THE CALENDAR FOR 1895
APRIL-30 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
19th
4th ............5h. 52m. ....5h. 38m.
6h. 15m.
1893
1894
6h. 20m.
MOON'S PHASES
Maximum Minimum
.82
83
....56
60
d. h. m.
sec.
First Quarter 3 Full Moon
5 3
49 A.M.
9
9
19
44
BAROMETER, 1894
Last Quarter 17 New Moon
6
58 43
P.M.
A.M.
Mean.....
...29.94
25
8
477 41 A.M.
1 hour, P.M.
9 hours, A.M.
1893
8.43 inches
RAINFALL
1894
2.48 inches
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WEEK
MOONS
Mon.
7
Tues.
2
8
Wed.
9
Thur.
4
10
Frid.
5
11
Sat.
6
12
Sun.
7
13
Mon.
8
14
PERIGEE, 7 days, APOGEE, 19 days,
DAYS OF DAYS OF 3 and 4
MONTH
W 19
LO
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
The port of Hoihow, Hainan, opened, 1876. The ports of Pakhoi, Wenchow, Wuhu,
and Ichang opened, 1877.
Prince Kung degraded by the Empress Dowager, 1865.
Protocol arranging the preliminaries of peace between France and China signed at Paris, 1885. The Czarewitch and Prince George of Greece arrive in Hongkong, 1891, Bogue Forts destroyed by General D'Aguilar, 1847.
Convention between Sir John Francis Davis and the Viceroy Ki-ying for the admission of
Europeans into the city of Canton, within two months, 1842.
PALM SUNDAY, Hongkong Mint opened, 1860.
Arrival of M. Paul Bert at Hanoi, 1886.
Tues.
9
15
Wed. 10
16
Thur. 11
17
Terrific tornado in Canton; 2,000 houses destroyed, and 10,000 lives lost, 1878.
Frid. 12
18
GOOD FRIDAY. 37,000 Christians butchered in Japan, 1738. Death at Peking of Marquis
Tseng, 1890.
Sat.
13
19
Sun. 14
20
Mon. 15
21
Tues.
16
Wed.
17
Thur. 18
Frid. 19
Sat.
20
Sun. 21
Mon.
22
Tues. 23 Wed. 24 Thur.
27
28
* * * * * * * **
2 2 2 2 2 2 *
22
23
24
25
26
EASTER SUNDAY.
St. Francis Xavier left Goa for China, 1552.
Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hongkong, 1872.
Telegraph to Shanghai opened, 1871. Execution at Kowloon city of nineteen pirates
(including “Namon" pirates), 1891.
Convention between China and Japan settling Corean differences signed at Tientsin, 1885.
The O. & O. steamer “San Pablo" wrecked near Turnabout, 1888.
The "Sir Charles Forbes," the first steamer in China waters, arrived, 1830. The Czare-
witch arrived at Hankow, 1801.
30
25
1
29
1ST AFTER EASTER.
East India Co. ceased trade with China, 1834. Arrival of Governor J. Pope Hennessy in
Hongkong, 1877.
St. George's Day.
Capture of the citadel at Hanoi, Tonkin, by the French forces, 1882. Departure of Sir
William Marsh, acting Governor of Hongkong, 1887.
Frid. 26
2
Foundation stone of Victoria College, Hongkong, laid, 1884.
Sat. 27
3
Sun. 28
2ND AFTER EASTER. Ratifications of Corean treaty with England exchanged, 1884. Privy
Council for Japan constituted by Imperial decree, 1888.
Mon. 29
Tues. 30
6
Arrival of General Grant in Hongkong, 1879.