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THE CALENDAR FOR 1913
DECEMBER-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG Temperature
1st ....
.....6h. 48m. .
5h. 35m.
15th......
..6h. 57m.
5h. 40m.
Maximum.....
Minimum
Mean
1911
...68.5
1912
66.2
..60.5 57.2
..64.3 64.1
MOON'S PHASES
d. }.
II.
First Quarter
5 10
59
P.M.
Full Moon
13
11
00
P.M.
Last Quarter
21
0
16
A.M.
New Moon
27
10
50
P.M.
Days of Days or 11 and 12;
BAROMETER, 1912
Mean....
.30.19
1911 0.95 inches
RAINFALL
1912 4.900 inches
WEEK
Mon.
MONTH
MOONH
CHRONOLOOy of Remarkable ÉvesTS
Tues.
Wed.
1 2 3
5
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun. Mon. Tues.
I
:
OTH
6
9
7
10
11
9
12
Wed. 10
13
Thur. 11
14
Frid.
12
15
Sat.
I
13
+
Sun. 14
17
S. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.
First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.
Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists under General Gordon, 1863. The Japanese warship “Unebi-kan "Left Singapore and
not heard of again, 1886,
Confucius died, B.C. 490,
2ND IN ADVENT. European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.
Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1961. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral
Peking, 1988,
Piracy on board the Douglas str. Namoa," five hours after leaving Hongkong, Captain Pocock and three others murdered and several seriously wounded, 1890. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir William Robinson, 1891.
Indemnity paid by Prince of Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at
Osaka, 1867.
Imperial Decrce stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to he received in
audience every New Year, 1890,
16 French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832. First
Reception of foreign ladies by the Empress Dowager of China, 1858. 3RD IN ADVENT.
Mon. 15
18
All Roman Catholic Priests (not. Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.
Tues. 16
19
t
Wed.
I 17
20
Thur.
18
Frid.
19
Sat.
20
Sun. 21
Mon. 22
Tues.
Wed. ! 24
Thur.
Frid.
23
25
29
Sat.
| 27
1
ST. JOHN.
Sun.
28
2
Mon. 29 Tues. 30 Wed. 31
3
26
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21
22
:3
24
25
ST.
26
27
28
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer "Japan" burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 389 Chinese drowned, 1974. United States District Court for China opened at Shanghai, 1908, Sir W. Des Voeux, formerly Governor of Hongkong, died, 1909. Sir Hugh Gough and the Eästern Expedition left China, 1842.
Arrival of Princes Albert. Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the "Bacchante, 1881. Two cotton mills destroyed by fire at Osaka, 120 persons burnt to death, 1893, Tuan Fane murde ed, 1911
4TH IN ADVENT. Steam navigation first attempted, 1736
THOMAS. Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1830.
Sir Henry May, of Hugkong, appointed Governor of Fiji, 1910. One million dollars
worth of forged Chinese banknotes reized in Hongkong, 19.2.
British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.
CHRISTMAS DAY. Great fire in Hongkong; 368 houses destroyed, immense destruction
of property, 1878.
St. Stephes. Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1897. The N.0.00
#teamer ** Shanghai” destroyed by fire on the Yangtze, over 300 lives lost.
Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1965.
191 AFTER CHRIstmas, Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857°
Dr. Sun Yat Sen elected Provisional President of the Republic of China, 1911,