12
THE CALENDAR FOR 1898
JUNE-30 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st.
.5h. 16m.
6h. 38m.
1896
1897
15th......5h. 16m.
6h. 44m.
Maximum
.91
90
Minimum
74
74
MOON'S PHASES
dl.
h. ni. sec.
Full Moon
9
Last Quarter 11
1
New Moon
19
11
First Quarter 27
47 43 40 42 P.M. 55 -43 A.M. 30 41 1'.M.
P.M.
BAROMETER, 1897
Mean........
29.71
* 1896 18.63 inches
RAINFALL
1897 23.36 inches
PERIGEE, 5 days, 11.41 hours, A.M. APOGEE, 19 days, 9.38 hours, P.M.
DAYS OF WEEK
DAYS OF 4 and 5 MONTH MOOSH
Wed.
13
Thur.
2
14
Frid.
3
15
Sat.
16
Sun.
5
17
Mon. в
18
Tues.
7
Wed. R
Thur.
20
21
Frid. 10
22
Sat.
11
23
Sun. 12
24
Mon. 13
Tues. 14
Wed. 15
Thur. 16
Frid. 17 Sat. 18
Sun. 19
Mon. 20
Tues.
21
Wed. 22
Thur.
23
*** ** ** * *
Frid. 24 Sat.
25
Sun. 26
Mon.
19
* * ** ** ** *28
25
26
27
29
30
1
1 2 3
45
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, 1963. Death of Sir Art bur Kennedy, 1883. Russell & Co, suspend payment, 1891. Kelung taken possession of by Japanese, 1896 Treaty between France and Corea signed at Seoul, 1886, West River opened, 1897. TRINITY SUNDAY. Departure of the first 0. & O. steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco, 1875. Messrs. Argent 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.
Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1891.
Destruction of Mission premises at Wusieh by anti-foreign mob, 1991.
Suspension of New Oric al Bank, 1892. The P. & O. steamer Aden wrecked off Socotra ;
78 lives lost, 1897.
Typhoon at Formosa ; loss of several vessels, 1876.
Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1840.
187 after Trinity. Opening of the first Railway in Japan, 1872.
British steamer “Carisbrooke” fired into and cantured by Chinese Customs cruiser,
1875. Imperial Edict condemning attacks on Foreigners, 1991.
Russian and Chinese treaty, 1728.
Tidal Wave, Japan, 28,000 lives lost, 1996. British bark “Casar” and Danish schooner “Carl” taken by pirates off Pedro Blanca 1866. 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.
2ND AFTER TRINITY. Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842.
Queen's Accession, 1837. Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 1793. Attack on mis-
sion premises at Haimen city, 1891.
Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.
Canton blockaded by English forces, 1840. Diamond Jubilee celebration, 1897. Ki-ving visita Hongkong, 1843. Shock of Earthquake in Hongkong, 1874,
surprised by Chinese near Langson, 1884.
French troops
6
Assassination of M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, 189,
Treaty of Nanking exchanged, 1843, Attack on British Legation at Tokyo, 1.862.
3rd after TrixITY. Treaty between Eneland and China signed at Tientsin, 1858,
ditional Convention between France and China signed at Peking, 1887.
Ad-
27
9
Tues. 28
10
Treaty between France and China siened, 1858. Confiscation of the str“ Prince Albert "
by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 1866. Queen's Coronation, 1838.
Wed. 29
11
The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking, 1878.
Indian Mints closed to silver, 1893.
Thur.
30
12
British expedition to China arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of the Shanghai and
Woosung railway, 1876. Flooding of the Takasima coal mines, 1891.
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