THE CALENDAR FOR 1904
MAY-31 DAYS
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
SUNRISE
SUNSET
1st.. 15th..
........5h. 29m.
6h. 25m.
..5h. 21m.
6h. 31m.
Maximum
Minimum
MOON'S PHASES
Mean
1902 1903
...89.1
79.5
..70.6
72.2
..79.4 75.4
xlix
d. h.
m.
Last Quarter 7 7
50
P.M.
Barometer, 1903
Mean.....
.29.90
New Moon
15
6
58
P.M.
First Quarter 22
6
19
P.M.
Full Moon
4
55
P.M.
1902 26.730 inches
RAINFALL
1903 13.960 inches
Date of Dath of
W
MONTH
3 and 4 Mooxs
Sum
16
Mon. Tues.
Wed.
234
17
18
19
Thur.
20
British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842.
Frid.
6
21
Sat.
7
22
Sam
8
23
Mon.
9
24
Tues. 10
25
Wed. 11
26
Thur. 12
27
Frid. 13
Sat.
14
Sren
15
345
28
29
Mon. 16
Tues. 17
Wed.
18
Thur. 19
Frid.
Sat.
21
Sren
Mon.
Tues. 24
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat 28
Sum
Mon 30
Tues.
31
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CHRONOLOGy of Remarkable EVENTS
4th after Eantex. First number of “Hongkong Gazette" published, 1841. Telegraphic communication established between Hongkong and the Philippines, 1880. Spanish flest destroyed by U.S. fleet at Cavite, 1898.
Ratification at Tientsin of the Treaty between Portugal and China, 1888.
Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884.
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking
inaugurated, 1884.
Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
Departure of Governor Sir William Des Vœux from Hongkong, 1891.
ROGATION SUNDAY. H.M.S. “Terrible” arrived at Hongkong from South Africa, 1900. New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1800. Waglan Lighthouse opened, 1893. Hongkong declared infected with plague, 1804 Colonel Gordon with
the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the rebel city, 1864. Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1885.
Attempted assassination of the Tsarevitch by a Japanese at Otsu, Japan, 1891. Execution
of fifteen pirates (including leader of "Nainoa" pirates) at Kowloon, 1891.
ASCENSION DAY. 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, 1888.
1er AFTER ABCENSION. Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russla
and China, 1881. Antiforeign riot in the Hochow district, 1891.
Kowloon walled city occupied, 1899.
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Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer “Izere, 1860. Arrival of General Grant.
in Shanghai, 1879. The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842. Anti-foreign riot at Nanking, 1891,
Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonkin led by Commandant Riviere and death
of the latter, 1883. Hongkong Daily Press" enlarged, 1900.
Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858. The Canton Mint
commenced striking silver coins, 1890.
Loss of M.M. str. "Menzaleh" while on her passage from Hongkong to Yokohama, 1887. Imperial Edict respecting anti-Christian literature, 1892. Ministers' Joint Note to Chinese Government on the Boxer agitation, 1900,
22
8
WHIT SUNDAY. Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.
23
U.S. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1863.
10
25
11
Queen Victoria born, 1819. Captain Elliot and all the British subjects left Canton for
Macao, 1839. British flag hoisted at Weihaiwei, 1898.
The city of Canton invested by British troops, 1841. Anti-foreign riot at Nanking, 1891
Formosa Republic declared, 1895.
12
Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876.
27
13
Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841. Boxers burn station on Lu-Han line, 1900.
14
29
15
Queen's Statue, Hongkong, unveiled, 1896, Great rain storm in Hongkong, serious
damage, 1889. Anti-foreign riots in Szechuen, 1895. TRINITY SUNDAY.
16
17
H.B.M. screw sloop "Reynard" lost on the Pratas shoal in trying to rescue remainder
of crew of "Velocipede," 1851. Opening of the Peak Tramway, Hongkong, 1888. Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the "Poyang," with 100 lives near Macao, 1876.