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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29т JUNE, 1872.
HYDROGRAPHY.
NOTICES TO MARINERS.
No. 1.
Notice is hereby given that a light vessel has been moored in the Java Sea at the Western entrance of Socrabaya Straits.
The vessel bears a white dioptrical fixed light, elevated 28 feet above the level of the sea; the range of visibility from a vessel's deck being 10 nautical miles.
The vessel is painted yellow, carries a black ball at the mast-head, and the word Socrabaya painted on her sides. She is moored in 6 fathoms at half tide in the following bearings:-
The white outer buoy S. E., & E. at a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The eastern top of Gunong-Gierie S.
The little square mountains W. S. W.
W.
When something is amiss with the light, a lantern will be hoisted instead, and a gong beaten.
The Rear-Admiral Commanding the Naval Forces in N. L,
In his absence
BATAVIA, the 18th November 1870.
Charts affected-
Dutch: Java zee blad. II. Straat Madura Neder).
Java zec blad. 111.
Oost-Indie blad. 11.
Adm. Nos. 934 and 941B, and China Sea, Southern part, bij C. Wilson.
No. 4.
The Captain or Senior Officer of the Navy,
VAN GOGH.
Notice is hereby given―
(a.)-That in the Spermundes-Archipelago (South-West coast Celebes) beacons have been erected on the following reefs :—
Barrang Barringan,
Taka Tello,
Batoe Loea, and
Boegi Manilla (West of Batoe-te-Hoe),
The beacons are of pyramidal shape, and white-washed.
(b.)-That a white Herbert's buoy, with its top 8 feet above the level of the sea, has been placed on the reef before the Comptroller's residence at Kampong Balei (S. E. point of Great Karimon Island in the Lingga-Archipelago.)
The Vice-Admiral Commanding the Naval Forces in N. I.,
0. A. UHLENBECK.
BATAVIA, the 20th February 1871.
Charts affected-
Bij A. Dutch. Straat Macasser, blad. II. Zuid-Westkust Celebes van C. Sciroder en vaarwaters van Macasser tot Paré-Paré,
Adm, No. 2637,
Bij B. Dutch. Rioue en Lingga-archipel, blad. I.
Adm. No. 1355 en 2403.
No. 5.
Notice is hereby given that the undermentioned lights are being erected:- (a.)—A fixed white light on Pulo Tikoes (Rat Island) in the Bay of Bencoolen. (b.)-A fixed red light on the point called Tapa Padrie, north of Bencoolen.
The particulars of these lights, as also the date of their being exhibited, will be duly made known.
BATAVIA, the 24th April 1871.
Charts affected—
The Vice-Admiral Commanding the Naval Forces in N. 1.
O. A. UHLENBECK,
Dutch: Westkust Sumatra, Zuidblad, en reede Benkoelen.—Nederlandsch-Oost-Indie, blad. I. Adm. No. 2761.-China Sea, southern part, bij C. Wilson.
No. 8.
Notice is hereby given that the lights mentioned in the notice to Mariners of the 24th April 1871, No. 3, were lighted on the 20th instant, and will henceforth be exhibited every night from sunset to sunrise.
The light on Pulo Tikves (Rat Island) shows bright, and will illuminate the whole horizon; its total elevation above the level of the sea is 40 feet, and its range of visibility from a vessel's deck 8 nautical miles.
The light on the point called Tapa-Padrie shows red, and will illuminate the part of the horizon from N. round in the seaward direction to S. 80 degrees W.; its total elevation is 60 feet, and its range of visibility from a vessel's deck 3 nautical miles.
The Vice-Admiral Commanding the Naval Forces in N. I.,
BATAVIA, the 25th May, 1871.
No. 9.
0. A. UHLENBECK.
Notice is hereby given that an iron white painted screw pile-lighthouse is being erected on the Zwaantjes-droogte ( Karang-Koko) in Madura Straits. The light to be exhibited from this lighthouse will be fixed with a white flash in addition (preceded and followed by a short eclipse): its elevation above the sea will be 55 feet, and its range of visibility from a vessel's deck 12 nautical miles for the fixed light, and 14 for the flashes.
The light will show fixed for 90 and flashing for 9 seconds; the flashings being preceded and followed by an eclipse of 103 seconds. When something is amiss with the light, as also in foggy weather, a fog bell will be rung.
The precise time of exhibition, which will probably be in the course of the month October 1871, will be duly announced.
BATAVIA, the 1st July, 1871.
Charts affected--
The Vice-Admiral Commanding the Naval Forces in N. I-,
O. A. UHLENBECK.
Dutch: Straat Madura Eiland Java blad III, Java-zee blad 11, Ned.-Oost-Indie blad 11. Adm. No. 941b, China Sea, Southern part, bij C. Wilson.
No. 10.
Notice is hereby given that the light vessel at the western entrance of Socrabaya Straits alluded to in the notice to Mariners of the 18th November 1870, No. 1, will be removed on the 1st of November 1871, from ber present anchorage to the third white buoy of the said western entrance of Soerabuyd Straits.
The Vire-Admiral Commanding the Naval Forces in N. I.
BATAVIA, the 7th September, 1871.
Charts affected---
Dutch: Jara-zee blad 11; Java-zee biad III. Straat Madura, Ned-Oost-Indie, blad 11: Adm. Nos, 934 and 9416, and China Sea Southern part, bij C, Wilson,
0. A. UHLENBECK,
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