THE CALENDAR FOR 1893
MAY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
2nd 10th
.....5h. 28m.
6h. 26m.
1891
1892
......5h. 20m. 6h. 32m.
Maximum
...88
88
MOON'S PHASES
Minimum
.66
64
d. h.
m. sec.
Full Moon
1 6
59
41 A.M.
Last Quarter
9 10
0
43
A.M.
New Moon
BAROMETER, 1892
16 6
22
47
A.M.
27
48
Max......30.13
Min.......29.71
P.M.
30 10
58 46 P.M.
ix
WEEK
ΜΟΝΤΗ
MOONS
Mon.
1
16
2
17
3
18
Thur.
19
Frid.
5
20
Sat.
6
21
Sun.
7
22
Mon.
8
23
Tues.
9
24
Wed. 10
25
Thur. 11
26
Frid.
12
27
Sat.
13
28
First Quarter 22 10 Full Moon
APOGEE, 3 days, PERIGEE, 16 days, APOGEE, 30 days,
DAYS OF DAYS OF 3 and 4
Tues.
Wed.
2 M
2 hours, P.M. 3 hours, P.M. 4 hours, P.M.
1891 27.99 inches
RAINFALL
1892 8.57 inches
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
St. Philip and St. James's day. First number of "Hongkong Gazette" published, 1841. Telegraphic communication established between Hongkong and the Philippines, 1880.
Ratification at Tientsin of the Treaty between Portugal and China, 1888.
Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884. Opening of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in Lon--
don, 1886.
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking
inaugurated, 1884.
British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842.
Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
5TH AFTER EASTER. Departure of Governor Sir William Des Vœux from Hongkong, 1891. Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.
New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1890.
Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the rebel city, 1864.
Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1885. ASCENSION DAY. Attempted assassination of the Czarewitch by a Japanese at Otsu, Japan, 1891. Execution of fifteen pirates (including leader of "Namoa " pirates) at Kowloon, 1891. East India Co.'s garden at Canton detroyed by the Mandarins, 1831. Signing of the
Li-Fournier Convention, 1884.
A corporal of the British Legation murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking, 1864.
Foreign riot at Wuhu, 1891.
Sun.
14
29
Mon. 15
Anti-
SUN. AFTER ASCENSION. Arrival of Sir John Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way.
to Peking to assume the functions of British Minister, 1886.
30
Tues.
16
1
Wed. 17
2
Thur.
18
Frid.
Sat.
20
Sun.
21
Mon.
22
Tues.
23
Wed.
Thur. 25
Frid. 26
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
* 22 ****** *2
5
6
7
8
24
9
10
11
27
12
28
13
29
14
Tues. 30
15
Wed.
31
16
19
Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881. Anti-
foreign riot in the Hochow district, 1891.
Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer "Izere," 1860. Arrival of General Grant
in Shanghai, 1879.
The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842. Anti-foreign riot at Ngankin, 1891. Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonkin led by Commandant Riviere, and death
of the latter, 1883.
Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858. The Canton Mint
commenced striking silver coins, 1890.
WHIT SUNDAY. Loss of M. M. str. "Menzaleh" while on her passage from Hongkong to
*Yokohama, 1887. Imperial Edict respecting anti Christian literature, 1892,
Foreign [factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.
U. S. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1863.
Queen Victoria born, 1819. Captain Elliot and all the British subjects left Canton for
Macao, 1839.
The city of Canton invested by British troops, 1841. Anti-foreign riot at Nanking, 1891. Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876.
Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.
TRINITY SUNDAY.
Mr. Lindsay delivered the keys of the Company's factory at Canton to Kwan-Heep, 1831. Great rain storm in Hongkong, serious damage, 1889. Destruction by fire on the river Yangtze of the str. "Paoching" captain, two officers, and 20 Chinese lost, 1890.
H.B.M, screw sloop "k, urd" lost on the Pratas shoal in trying to rescue remainder of crew of "Velocipede," 1851. Opening of the Peak Tramway, Hongkong, 1888. Arrival of the King of Siam in Singapore, 1800.
Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the "Poyang," with 100 lives near Macao, 1875,