THE CALENDAR FOR 1902
MAY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
Ist..... 15th.
sh. 29m.
6h. 25m.
1900 1901.
.5h. 21m.
6h. 31m.
Maximum
.88.6 88.7
Minimum
.67.0 64.2
MOON'S PHASES
Mean....
.78.1 77.1
ત. h.
m.
Last Quarter 1
6
35
P.M.
BAROMETER, 1901
New Moon
7
6
22
P.M.
Mean.....
.29.87
First Quarter 14
9
16
A.M.
Full Moon
22
6
23
A.M.
Last Quarter
31
7
37
A.M.
1900 9.310 inches
RAINFALL
1901
14.105 inches
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MOONS
Thur.
1
24
Frid.
2
25
Sat.
3
26
Sun.
4
27
Mon.
5
28
British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842.
Tues.
29
Wed.
30
Thur. 8
Frid.
9
Sat.
10
Sun.
11
Mon.
12
Tues. 13
Wed. 14
7
Thur. 15
8
Frid. 16 Sat.
9
17
10
Sun. 18
11
Mon. 19
12
Tues. 20
13
Wed. 21
14
Thur.. 22
15
Days of Days or 3 and 4
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CHRONOLOGY or Remarkable EventS
First number of "Hongkong Gazette" published, 1841. Telegraphic communication established between Hongkong and the Philippines, 1880.' Spanish fleet destroyed by U.S. fleet at Cavite, 1893.
Ratification at Tientsin of the Treaty between Portugal and China, 1888.
Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884.
ROGATION SUNDAY. Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholio
Cathedral at Peking inaugurated, 1984.
Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
Departure of Governor Sir William Des Vœux from Hongkong, 1891.
ASCENSION DAY. H.M.S. "Terrible" arrived at Hongkong from South Africa, 1900,
New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1890. Waglan Lighthouse opened, 1893. Hongkong declared infected with plague, 1894. Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the rebel city, 1864. Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1885.
1st after ASCENSION. Attempted assassination of the Czarewitch by a Japanese at Otsu, Japan 1891. Execution of fifteen pirates (including leader of Namoa" pirates) at Kow- loon, 11.
East India Company's garden at Canton destroyed by the Mandarins, 1831.
A corporal of the British Legation murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking, 1864. Anti-
Foreign riot at Wuhu, 1891.
Arrival of Sir John Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way to Peking to assume
the functions of British Minister, 1886.
Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881. Anti-
foreign riot in the Hochow district, 1801.
Kowloon walled city ocmpied, 1800.
Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer “Izere," 1830. Arrival of General Grant in
Shanghai, 1879.
WHIT SUNDAY. The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842.
Nanking, 1801.
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Anti-foreign riot at
Riviere and death
Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonkin led by Commandant
of the latter, 1883. Hongkong Daily Press" enlarged, 1900. Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and Freuch forces, 1858. The Canton Mint
commienced striking silver coins, 1890,
Loss of M.M. str. Menzaleh" while on her passage from Hongkong to Yokohama, 1837. Imperial Edict respecting anti-Christian literature, 1892, Ministers' Joint Note to Chinese Government on the Boxer agitation, 1900, Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.
Frid. 23
16
U.S. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1883.
Sat.
24
17
Queen Victoria born, 1819. Captain Elliot and all the British subjects left Canton for
Macao, 1839. British flag hoisted at Wei-hai-wei, 1898.
Sun. 25
18
Mon. 26
19
TRINITY SUNDAY. The city of Canton invested by British troops, 1841. Anti-foreign riot
at Nanking, 1891. Formosa Republic declared, 1895. Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1970.
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Tues. 27
20
Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841. Boxers burn station on Lu-Han line, 1900.
Wed. 23 21
Thur. 29 22
Frid. 30
Queen's Statue, Hongkong, unveiled, 1893. Great rain storm in Hongkong, serious
damage, 1889. Anti-foreign riots in Szechuen, 1895.
23
Sat.
31
24
H.B.M. screw sloop "Reynard" lost on the Prates shoal in trying to rescue remainder
of crew of **Velocipede," 1851. Opening of the Peak Tramway, Hongkong, 18858. Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the Poyang," with 100 lives, near Macao,
1875. Scare among Chinese off Aberdoen, 1900.
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