The completion of the radio, beucon at. the Shavelshan Light-sta-ion with the radio beacons already established atthe "North Saddle land Gutalaf Light-stations will be warmly. acclaimed by the shipping companies as a fine achievement on ithe part. of the Maxine Department fof the Customs—Service which responsible for_the lighting and Jother aids to Navigation on, the (China coast and rivers. This triple beacon "installation pro vides navigators with up-to-date aids locating their position at the entrance to the Yangtze Estuary in larly kind of weather. It disposes lof the long-standing anxiety created by the unlighted Amherst Rocks on which a Tighthouse could be provid. led. only ata prohibitive cost and without "giving the complete acleuracy of guidance now forthcoming from. the radio beacons. The manner in which this important reform hasbeen. effected testifies the alertness of the Marine Department and should, accordingly, be specifically: noted'as a matter of historical record.
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