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THE CALENDAR FOR 1912
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
1st
.......5h. 56m.
7h. 02m.
15th............6h. 01m.
6h. 53m.
MOON'S PHASES
d. h.
m
Last Quarter New Moon
6
Q
18
P.M.
13
3
58
A.M.
First Quarter 20
0
57
A.M.
Full Moon
28
3
59
A.M.
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HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
Maximum
Minimum
Mean
1910
1911
....86.8
86.2
.78.6
78.4
..82.2 81.9
BAROMETER, 1911
Mean........
.29.63
1910
RAINFALL
1911
11.155 inches
30.060 inches
Days of Days of
1
WREK
ΜΟΝΤΗ
6 and 7 MOONS
Thur. Frid.
Sat.
123
19
20
21
Sun.
22
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
Frid. 9
Sat.
10
Sun.
11
Mon.
12
Tues.
13
Wed. 14 Thur.
15
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5
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23
24
25
26
27
29
1
2
3
Frid. 16
4
30
Chroxology of Remarkable EvenTS
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894. Kucheng massacre, 1895, Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842. First Chinese Bazaar held at Canton, 1808 Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Keelung Allied march on Peking starts, 1900. Li Hung Chang visited Queen
9TH AFTER TRINITY.
by French, 1884. 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. 10TH 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, 1842. Manila occupied by U.S. Troops,
1888. Attempted assassination of Admiral Li Chun at Canton, 1911. Tong-ur-ku taken, 1800. House collapse, causing 43 deaths, in Cochrane Street, Hong-
kong, 1901. Japanese squadron sinks Russian cruiser Kurik near Tsushima, 1904.
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ASSUMPTION B.V.M. Great fire on French Concession, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tis. 1,500,000, 1879. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer 'Gatterthun” near Sydney, 1895. Peking Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis at Chengchow, Hunan, 1802. Prince and Princess Arisugawa entertained at Hongkong, 1904. British trade of Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French Treaty with Siam
signed, 1866.
Sat.
17
5
Sun. 18
6
"Empress of India" sinks Chinese cruiser "Wong Tai" in collision near Swatow, 1903. 11TH AFTER TRINITY. Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834.
fire in Hongkong, 1868. Indian troops landed in Shanghai, 1900
Great
Mon. 19
Tues. 20
8
Wed. 21
9
Thur. 22
10
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed,
Thur. 29
Frid. 30 Sat.
31
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23
11
Wreck of the C. N. Co.'s str.
24
12
25
13
26
14
27
15
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis,”
at Nauking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861. Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again
assumes the Regency, 1598.
Governer Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870 Seizure of steamer "Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884. Korea annexed by Japanese, 1910. H.M.S. Bedford wrecked at Quelpart, 1910.
Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1864.
Chinese fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884. ST. BARTHOLOMEW,
turbances at Amoy, Japanese landed marines, 1:00.
'Tientsin" near Swatow, 1887. Dis.
12th after TRINITY. British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty
between Great Britain and Japan signed, 1858.
British left Macao, 1839. British steamer “Dunearn" foundered in a typhoon off Goto
Islands, 1902
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
28
16
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816. Slavery abolished in British
possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884.
17
Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
18
Wreck of "Futami Maru” off Cape Calavite, 1900.
19
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping
at Hongkong, Macao and Whampoa, 1848.