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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 32.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 3RD AUGUST, 1872.
VOL. XVIII.
No. 151.
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, 30th July, 1872.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 10.
CHINA.
SHANGHAI DISTRICT.-WOOSUNG LIGHTHOUSE.
On the 1st August next, the Light at Woosung, now shewn from Roundy's Bungalow, will be discontinued, and a Light will be exhibited on the tower recently erected near the bungalow.
The new illuminating apparatus is Dioptric of the Fourth Order, shewing a fixed white light over the navigable channel at the entrance from the Yangtsze to the Woosung River, and a fixed red light on each side of the navigable channel.
The Lighthouse bears S. 633° W. from the centre of the navigable channel, which is about 13° wide.
The light is elevated 50 feet above the level of the sea, and, in clear weather, should be visible 12 nautical miles, between the magnetic bearings, taken from the Lighthouse, of N. 574° W. round by N., E. and S. to S. 323 W.
The tower is square, built of brick, 45 feet high, with a total height from base to vane of 58 feet. Position, Latitude 31°23′22′′ N., Longitude 121°29′35′′ E.
LIGHT-JUNK NEAR WOOSUNG.
On the 1st September next, the Light-junk now moored close to the "Lismore" wreck will be removed.
By order of the Inspector General of Customs,
ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, Shanghai, 19th July, 1872.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 11.
DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.
CHINA SEA.
FOOCHOW DISTRICT.-MIDDLE DOG LIGHTHOUSE.
Notice is hereby given, that the Light on the N. E. end of the Middle Dog Island, near the entrance to the Min River, was for the first time exhibited at sunset on the 12th July.
The illuminating apparatus is Dioptric of the First Order, shewing a fixed white light, intensified by flashes at half minute intervals. The Light is elevated 257 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather should be visible 23 nautical miles, between the magnetic bearings, taken from seaward, of S. 70° E. round by S. and W. to N. 40° E. From S. 70° E. round by E. to N. 40° E. the light is obscured by the Tongsha and Middle Dog Islands, except from S. 89° E. to N. 813° E. and from N. 614° E. to N. 57° E. where the light is also visible.
The tower is round, built of stone, 35 feet high, with a total height from base to vane of 64 feet. The tower, dwellings, and boundary wall are painted white. Approximate position,-Latitude 25°58′20′′ N., Longitude 120°2′30′′ E.
By order of the Inspector General of Customs,
DAVID M. HENDERSON,
Engineer-in-Chief.
ENGINEER'S OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, SHANGHAI, 22nd July, 1872.
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