THE CALENDAR FOR 1906
MARCH-31 DAYS
xiii
CHRONOLOGY or REMARKABLE EVENTS
S. David's Day. Bombardment of the Chinhai forts by French men-of war, 1855. First Dutch Embassy left China, 1857.
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st.......
....6h. 46m.
6h. 25m.
1904
1903
15th
....Ch. 33m.
6h. 31m.
Maximum
....67.0
61.8
Minimum
.....60.3
56.3
Mean
...63.2
58.9
MOON'S PHASES.
d. h. [1.
BAROMETER, 1905.
First Quarter 3 5
28
P.M.
Mean.........
.30.06
Full Moon
11
4
17
A.M.
Last Quarter
17
7
57
P.M.
New Moon
25
7 52
A.M.
1904 3.755 inches
RAINFALL
1905 11.485 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF
2 and 3
|
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS |
Thur.
1
7
Frid.
2
8
Sat.
9
Sun.
10
Mon.
5
11
Tucs.
6
12
Wed.
13
កក
Thur. 8
14
Frid.
9
15
Sat.
10
16
Sun. 11
17
Mon. 12
18
Tues. 13
Wed.
14
23
19
2)
21
Foreign Ministers received in audience by the Emperor at the Tsz Kuang Po, 1891.
1st in Lext. Emperor Kwang Hsu assumes the government, 1899.
Expulsion of Chinese Custom House from Macao by Governor Amaral, 1849.
Hostilities at Canton recommenced. Fort Napier taken by the English,1841.
Departure of Governor Sir J. P. Hennessy from Hongkong, 1882. Kongmoon opened
to Foreign trade.
Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Henry of Prussia, 1898.
Convention signed, 1902.
Attack on Messrs. Farnham and Rohl at Shanghai, 1872.
Russo-Chinese Manchurian
Lin arrived in Canton. 1839. 12,000 Chinese troops attacked the English in Ningpoand Chinhai and were repulsed with great slaughter, 1842. The Japanese army after a sanguinary battle lasting several days occupied Moukden, and pursued the retreating Russians whose losses in the battle were estimated at 20,000, 1905
2ND IN LENT. Governor Sir R. G. MacDonnell arrived in Hongkong, 1886. Imperial Commissioner Ki-chen, degraded by the Emperor, left Canton as aprisoner, 1841
Capture of Baeninh, Tonkin, by the French, 1884.
8,000 Chinese troops routed by the English at Tze-hi with great slaughter, 1842 New Law Courts at Yokohama opened, 1890. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Peking burnt down, 1900,
Governor Sir H. Robinson left Hongkong for Ceylon, 1865.
Chinese Envoy Ping and suite left Shanghai for Europe, 1866.
8. Patrick's Day. Lord Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794.
3RD IN LENT. Edict of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton, 1539*
Chungking declared open to foreign trade, 1891,
Governor Sir G. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848.
26 Wreck of the steamer "Nanzing," near Hongkong, 1801.
Mon. 19 Tues. 20 Wed.
Thur. 22
Frid.
228 * **NGA &
W N
*OF * 2873* * * * *327
Thur. 15 Frid. 16
Sat.
Sun.
17
23
24
18
25
21
27
28
British ship “Sarah," first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834. Death, at Peking, of Sir Harry Parkes, H.B.M. Minister to China, 1885.
29
24
30
Sat.
Sun. 25
Mon.
26
Tues. 27
2
Great flood at Foochow, 1874.
Newchwang placed under Russian martial law.
3
Death of the widow of the Emperor Tung-chi, 1873. Protocol of Convention
between China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887.
Wedl. 28 Thur. 29 Frid.
23,289 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839.
5
Seizure and occupation of the Pescadores by the French fleet, 1885.
30
Arrival of Governor Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G., 1883.
Sat.
7
Abolition of the coolie trade at Macao, 1874. Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of
Connaught in Hongkong, 1890.
1
Captain Elliot forced his way to Canton, 139. Aguinaldo captured by the Americans
in the Philippines, 1901.
First Section of Manila-Dagupan railway opened, 1891. Attempted assassination of
Li Hung-chang at Shimonoseki, 1895.
4TH IN LENT. Captain Elliot demands passports for himself and all the British subjects
imprisoned in Canton, 1839.