THE CALENDAR FOR 1896
JULY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
....5h. 20m.
6h..47m.
1894
1895
15th
....5h. 25m.
6h. 45m.
MOON'S PHASES
Maximum Minimum
.89
91
.73
73
d. h. m. sec.
Last Quarter New Moon 11 3 First Quarter 17 11 Full Moon
3 8 59
43
A.M.
10
49
BAROMETER, 1895
A.M.
40
43
A.M.
Mean.......
29.75
25 1 21
41 A.M.
xi
APOGEE, 3 days, PERIGEE, 16 days, APOGEE, 31 days,
DAYS OF DAYS OF 5 and 6
WEEK
MONTH
Mooss
Wed.
1
21
Thur. 2
22
Frid.
3
23
Sat.
24
Sun.
25
Mon.
6
26
Tues. Wed.
7
27
5
LO
Thur. 9
Frid. 10
* *** 2 A
11 hours, A.M. 2 hours, A.M. 6 hours, A.M.
1894
RAINFALL
1895
9.47 inches
18.97 inches
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," 1940. French Expedition
from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.
Steamer Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons perished, 1893.
Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong and Macao, 1884.
5TH AFTER TRINITY. Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1801.
Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.
28 Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.
29
30
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.
OTH AFTER TRINITY. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. First English ship reached China, 1835. French gunboats fired on by Siamese at
Paknam, 1893,
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, 1883,
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, 1883.
7CH AFTER TRINITY. Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1863. Ratification at Peking of the new treaties of commerce and emigration between the United States and China, 1881.
Sat.
11
1
Sun. 12
Mon. 13
3
Tues. 14 Wed.
4
15
5
Thur. 16
6
Frid.
17
7
Sat.
18
8
Sun.
19
9
Mon.
20
10
Tues.
21
11
Wed. 22
12
Thur.
23
B
Frid.
2-1
14
Sat.
25
15
Sun.
26
16
Mon.
27
17
Tues. 28
18
Wed. 29
19
Thur.
30
20
Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.
Frid. 31
21
མེབཝཾ ཝཱ╗དྷh 3ག
Wreck of the C. M. S. N. Co.'s str. “Pautalı" on Shantung Promontory, 1987.
Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great inundation, 1889, Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Korea, and eight immates killed, 1982. British trade prohibited at Canton, 1934. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed at
Peking, 1986.
Kowshing," British steamer carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with loss of about 1,000 lives, 1894. Deteat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859. 8TH AFTER TRINITY.
Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and
Whampoa ; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1862,
Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1964.
Treaty between United States and Japan signed, 1953. Great earthquake at Kumamoto,
Japan, 189, Defeat of the Chinese by the Japanesa at Yushan, 194.