THE CALENDAR FOR 1897
xiii
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
........5h. 33m.
6h. 39m.
1895
1896
15th
...5h. 38m.
6h. 31m.
Maximum
.90
91
MOON'S PILASES
Minimum
.75
76
d. h. m.
sec.
First Quarter
6 2
0
45
A.M.
Full Moon
12 9
58
46
P.M.
BAROMETER, 1896
Last Quarter 20 4 New Moon
5
43
P.M.
Mean......
..29.78
27 11
5
4 A.M.
APOGEE, 20 days, PERIGEE, 8 days,
DAYS OF DAYS OF | 7 and 8 WEEK MONTH Moons
15 hours, A.M. 5 hours, A.M.
1895
RAINFALL
16.12 inches
1896
5.19 inches
Sun.
1
4
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
5 6 7 8
234 LO
222*
Chronology oF REMARKABLE Events
7TH AFTER TRINITY. Both China and Japan declare war, 1894. Kucheng massacre, 1895.
Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1793. Bombardment of Kelung by French, 1884.
Serious Flood at Tientsin, 1871.
British squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840,
8th After TRINITY. Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul at Hakodate, 1874.
British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.
Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888.
First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord Napier, who
suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1834.
174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1842.
Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860.
9TH AFTER TRINITY. Great Fire on French Concession, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,0001879. Total loss of the E, & A. steamer "Catterthun" near Sydney, 1895,
British trade at Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French treaty with Siam
signed, 1856.
Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Dutch treaty with Japan
signed, 1858. Great fire in Hongkong, 1868.
Thur.
5
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
878
6
9
10
11
Mon.
9
12
Tues. 10
13
Wed. 11
14
Thur. 12
15
Frid. 13
16
Sat.
14
17
Sun. 15
18
Mon. 16
19
Tues. 17
20
Wed. 18
21
Thur. 19
Frid. 20
23
Sat.
21
24
Sun.
22
25
Mon.
Tues.
Wed. 25
Thur.
Frid. 27
Sat.
Sun. 29 Mon.
30
Tues. 31
4
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23
26
24
27
28
26
29
British left Macao, 1839.
28
1
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816. Slavery abolished in British
possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884.
23
2
11TH AFTER TRINITY. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many liveslost, and much damage done to shipping
at Hongkong, Macao, andWhampoa, 1848.
n
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis, " at
Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861.
10TH AFTER TRINITY. Governor Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870. Seizure of steamer "Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884.
Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1864. Chinese
fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884.
61
""
Wreck of the C. N. Co's. str. Tientsin near Swatow, 1887.
British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty between Great Britain
and Japan signed, 1858.
30 Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.