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THE CALENDAR FOR 1890.
JULY-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
HONGKONG Temperature,
d.
་
h.
m.
sec.
1888.
1889.
Full Moon
2
9
59 40
P.M.
Maximum
93
92
Last Quarter
9
0
19 43
P.M.
Minimum
76
81
New Moon
17 8
25 25 46
A.M.
First Quarter 25 10
20 41
A.M.
Max.
Barometer, 1889. 29.98 Min.
29.54
PERIGEE, 3 days, 11 hours, P.M.
APOGEE, 18 days, 9 hours, P.M.
1888. 10.55 inches.
RAINFALL.
1889.
4.57 inches.
DAYS OF DAYS OF 5 and 6
WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.
Tues.
1
15
Wed.
2
16
ર
Thur.
3
17
Frid.
4
18
Sat.
5
19
Sun.
6
20
5th after Trinity.
Mon.
7
21
Tues.
8
22
Wed,
9
23
Thur. 10
24
Frid.. 11
25
Sat.
12
26
Sun. 13
27
Mon. 14
28
Tues. 15
29
Wed. 16
30
Thur.
17
1
Frid.
18
G
2
Sat.
19
3
Sun. 20
4
Mon. 21
5
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857. Serious anti-mis-
sionary riot at Chungking, 1886,
Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.B. "Blonde," 1810. French Expedition
from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.
Treaty of Wanghia with the United States signed, 1811. Colonel Gordon arrived in
Hongkong on his way to visit the Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang, 1880.
American Independence declared, 1776. Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong and
Macao, 1884.
Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1861.
Order of nobility instítuted in Japan, 1881.
Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.
First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656. Incendiary fire on board the American
ship Benefactor" in Hongkong Harbour, 1872.
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Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yang-taze-kiang blockaded by
British fleet, 1840,
Engagement between the American Naval Forces and the Koreans; the Expedition
leaves to await instructions, 1871. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854.
6th after Trinity. First English ship reached China, 1635.
Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadron, 1873.
Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan; 500 persons killed, 1888.
British trade with China re-opened, 1812. The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit be
Hongkong, 1872.
Dutch envoy Goyer, as bearer of tribute, received in Peking, 1656.
The passage to the Imperial Canal (Yang-taze) blockaded by the British fleet, 1842. Ter- rible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in London, 1895.
Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1963. Ratification at Peking of the new treaties of
commerce and emigration between the United States and China, 1881.
7th after Trinity.
Typhoon at Tamsui, 1881. Wreck of the C. M, 8. N, Co.'s str. “ Pautab ” on Shantung
Promontory, 1887,
Tues. Wed. 23 Thur. Frid. 25
22
6
Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great inundation, 1889.
7
24
8
Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Coren, and eight of its members killed, 1882. British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed
at Peking, 1886.
9
St. James. Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859.
Sat.
Sun. Mon. 28 Tues. 29 Wed. 30 Thur. 31
26 27 11
10
12
1836.
8th after Trinity. Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton,
Macao, Hongkong, and Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1862. Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864.
13 Treaty between United States and Japan signed, 1858. Great earthquake at Kumamoto'
Japan, 1889. Severe typhoon at Macao, 14
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