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THE CALENDAR FOR 1895
JULY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st 17th
..5h. 20m.
6h. 47m.
1893
1894
..........5h. 26m.
6h. 45m.
MOON'S PHASES
Maximum Minimum .....
..90
89
..72
73
d.
h. m.
sec.
Full Moon
7 7
4
48
A.M.
Last Quarter 15 11
7
Barometer, 1894
41
A.M.
New Moon
22 I
7
48
P.M.
First Quarter 29
4
11
47 P.M.
APOGEE, 11 days, PERIGEE, 23 days,
3 hours, P.M.
9 hours, P.M.
Mean.........
1893
RAINFALL
1894
21.22 inches
9.47 inches
29.78
Mon.
1
9
Tues. 2
10
Wed.
3
11
DAYS OF ¡DAYS OF 5 and 6
WEEK MONTH
MOONS
CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable Events
Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857. Two Swedish
missionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893.
Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.S. "Blonde," 1840. French Expedition
from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.
Steamer "Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons perished, 1893.
Thur. 4
12
Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong and Macao, 1884.
Frid. 5
13
Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1861.
Sat.
6
14
Sun.
7
15
Mon. 8
16
4TH AFTER TRINITY. Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.
Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.
Tues. 9
17
Wed. 10
18
Thur. 11
19
Frid. 12
20
Sat.
13
Sun. 14
Mon.
15
Tues.
16
Wed. 17
Thur.
18
2**** &
21
22
23
24
25
Frid.
Sat.
Sun. 21
19
20
Mon.
22
Tues. 23
Wed.
24
Thur. 25 Frid. 26
Sat.
Sun.
27
6
28
7
Mon.
29
8
Tues. 30
9
Wed.
31
10
88
2 22 2* **** *
27
28
29
1
2
3
26
First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.
Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtsze blockaded by British
fleet, 1840.
Engagement between the American Naval Forces and the Koreans; the Expedition leave
to await instructions, 1871. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854.
First English ship reached China, 1635. French gunboats fired on by Siamese at
Paknam, 1893.
5TH AFTER TRINITY. 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.
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.
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, H.M.S. "Tweed" sunk, 1891.
6TH AFTER TRINITY. Wreck of the O. M. S. N. Co.'s str. "Pautah” on Shantung Promon
tory, 1887.
Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great inundation, 1889. Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Korea, and eight inmates killed, 1882.
British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed at
Peking, 1886.
"Kowshing," British steamer carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with loss of about 1,000 lives, 1894. 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.
7TH AFTER TRINITY. Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864.
Treaty between United States and Japan signed, 1858. Great earthquake at Kumamoto,
Japan, 1889. Defeat of the Chinese by the Japanese at Yashan, 1894. Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.