May 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1963

GALE SIGNAL.

Time
Region Direction

The north coast of Hokushu threatened by a gale from S.W.
Warning issued yesterday afternoon.

The China Seas storm-signal system is used at the following
storm-signal stations :—

1. (a.) The stations of the Maritime
   Customs at Newchwang,
   Taku, Chefoo, Chinkiang,
   Wusung, Gutzlaff, Pagoda
   Anchorage, and Amoy.
   (b.) The French Municipal station
   at Shanghai.
   (c.) The British station at Wei-
   hai-wei.
   (Storm warnings are
   also issued to, but are
   not signalled from Antung,
   Chin-wang-tao, Hankow,
   N i n g p o, Chinhai, and
   Wenchau.

In connection with
Storm Warnings
issued by

Sikawei Observatory.

2. The station of the Maritime Royal Observatory,
   Customs at Swatau. Hong Kong.

The foregoing system of storm-signals has been drawn up
by joint agreement between the Observatories at Sikawei and
Hanoi and the Chinese Maritime Customs. The system is
now in operation at the storm-signal stations named above ;
the date of it coming into operation at the storm-signal
stations of the Hanoi Observatory will be notified later.

SUMATRA.

EAST COAST.—AMPHITRITE BAY.—LIGHT-BUOY WITHDRAWN.

Position.—At a distance of about 8¼ miles, southward, of
Tanjong Datu. Lat. 0° 8½′ S., long. 103° 48½′ E.

Description.—A light-buoy painted white, formerly ex-
hbiting a fixed red light.

Remarks.—The light-buoy has been withdrawn.

RHIO STRAIT.—RHIO APPROACH.—LIGHT-BUOY WITHDRAWN.

Position.—On the western side of the entrance of the
channel to the inner roadstead of Rhio. Lat. 0° 54¼′ N.,
long. 104° 26′ E.

Description.—A light-buoy painted black, formerly ex-
hbiting a flashing white light.

Remarks.—The light-buoy has been withdrawn.

CHILI.

VALPARAISO.—RADIO TIME-SIGNAL ESTABLISHED.

In accordance with international custom the Office of
Hydrography and Navigation, beginning with 1st January,
1918, is transmitting the time by means of radio telegraphy,
daily except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

The signals begin exactly at 12 h. 55 m. of Greenwich
mean time and terminate at 13 h. 00 m. 00 s. of the Green-
wich meridian. During this interval each tick or beat of
the master chronometer of the office is transmitted by the
radio wave, except the twenty-ninth second of each minute
and the ten last seconds of each one of the five minutes,
the termination of the five minutes, which is 13 h. exactly
of Greenwich time, being marked by a long contact to
indicate the end of the signal.

BRAZIL.

EAST COAST.—RIO DE JANEIRO HARBOUR.—TELEGRAPH-
CABLE BUOYS.—COLOUR CHANGED.

The two light-buoys, formerly painted blue, which mark
the line of the telegraph cable in Guanabara Bay, between the
cities of Rio de Janeiro and Nietheroy, have now been painted
white, with “T” in blue; experience having suggested
this colour in consequence of the aquatic birds. When
lighted the buoys will continue to show blue lights, as here-
tofore.

STATE OF SANTA CATHARINA.—BATUBA POINT (MORRO DE
IMBITUBA).—LIGHT ESTABLISHED.

Information has been received that on the night of 1st
January, 1918, was to be established on the point of the
Morro de Imbituba, at Imbituba, an automatic gas light,
showing flashing white every 3 seconds (light 0·3 second, eclipse
2·7 seconds), with visibility of 15 miles in clear weather.
The light is exhibited from an iron structure, the focal height
being 34·5 ft. above the ground and 238·7 ft. above mean
sea-level.

Approx. position : 28° 17′ S., 48° 40′ 13″ W.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

OAHU.—HONOLULU HARBOUR.—INTENDED CHANGES IN AIDS.

About 1st April, 1918, the following changes will be made
in the aids in Honolulu Harbour :—

Honolulu Channel range-lights will be established as
follows,—

Front light, fixed red, of 600 candle-power, 56 ft. above
the water, on the roof of Pier 7.

Rear light, fixed red, of 1,000 candle-power, 112 ft. above
the water, on a skeleton tower on the eastern corner of the
roof of McCandless Building, 620 yards 29° 30′ from the
front light.

Note.—The structures for these lights will be erected, but
the lights will not be exhibited until further notice.

Honolulu Entrance Gas-buoy 1 will be moved about 240
yards 205° and re-established in 6½ fathoms of water east-
ward of a 25 ft. spot.

Honolulu Entrance Buoy 2 will be moved about 125 yards
199° and re-established in 10 fathoms of water.

Honolulu Channel Buoy Light 3 will be discontinued.

Honolulu Channel Light 4 will be moved about 160 yards
25° and re-established in 1½ fathoms of water.

Honolulu Channel Light 7 will be discontinued.

Honolulu Temporary Range Light will be discontinued.

Honolulu Channel Light 5 will be renumbered 3.

Honolulu Channel Gas-buoy 9 will be renumbered 5.

AUSTRALIA.

SOUTH-EAST COAST.—CAPE EVERARD.—FLOATING MINES
REPORTED.

The master of an American motor ship reports that on
7th December, 1917, he passed within 20 ft. of a floating
mine about 20 miles westward of Cape Everard and about
15 miles offshore, and that several days later a German
floating mine was picked up in the vicinity.

VICTORIA.—MELBOURNE.—WIRELESS TIME-SIGNALS
ESTABLISHED.

Position.—Lat. 37° 50′ S., long. 144° 58¾′ E.

Details.—Wireless time-signals, in accordance with the
system adopted by the International Time Convention, have
been established at Melbourne.

The signals are made at 00 h. 00 m. 00 s. and 12 h. 00 m.
00 s. standard time, corresponding to 14 h. 00 m. 00 s. and
2 h. 00 m. 00 s. G.M.T. respectively, as follows :—

Preparative Signals.

A series of the letter “X” of the Morse code from 23 h.
57 m. 00 s. to 23 h. 57 m. 50 s., and from 11 h. 57 m. 00 s.
to 11 h. 57 m. 50 s., followed by three dashes ending at
23 h. 58 m. 00 s. and 11 h. 58 m. 00 s.

First Series of Time-signals.

From 23 h. 58 m. 08 s. and 11 h. 58 m. 08 s., the letter
“N” of the Morse code, repeated every 10 seconds, the
dot being made at each even 10 seconds ; followed by three
dashes ending at 23 h. 59 m. 00 s. and 11 h. 59 m. 00 s.

Second Series of Time-signals.

From 23 h. 59 m. 06 s. and 11 h. 59 m. 06 s., the letter
“G” of the Morse code repeated every 10 seconds, the dot
being made at each even 10 seconds followed by three dashes
ending at 00 h. 00 m. 00 s. and 12 h. 00 m. 00 s.

Note.—The dashes are of about one second and the dots
of about a quarter of a second duration, each sign being
separated from the one which immediately follows in the
same group by an interval of about one second duration.