THE CALENDAR FOR 1890.
xiii
AUGUST-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
d. h.
1888.
1889.
m.
sec.
Full Moon
1
5
0
44
A.M.
Maximum
.90
90
Last Quarter
7
9
54
48
P.M.
Minimum
72
78
New Moon
15
11 55
47
P.M.
First Quarter 23
8
55
47
P.M.
Full Moon 30 0 11 41 P.M.
BAROMETER, 1889.
Max.
29.96
Min. ... 29.52
..
noon.
1888. 13.32 inches.
RAINFALL.
1889. 18.14 inches.
PERIGEE, 1 day, 7 hours, A.M. APOGEE, 15 days, 0 hour, PERIGEE, 29 days, 5 hours, P.M.
DAYS OF DAYS OF 6 and 7 WEEK, MONTH. MOONS.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Mr. T. F. Wade, C.B., appointed H.B.M. Minister at Peking, 1871. Peb-tang occupied
by the Allied forces, 1859.
Frid.
1
16
Sat.
B
2
17
Sun.
3
18
Mon.
4
19
Tues,
5
20
Wed.
6
21
Thur.
7
22
Frid.
8
23
Sat.
9
24
Sun.
10
25
Mon. 11
26
Tues.
12
27
Wed.
13
28
Thur.
14
29
Frid.
15
1
Sat.
16
Sun.
17
બા
2
Mon.
18
4
Tues.
19
Wed. 20
6
Thur.
21
7
Frid.
22
8
Sat.
23
9
Sun.
24
10
Mon.
25
11
9th after Trinity. Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870. British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Kelung by French, 1884. Serious Flood at Tientsin, 1871.
British squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.
Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul at Hakodate, 1874.
British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.
10th after Trinity. Sir H. Pottinger and Admiral Parker arrived, 1841. Destructive
typhoon at Foochow, 1888.
First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord Napier, who
suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1834.
Imperial decree ordering release of Ch'ung How out of deference to Russia, 1880. 174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1842. Death of Sir John Smale, late Chief
Justice of Hongkong, in London, 1882.
Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860.
Great Fire on French Concession, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,000, 1879. Berious riot at Nagasaki between Chinese men-of-war's men and the Japanese police, 1888.
Second public meeting of British merchants in Canton. British trade stopped by Hong
merchants, 1934. French treaty with Siam signed, 1856.
11th after Trinity.
Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Dutch treaty with Japan
signed, 1858. Great fire in Hongkong, 1868.
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis,"
at Nanking, 1812. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861.
Governor Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870. Seizure of steamer " Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1881. Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1864. Chinese
fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1881.
12th after Trinity. St. Bartholomew. Wreck of the C. N. Co.'s str. "Tientsin” near
Swatow, 1887.
British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty between Great
Britain and Japan signed, 1858.
Tues.
26
12
British left Macao, 1839.
Wed. 27
13
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
Thur. 28
14
Frid.
29
15
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816, Slavery abolished in British
possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884,
Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
Sat.
30
16
Conference at Tientsin with Ki-shen, 1840.
Sun.
31
17
13th after Trinity. Bevere typhoon on Coast of China, many lives lost, and much
damage done to shipping at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1848.