAND.-One mile S.E. by E. from the south-east point of Kerr island, and 13 miles SW. S. from the pagoda on Vangan point, there is a rock having less than 6 feet water.t
Variation 1° Westerly in 1876.
DOUBLE PEAK ISLAND.-A rock above water lies N. by W. one cable distant from the west point of Double Peak island. +
PIH-SEANG ISLANDS.-A reef extends half a mile in a north-easterly direction from the north-easternmost of the Phi- seang islands. The sea breaks on the reef.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 26th August 1876.
* Information from Nachrichten für Seefahrer, No. 31 of 1876.
See Admiralty Charts:-China, Hong Kong to Liau-tung, No. 1,262; China, sheet 2, Hong Kong to Chelang point, No. 1,962; Mirs bay, No. 1,964: Also, China Sea Directory, vol. 3, page 126.
+ See Admiralty Charts:-Chiua, sheet 5, Port Matheson to Ragged point, No. 1,761; Haitan strait, No. 1,985; scale, m1 inch: Also, China Sea Directory, vol. 3, p. 189.
Information from Nachrichten. für Seefahrer, No. 15 of 1876.
See Admiralty Charts: Islands between Formosa and Japan, with the adjacent coast of China, No. 2,412; China, sheet 6, Ragged point to Pih-ki- shan, No. 1,754; Sam-sah bay and inlet, No. 1,988: Also, China Sea Directory, vol. 3, pp. 280, 281.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.