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THE CALENDAR FOR 1896
JUNE-30 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st 15th
....5h. 16.
Ch. 38m.
1891
1895
....5h. 16m.
6h. 44m.
MOON'S PHASES
d. h. m.
Maximum Minimum
.....87
94
74
73
sec.
25
Last Quarter 3 3 38 45 P.M. New Moon 11 4 18 49 P.M. First Quarter 18 7 16 47 P.M. Full Moon
30 49 P.M.
BAROMETER, 1895
Mean........
.29.79
2
APOGEE, 5 days, PERIGEE, 21 days,
4 hours, P.M.
midnight
1894
RAINFALL
16.54 inches
1895
4.97 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF 4 and 5
A7 N ** * *7*
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1868. New Opium_Agreement between
Hongkong and China came into force, 1887. Anti-foreign riot at Tanyang, 1891. Hongkong connected with London by wire, 1871. Formal transfer of Formosa from
China to Japan, 1895
Earthquake at Manila, killing more than 2,000 persons, 1863. Death of Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1883. Russell & Co. suspend payment, 1891. Kelung taken possession of by Japanese, 1895
Treaty between France and Korea signed at Seoul, 1680.
Departure of the first O. & 0, steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco, 1875. Messrs. Ar-
gent and Green murdered in an Anti-foreign riot at Wuhsuch, 1891.
Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of £500,000 destroyed, and many lives
lost, 1864.
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Mon.
1
20
Tues. 2
21
Wed. 3
22
Thur. 4 Frid.
23
5
24
Sat.
C
25
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
10
29
Thur.
11
1
Frid. 12
2
Opening of the first Railway in Japan, 1872.
Sat.
13
3
Sun. 14 Mon. 15
∞ ∞ -1
8
9
Tues. 16
26
27
28
45
610
23 44
1ST AFTER TRINITY. Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1891.
Destruction of Mission premises at Wusieh by anti-foreign mob, 1891.
Attempt to destroy by fire the British fleet in Canton river, 1849. Treaty of Peace between France and China signed at Tientsin, 1885. Attack on mission premises at Soochow, 1891. Suspension of New Oriental Bank, 1892.
Typhoon at Formosa; loss of several vessels, 1876.
Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1640.
British steamer "Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese Customs cruiser, 1875.
Imperial Edict condemning attacks on Foreigners, 1891.
2nd after TriNITY. Russian and Chinese treaty, 1728.
British bark "Cæsar” and Danish schooner "Carl" taken by pirates off Pedro Blanca,
1860. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen, 1867.
Woosung taken, 1842.
First foreign-owned junk leaves Chungking, 1891.
Explosion of the "Union Star" at Shanghai, 17 persons killed and 10 wounded, 1862.
Disastrous inundation at Foochow, two thousand lives lost, 1877.
Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842.
Queen's Accession, 1837. Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 1793. Attack on mission
premises at Haimen city, 1891.
3RD AFTER TRINITY. Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.
Canton blockaded by English forces, 1840.
Ki-ying visits Hongkong, 1843. Shock of Earthquake in Hongkong, 1974. French troops
surprised by Chinese near Langson, 1884.
Assassination of M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, 1894.
Wed. 17
7
Thur. 18
8
Frid. 19
9
Sat.
20
10
Sun. 21
11
Mon. 22 Tues. 23
12
13
Wed.
24
14
Thur. 25
15
Frid. 26
Sat.
16
Treaty between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858.
between France and China signed at Peking, 1887.
Additional Convention
27
17
Treaty between France and China signed, 1858. Confiscation of the str
by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 1866.
"Prince Albert "
18
4TH AFTER TRINITY. Queen's Coronation, 1838.
29
19
30
20
** ** * N * 8 8
Sun. 28
Mon.
Tues.
Treaty of Nanking exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at Tokyo, 1862.
The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking, 1878.
Indian Mints closed to silver, 1893.
British expedition to China arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of the Shanghai and”
Woosung railway, 1876. Flooding of the Takasima coal mines, 1891.