DIE
SOILOMALD
ROIT.
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 1875.
VOL. XXI.
No. 33.
No. 141.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th August, 1875.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 46.
CHINA SEA.
YANGTSZE RIVER.-KIUKIANG DISTRICT.
Notice is hereby given that the wreck of the S. S. Kiangloong, off Hen Point, is now entirely under water, and that a red fixed light will be exhibited from a boat placed to mark the wreck.
Mariners are cautioned not to depend upon this light, as, owing to the strong current, the boat may not be able to retain its position in rough weather.
This light is referred to in Notice to Mariners No. 22, of the 16th May, 1873, and in No. 42 of the third issue of List of the Chinese Lighthouses, Lightvessels, Buoys and Beacons.
By order of the Inspector General of Customs,
ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 28th May, 1875.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 47.
CHINA SEA.
YANGTSZE RIVER.-HANKOW DISTRICT.
DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.
Notice is hereby given that, from this date and till further notice, a Ship's mast-head light will be exhibited over the Lorcha Chinhai, sunk on the sand bank opposite the upper end of Gravener Island.
By order of the Inspector General of Customs,
ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 17th June, 1875.
DAVID M. HENDERSON,
Engineer-in-Chief.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 48.
CHINA SEA.
YANGTSZE RIVER.-SHANGHAI DISTRICT.
1.-Lismore Wreck Light.
Notice is hereby given that a Lighthouse has been erected N. 7210 E. from the Woosung Lighthouse, and 400 feet to the N. 2740 W. of the "Lismore" Wreck, on the Port side of the Channel at the entrance to the Woosung River, and that the Light was exhibited for the first time at sunset on the 22nd instant.
The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric, of the Sixth Order, shewing a red light visible all round.
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