The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-26
INFORMATION TO MARINERS.
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JAPAN.

JAPAN.
A flashing white light was to have |
been established on Cape Soya, the
northern extreme of Yezo Island, La
Perouse strait, showing flash every
half minute, visible between the
bearings of N. SO . T., through
south, and n. Csc W.; elevated
1872 feet above sea; lighthouse 81
feet high octagonal iron tower,
painted white with three horizontal
black bands.
There is a shoal lying Il miles w.
J S. from Macedonian reef, south
side of Asina Bay, Nippon, South
Coast, with bearings: Araisaki f. !
S., Nagatsuru saki lighthouse S. L.
rs.
EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO.
A reef exists miles eastward of
Bawean Island, north coast, with
Noko Island bearing S. w. by w. J
w., Lor Island w by 5. ! S., and
Mantegie Point w. by n. ( N.
CHINA SEA.
A time signal is in operation at
the Meteorological Office, Manila--a
black ball hoisted at minutes be-
fore noon and dropped at noon,
local mean timc-cquivalent to l5h.
56m. IS. Greenwich mean time;
gun is fired at the same instant.
On account of shoal, rocky ground
half mile southwark of Litsitah
Point, Fisher Island, Pcscadores
Islands. it is advised that vessels
should not pass southwark of Lit
sitah Point within the distance of
about one mile.
A flashing white light, two flashes
every half minute, 3G1 feet above
high water: lighthouse 1917 feet
high, of iron, sixteen sided and
painted white, with surrounding
stone wall, also white visible in
clear weather 26 miles; was to have
been shown by last September or
October, on Pulo Bodjo, northern
side of Siberoet Strait, west coast of
Sumatra.
A coral shoal, + miles in an east
and west direction and three.quarters
of mile broad, with depths of A to
II fathoms, lies in the faiIway of
the channel southcastward of Bala-
balagan islands, Strait of Macassar,
with the Northern Balabalagan islet
bearing n. W., distant about 10
miles; approximate position lat. 2 :
43 S., long. 11So z +. Another
shoal, about cable in extent, with
least depth of X fathoms, lies
with the above islet bearing f. ! N,
distant 8 miles; approximate posi-
ton, lat. % 32' S., long. 1l7o
54' L.
KOREA.
A sunken rock lies southwark of
Montebello island, in the fairway of
the channel between Crichton and
Bate groups. 1t is described as a
pinnacle, with depth of 5 to Ia
fathoms close around, and depth on
it estimated at 6 feet. Race point,
N, miles, Harbor Entrance island
N. Z. by +.
NEW ZEALAND.
A sunken rock is reported between
Sydney and Auckland, lying with
the Northern of Poor Knights islands
bearing w. by N. approximately,
distant about Is miles. Appeared
to have to A fathoms water on it,
and to be about so feet square, with
dark crevices.
Foul ground is reported by the
N. u. Government off Cape Palisser,
sunken rocks projecting about Z
cables southwark of the two points
forming the cape, and vessels are
recommended not to round Cape
Palisser within the distance of two
miles.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The Gillian Government has giver
notice of two sunken rocks lying
about ]! miles northwestward Of
Gruesa point, southern approach tc
Iquique. They are locally known
as Los Jemelos, cables apart in 6
northeast and southwest direction
the sea breaks ON them, and on
various other rocks situated farther
inshore. The southwestern one has
a depth of 16 feet, and lies with
Iquique island lighthouse N. 81 G
E., Gruesa point S. col E., distant
! 4-10ths miles. Lat. 20o 22d' S.,
long. 70o l44 w.