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THE CALENDAR FOR 1905
JULY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st............5h. 43m.
7h. 00m.
1903 1904
15th
....5h. 48m.
7h. 08m.
Maximum ....
...86.2
85.9
MOON'S PHASES
Minimum Mean
..78.1
77.9
..8.17
81.1
d. h.
m.
Barometer, 1904
New Moon
3 1
50
A.M.
Mean........
.29.67
First Quarter
10
1
46
A.M.
Full Moon
16
11
32
P.M.
1903 11.160 inches
RAINFALL
1904 7.225 inches
Last Quarter
24
9
09
P.M.
DAYS OF Days of 6 and 6
CHRONOLOGt or Remarkable EvexTS
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Sat.
1
29
Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857.
missionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893.
Two Swedish
Sun.
2
30
Mon. 3
1
Tues.
4
Wed. 5
Thur. 6
Frid.
7
5
Sat.
8
6
Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.
Sun.
9
7
Mon. 10
8
Tues. 11
9
Wed. 12
10
2ND AFTER TRINITY. Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.S." Blode," 1840.
French Expedition from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.
Steamer "Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons perished, 1898.
Hongkong low level electric tram service opened, 1904.
Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong
and Macao, 1884. U. S. Pacific Cable opened to Manila.
Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1861. Duke of Con-
naught's Statue unveiled in Hongkong, 1902.
Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884,
3RD AFTER TRINITY. First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.
Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtsz blockaded by British
fleet, 1840.
Engagement between the U. S. Naval Forces and the Coreans; the Expedition leaves
to await instructions, 1871. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. Suspension of Hongkong
Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1897.
Thur. 13
11
First English ship reached China, 1635.
Paknanı, 1803.
French gunboats fired on by Siamese at
Frid.
12
14
Sat.
15
13
Sun.
16
Mon. 17
Tues.
18
Wed. 19
Thur.
20
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
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14
15
16
17
18
19
20
25
24
22
Peking, 1886.
23
44
Wed. Thur. 27
26
24
25
Frid. 28 Sat.
26
29
27
Sun. 30
28
Mon.
31
29
23
21
Statue of Paul Bert unveiled at Hanoi, 1890.
1900.
Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadrons, 1973.
Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan; 500 persons killed, 1888.
4th after TriNITY. British trade with China re-opened, 1842. The King of Cambodia
arrived on a visit to Hongkong, 1872.
Ningpo Joss-house Riots, Shanghai; 15 killed and many wounded, 1898. State of war
between Russia and China on Amur River, 1000,
Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoc Convention signed in
London, 1885. Li Hung-chang passes through Hongkong on his way North, 1900. Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1863.
Wreck of the C. M. S. N. Co.'s str. "Pautah" on Shantung Promontory, 1887.
Yellow River burst its bank at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great inundation 1889. Typhoon,
in Hongkong, 1902.
5TH AFTER TRINITY.
inmate killed, 1882.
British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834.
Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed at
Kowshing,"
," British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with loss of about 1,000 lives, 1894. Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859. First visit of Prince Chun, the Emperor's brother, to Hongkong, 1901. Great flood at Chefoo kills 1,000, 1903.
Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong,
and Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1862.
Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864. Bir Matthew Nathan arrived Hongkong, 1904. German gunboat "Iitis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory, all but eleven of the
crew perished, 1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila, 1896.
6TH AFTER TRINITY. Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.
Hongkong low level electric tram service started, 1904.
Tientsin native city captured by Allies,
Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight
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