THE CALENDAR FOR 1891
xiii
JULY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
6
1st
.......5h. 20m.
17th............5h. 26m. 6h. 45m.
MOON'S PHASES
d. h. m. sec.
New Moon First Quarter 14 Full Moon Last Quarter 28
6h. 47m.
1889
1890
Maximum
.92
90
Minimum ..............81
72
11
34 49
A.M.
1
21 9
14 30 41
49
BAROMETER, 1890
P.M.
P.M.
Max......29.92
Min.......29.51
0
8 47 P.M.
APOGEE, 12 days, PERIGEE, 23 days,
3 hours, A.M. 11 hours, P.M.
1889
4.57 inches
RAINFALL
1890
22.60 inches
DAYS OF Days of 5 and 6
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Wed.
1
25
Thur. 2
26
Frid.
3
27
Sat.
28
Sun.
5
29
CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable Events
Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857.
sionary riot at Chungking, 1836.
Serious anti-mis.
Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.S. "Blonde," 1840. French Expedition
from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.
Treaty of Wanghia with the United States signed, 1844. Colonel Gordon arrived in,
Hongkong on his way to visit the Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang, 1880.
Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong and Macao, 1884.
6TH AFTER TRINITY. Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1881.
Mon.
6
1
Tues.
7
2
Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.
Wed. 8
3
Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.
Thur. 9
4
First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.
Frid.
10
5
Sat.
11
6
Sun. 12
7
Mon. 13
8
Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yang-tsze 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.
7th after TRINITY. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. First English ship reached China, 1835.
Tues. 14
9
Statue of Paul Bert unveiled at Hanoi, 1890.
Wed. 15
10
Thur. 16
11
Frid. 17
12
Sat.
18
13
Sun.
19
14
Mon.
Tues. 21
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun. 26
27 2* * 22
20
15
16
22
17
23
18
24
19
25
20
21
Mon.
27
22
Tues. 28
23
Wed. 29
24
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, 1842. The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to
Hongkong, 1872.
Dutch envoy Goyer, as bearer of tribute, received in Peking, 1656.
Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in
London, 1885.
8th after TrinNITY. Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1863. Ratification at Peking of the new treaties of commerce and emigration between the United States and China 1881.
Wreck of the C. M. S. N. Co.'s str. "Pautah" on Shantung Promontory, 1887.
Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great inundation, 1889. Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight inmates killed, 1882.
British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed at
Peking, 1888.
Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859.
9TH AFTER Trinity.
Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and
Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1802.
Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864.
Treaty between United States and Japan signed, 1953. Great earthquake at Kumamoto,
Japan, 1889.
Thur. 30
25
Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.
Frid. 31
26