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THE CALENDAR FOR 1893
DECEMBER-31 DAYS
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
SUNRISE
SUNSET
4th 20th
.6h. 26m.
5h. 14m.
.6h. 37m. 5h. 18m.
Maximum
New Moon
MOON'S PHASES
First Quarter 16 Full Moon Last Quarter 30 6
APOGEE, 9 days, PERIGEE, 23 days,
Minimum
1890
1891
.....81
82
.53
49
d. h.
sec.
8 3
23 0
m. 16 57 44 P.M. 12 46 P.M. 54 40 A.M.
42 P.M.
BAROMETER, 1891
Max......30.47
Min.......29.98
7 hours, P.M. 11 hours, A.M.
1890 1.55 inches
RAINFALL
1891
1.96 inches
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
DAYS OF DAYS OF 10 and 11
WEEK
MONTII
MOONS
Frid.
1
24
Sat.
2
25
St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.
Sun.
3
26
ADVENT SUNDAY.
Mon.
4
27
Tues.
28
Wed.
6
29
Thur.
7
30
Frid.
8
1
Sat.
9
2
Sun.
10
3
Mon. 11
4
Tues. 12
5
Wed.
13
6
First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.
Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists
under General Gordon,1863.
Confucius died, B.C. 490.
European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.
Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral, Peking,
1888.
2ND IN ADVENT. Piracy on board the Douglas str. "Namoa," five hours after leaving Hong- kong; Captain Pocock and three others murdered, and several seriously wounded, 1890. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir William Robinson, 1891.
Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at Osaka,
1867.
Imperial decree stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to be received in
audience every New Year, 1890.
French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.
Thur.
14
7
: Frid.
15
8
All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.
Sat.
16
9
Sun. 17
10
3RD IN ADVENT. The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer "Japan" burnt, 1 European passenger,
the cook, and 389 Chinese drowned, 1874.
Mon. 18
Tues. 19 Wed. 20
Thur. 21 Frid. 22
Sat.
23
Sun.
Mon. 25
Tues. 26
Wed. 27
Thur. 28
Frid. 29
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11
12
13
14
15
16
24
17
18
19
20
21
Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.
Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the Bac-
chante, "1881.
Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.
Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of
Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1836.
British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.
4TH IN ADVENT.
CHRISTMAS DAY. Great Fire in Hongkong; 368 houses destroyed, immense destruction
of property, 1878.
Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 203 lives lost, 1879. The C. N. Co.'s steamer
Shanghai" destroyed by fire on the Yangtsze, over 300 lives lost.
Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.
Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1867.
Sat.
30
- Sun.
31
22
22
23
24
CHRISTMAS.