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THE CALENDAR FOR 1900
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNRISK
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
.....5h. 33m.
6h. 39m.
1898
1899
15th............5h. 38m.
6h. 31m.
Maximum
.90.4
92.9
MOON'S PHASES
Minimum
.74.7
75.0
d. h. m.
sec.
Mean
...81.5
80.9
First Quarter
4 0 21
46
A.M.
Full Moon
Last Quarter 17 7 New Moon
11 5
5
49
A.M.
Barometer, 1899
22 43
P.M.
Mean........
.29.71
24 11
28
46 A.M.
PERIGEE, 12 days, APOGEE, 28 days,
6.38 hours, P.M. 5.42 hours, A.M.
1898
RAINFALL
1899
9.900 inches
19.980 inches
Days of Days of Монти
7 and 8 MOONS
Chronology of Ramarkable EventS
Wed.
1
1
7
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894, Kucheng massacre, 1895.
Thur.
2
8
Frid. 3
9
Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
Sat.
4
10
British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
Sun.
11
Mon.
6
12
Serious Flood at Tientsin, 1871.
Tues.
13
Wed.
8
14
Thur. 9
15
British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.
Frid. 10
16
Sat.
11
17
Sun.
12
18
Mon.
13
19
Tues. 14
20
Wed. 15
21
Thur. 16
Sat.
Frid. 17
18
22
23
24
Sun. 19
25
Mon.
20
26
Tues.
21
27
Wed.
22
28
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun,
Sion.
Tues. 28
Wed. 29
Thur.
Frid.
31
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23
24
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29
30
8th after TRINITY. Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Kelung
by French, 1884.
British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.
Assassination of Mr. Haber, Gerinan Consul, at Hakolate, 1874.
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.
OTIL AFTER TRINITT.
174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1842. Manila occupied by U.S. Troops
1898.
Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860,
Great Fire on French Concession, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,000
1879. 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. Great fire in Hongkong, 1868.
10TH AFTER TRINITY.
H
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis,
a! Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861. Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again
assumes the Regency, 1898.
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. Wreck of the C. N. Coʻn, str. “Tientsin "' near Swatow, 1887.
+4
25
1
British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834
and Japan signed, 1958,
Treaty between Great Britain
26
11TH AFTER TRINITY. British left Macao, 1839.
27
3
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816.
possessions, 1933. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1834. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842,
Slavery abolished in British
30
6
7
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping
at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1845.