SUNRISE
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Sat.
1
18
Sun.
2
19
Mon.
3
20
Tues.
4
21
1st
THE CALENDAR FOR 1893
JULY-31 DAYS
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1891
1892
Maximum
....90
90
Minimum
.74
74..
.......5h. 20. 6h. 47m.
17th......5h. 26m. 6h. 45m.
MOON'S PHASES
d. h. 11. sec.
Last Quarter 7 5 New Moon 13 First Quarter 21 0 Full Moon 29
PERIGEE, 12 days,
41 43
A.M.
8
23
43
P.M.
BAROMETER, 1892
38 45
A.M.
3
45
49
A.M.
Max......29.93
Min.......29.42
1891
RAINFALL
1892
14.91 inches
10.78 inches
8 hours, A.M.
APOGEE, 24 days, 10 hours, A.M.
DAYS OF DAYS OF 5 and 6
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857.
sionary riot at Chungking, 1836.
Serious anti-mis-
5TH AFTER TRINITY. Amoy forts and many funks 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,
xi
Wed. 5
22
Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1861.
Thur. 6
23
Frid.
7
21
Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.
Sat.
8
25
Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.
Sun.
9
26
Mon. 10
27
Tues.
11
28
Wed. 12
29
Thur.
13
I
First English ship reached China, 1835.
Frid.
14
Sat.
15
W N
2
3
Sun. 16
6TH AFTER TRINITY. First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.
Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtaze blockaded by British
fleet, 1840.
7
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, 1851.
Statue of Paul Bert unveiled at Hanoi, 1890.
Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadron, 1873.
Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan : 500 persons killed, 1888.
7TH AFTER TRINITY. British trade with China re-opened, 1842. The King of Cambodia
arrived on a visit to Hongkong, 1872.
Mon. 17
5
Dutch envoy Goyer, as bearer of tribute, received in Peking, 1656.
Tues. 18
6
Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in
London, 1885.
Wed. 19
7
Thur. 20
Frid.
21
Sat. 22
Sun.
23
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
27
Frid.
Sat. 29
22 ** * *** **
8
9
10
11
21
12
25
13
26
14
15
28
16
17
Sun.
30
18
Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1863. Ratification at Peking of the new treaties of commerce and emigration between the United States and China 1881. Gale at Hongkong, II.M.S. "Tweed" sunk, 1891.
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.
STII AFTER TRINITY. 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, 1886.
Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859.
Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and
Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1862.
Nauhing re-taken by Imperialists, 1864.
Treaty between United States and Japan signed, 1958. Great earthquake at Kumamoto,
Japan, 1889.
9TH AFTER TRINITY. Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.
Mon.
31
19