A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . f Indo-China first sight the Corregidor lights in the center.^essels from Singapore. Java. India, and all the ports of the Philip-pine Islands. Borneo, and to the first sight the Cabra Island converge on the Corregidor light at the bay entrance. After leaving the Corregidor and Caballo lights the followingare seen, approaching Manila: MoiTH OF Pasig River, N. side oi quay, lat. 14= 36 IS Ion. 120= 56 3( fixed light, red,
A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . f Indo-China first sight the Corregidor lights in the center.^essels from Singapore. Java. India, and all the ports of the Philip-pine Islands. Borneo, and to the first sight the Cabra Island converge on the Corregidor light at the bay entrance. After leaving the Corregidor and Caballo lights the followingare seen, approaching Manila: MoiTH OF Pasig River, N. side oi quay, lat. 14= 36 IS Ion. 120= 56 3( fixed light, red, -53 ft- above the sea, 49 ft. height of tower, visible 12 (stat)m.; house, cylindrical tower, painted re<l: lantern and balcony, white:- keepej*^dwelling, near tower, painted red. A time ball, black, which is hoiste<l on * ^roof of fhe Manila Observatory at Ermita. is dropped daily at noon, one hundand twentieth meridian (E. Ion. ,i, standard time. It is hoisted 5 minutes befoncMin and in case of failure is slowly lowered 5 minutes after the signal time,gun is also fired from the battery of Sau Diego at the southeastern point of.
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