THE CALENDAR FOR 1907
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
..5h. 56m.
7h. 02m.
1905
1906
15th
.........6h. 01m. 6h. 53m.
Maximum
....86.7
88.8
Minimum
..77.3
79.1
MOON'S PHASES
Mean
..81.2
83.2
d. h.
m.
Last Quarter
I 10
25
A.M.
New Moon
9
2
36
P.M.
First Quarter
17
5
03
A.M.
Full Moon
23
8
15
P.M.
Last Quarter
31
1
28
A.M.
BAROMETER, 1906
Mean......
.29.79
190)
RAINFALL
12.115 inches
1906 3.970 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF
6 and 7
WEEK MOSTU
MOONS
Thur.
1
23
Frid.
2
24
Sat.
3
25
Sun.
4
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur. Frid.
6789
28
30
Sat.
10
Sun.
11
Mon. 12
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CHRONOLOGY or Remarkable EvenTS
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894. Kucheng massacre, 1895.
Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
Tues.
13
Wed. 14
Thur.
15
6 7
6
7
Frid. 16
8
Sat.
17
9
Sun. 18
10
Mon. 19
11
Tues. 20
12
Wed. 21
13
Thur.
22
14
Frid. 23
15
Sat.
24
16
Sun. 25
17
Mon. 26
18
Tues. 27
19.
Ainoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
Wed.
28
20
Thur.
Frid.
888
29
21
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816.
possessions, 1833. Kiupai forts silenced by French, 1884. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
Slavery abolished in British.
30
22
Wreck of "Futami Maru” off Cape Calavite, 1900.
Sat.
31
23
10ch after TRINITY. British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1793. Bombardment of Kelung by French, 1394.
Allied march on Peking starts, 100. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria, 1896.
Serious flood at Tientsin, 1871.
British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.
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.
11TH AFTER TRINITY. First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord
Napier, who suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1834.
174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1942. Manila occupied by U.S. Troops"
1898. Tong-ur-ku taken, 1880. House collapse, causing 43 deaths, in Cochrane Street Hongkong, 1901. Japanese squadron sinks Russian cruiser Rurik near Tsushima 1964, Great fire on French Concessión, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,000,
1979. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer Catterthun" near Sydney, 1895. Peking Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis at Chengohow, Hunan, 1902. Prince and Princess Arisugawa entertained at Hongkong, 1901 British trade at Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French Treaty with Siam
signed, 1958.
Empress of India sinks Chinese cruiser Wong Tai in collision near Swatow, 1903.
12CE AFTER TRINITY._Lord_Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Great
fire in Hongkong, 1883. Indian troops lau:fed in Shanghai, 1900.
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis,
að. Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1881. Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again
assumes the Regency, 1898.
Governor Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870. Seizure of steamier Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884.
Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1864. Chinese
fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884.
Wreck of the C. N. Co's. str. 'Tientsin” near Swatow, 1887. Disturbanocs at Amoy
Japanese landed marines, 1901,
13TH AFTER TRINITY. British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834 Treaty
between Great Britain and Japan signed, 1858. British left Macao, 1839.
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to ship ping
at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1948
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