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THE CALENDAR FOR 1906
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
.....5h. 56m.
7h. 02ni.
1904
1905
15th
...6h. 01m.
6h. 53m.
Maximum
.86.0
86.7
Minimum
.....77.2
77.3
Mean
.80.0
81.2
MOON'S PHASES
d.
h.
In.
Full Moon
BAROMETER, 1905
4 9
00
P.M.
Last Quarter
12
10 47
P.M.
New Moon
20
9
27
A.M.
First Quarter
27
8
42
A.M.
Mean............
...29.77
1904
RAINFALL
1905
27.640 inches
12.115 inches
Days or, Days or | 7 and 8
WEEK MONTH MOONS
5
15
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CHRONOLOGY or Remarkable Events
Both China and Japan declare war, 1804. Kucheng massacre, 1805.
Victims of masacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
STIL AFTER TRINITY. Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Kelung by French, 1884, Allied niarch on Peking starts, 1900. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria, 1896.
Serious flood at Tientsin, 1871.
British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840,
Wed.
1
12
Thur.
13
Frid.
14
Sat.
Sun.
16
Mon.
6
17
Tues.
18
Wed.
19
Thur. 9
20
Frid.
10
21
Sat.
11
22
Sun. 12
23
Mon. 13
24
174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1842.
by 1.8. Troops, 1898.
Manila occupiep
Tues. 14
25
Wed. 15
26
Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul, at Hakodate, 1874.
British troops landed at Nanking, 1842. King Edward VII's Coronation celebrated
at Hongkong, 1902.
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 suggets
ed the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1834. 9TH AFTER TRIXITY,
Thur. i
16
27
Frid.
17
28
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues. Wed.
Thur. 23
20
Frid.
21
Sat.
25
6
Sun.
26
Mon. 27
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29
19
30
1
2
22
Street
Tong-ur-ku taken, 1960. House collapse, causing 43 deaths, in Cochrane
Hongkong, 1901. Japanese squadron sinks Russian cruiser Rurik near Tsushima 1904, 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, Peking Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis at Chengchow, Hunan, 1902. Prince and Princess Arisugawa entertained at Hongkong 1901 British trade at Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French Treaty with Siam
signed, 1856.
Empress of India sinks Chinese cruiser Wong Tai în collision near Swatow, 1903.
Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Great fire in Hongkong,
1968. Indian troops landed in Shanghai, 1900.
: 10TH AFTER TRINITY.
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallie,
at Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860.
Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861. Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again
assunies the Regency, 1898.
Governor Amaral (Macao) assassinatel, 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, 1884. Chinese
fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884.
Wreck of the C. N. Co's, str. “Tientsin” near Swatow, 1887. Disturbances at Amoy
Japanese landed marines, 1900,
British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty between Great Britain
and Japan signed, 1858,
11th after TRINITY. British left Macao, 1839,
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
Tues.
28
9
Wed.
10
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816.
possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
Slavery abolished in British
Thur.
Frid.
30
11
Wreck of "Futami Maru" off Cape Calavite, 1900.
31
13
Severe typhoon on count of China, many lives lost, and much damage done shipto ping
at Hongkong, Mueso, and Whampoa, 1848
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