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THE CALENDAR FOR 1910
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
5h. 56m.
7h. 02m.
1908
909
15th
.........6h. Olm. 6h 53m.
Maximum
. 87.3
87.5
Minimum
78.5
78.8
MOON'S PHASES
Mean
.82.1
82.8
d.
h.
New Moon
5
2
37
P.M.
First Quarter 13
10
01
A.M.
Full Moon
21
3
14
A.M.
Last Quarter
27
10
P.M.
E
BAROMETER, 19 9
Mean........
.29.78
1908
RAINFALL
1909
3333
12.065 inches
8.340 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF 6 and 7
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Mon.
Tues. Wed.
1 2 3
26
27
28
Thur.
4
29
Frid.
5
1
Sat.
6
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
9
OTA W N
2
3
4
5
Wed. 10
6
Co
Thur, 11
7
Frid.
12
8
Sat. 13
9
Sun.
14
10
Mon.
15
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CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894. Kucheng massacre, 1895. Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
10TH AFTER TRINITY. British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842. First Chinese Bazaar
held at Cauton, 1908
Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Kelung by French, 1884.
Allied march on Peking starts, 1900. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria, 1896.
Serious flood at Tientsin, 1871.
11TH AFTER TRINITY. 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. 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, 1842. Manila occupied by U.S. Troops,
1898.
Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860. House collapse, causing 43 deaths, in Cochrane Street, Hongkong, 1901. Japanese squadron sinks Russian cruiser Rurik near Tsushima, 1904. 12TH AFTER TRINITY.
ASSUMPTION B.V.M. Great fire on French Concession, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,000, 1879. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer Gatterthun" near Sydney, 1895. Peking Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lewis at Chengchow, Hunan, 1902. Prince and Princess Arisugawa entertained at Hongkong, 1904. British trade of Canton stopped by Ilong merchants, 1834. French Treaty with Siam
signed, 1866.
"Empress of India" sinks Chinese cruiser "Wong Tai" in collision near Swatow, 1903. Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Great fire in Hongkong,
1868. Indian troops lauded in Shanghai, 1900
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis,"
at Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. 13TH AFTER TRINITY. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861. Palace Revolution at Peking, Em-
press Dowager again assumes the Regency, 1898.
Governer Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1549. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870. Seizure of steamer Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884.
near Swatow, 1887, Dis-
Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1864.
Chinese fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884. ST. BARTHOLOMEWS. Wreck of the C. N. Co.'s str. "Tientsin
turbances at Amoy, Japanese landed marines, 1900. British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834.
Britain and Japan signed, 1818.
Tues. 16
12
Wed. 17
Thur. 18
13 14
Frid. 19
15
Sat. 20
16
Sun. Mon.
21
17
22
23
18
Tues.
23
Wed. 24
28
20
Thur. 25
Frid.
21
26
22
Sat. 27
23
Sun 28
24
Mon. 29
25
14TU AFTER TRINITY. Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816. Slavery
abolished in British possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
Tues. 30
26
Wreck of "Futami Maru" off Cape Calavite, 1900.
Wed. 31
27
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping
at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1848.
Treaty between Great
British left Macão, 1839. British steamer "Dunearn foundered in a typhoou off Goto
Islands, 190
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
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