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DROIT

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 20TH MAY, 1871.

VOL. XVII.

No. 20.

No. 74.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Hydrographic Notices, received from the Harbor Master at Shanghae, are published for general information.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th May, 1871.

CHINA SEA.

HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICES. [No. 1 of 1871.]

TELEGRAPH CABLE.

Notice is hereby given, that two boards have been erected below the "Inner Marks" to indicate the position of the Great Northern Telegraph Cable where it will cross the River.

The Cable will lay in a line N.E. by N. and S.W. by S., midway between the two marks.

Vessels are requested not to anchor, or dredge their anchors, between these two marks, and in case of fouling the Cable, to report the same to the Harbour Master's Department, at Woosung, and not attempt to purchase the anchor, as by so doing the Cable might be scriously injured.

Harbour Master's Office, Shanghai, 19th January, 1871.

[No. 2 of 1871.]

S. A. VIGUIER,

Divisional Inspector and Harbour Master.

LANGSIAN CROSSING AND CONFUCIUS CHANNEL, UPPER YANGTSZE. Notice is hereby given, that on or about the 10th of March, the Langshan Lightship and Buoys will be removed to the proper position to mark the Fairway Channel, as determined by the survey of Captain H. C. Blake and Officers of the U.S.S. Alaska.

LANGSHAN LIGHTSHIP,

Will be moored in the Fairway, in 7 fathoms water. Bearings-

Langshan Pagoda

Fushan Fort

Flat Tree

Plover Point (extreme end)

Will be moored on the Eastern point of the Shoal. Bearings-

Langshan Pagoda..

Lightship (new position). Fashan Fort...

.N. 24° E.

S. 62° W.

.S. 6° W. S. 57° E.

WATERMAN'S BUOY, BLACK,

N. 40° E.

.S. 20° E.

.S. 49° W.

NORTH BANK BUOY, RED,

N. 17° W.

N. 84° W.

S. 36° W.

..S. 69° E.

Will be moored on the S.W. point of the Bank. Bearings-

Lightship (new position).

Fushan Fort

Flat Tree

Plover Point

The Confucius Channel will be marked by

Fairway Booy, black and white stripes.

The Red Buoy to the Westward of Acteon Shoal will be painted black and white, and remain in its present position as

* T'aleway Broy,