1st 15th
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THE CALENDAR FOR 1931
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
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5h. 54m.
SUNSET 7h. 04m.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1929
1930
6h. 00m.
6h. 55m.
MOON'S PHASES
Mean Maximum Mean Minimum Mean
85.8
86.9
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77.6
78.5
81.1
82.1
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XV
BAROMETER, 1930, AT SEA LEVEL
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RAINFALL
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
LAMMAS DAY. Both China and Japan declared war, 1894.
Germany declared war against Russia, 1914.
29.76 inches
1930 60.65 inches
Kucheng massacre, 1895.
9TH AFTER TRINITY. Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870. Śwatow struck by disastrous typhoon and tidal wave, which did extensive damage to shipping and house property and caused the loss of many thousands of lives, 1922.
BANK HOLIDAY. British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842. First Chinese Bazaar held
at Canton, 1908.
d.
h
m.
Last Quarter
7
0
28
A.M.
Mean
New Moon
14
4
27
A.M.
First Quarter
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20
7
36
P.M.
1929
Full Moon
28
11
9
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A.M.
20.020 inches
WEEK
DAYS OF DAYS OF MONTH
6 & 7 MOONS
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2
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3
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21
Wed.
5
Thurs.
6
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24
25
26
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10
Tues.
11
Wed.
12
Thurs.
13
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28 82
27
29
30
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14
1
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15
2
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16
Mon.
17
Tues.
18
5
Wed.
Thurs.
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19
20
21
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8
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9
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23
10
Mon
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27
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24
11
25
12
26
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14
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15
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Sun.
Mon
31
285
29
16
30
17
18
War declared by Great Britain against Germany, 1914. Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Keelung by French, 1884. Allied march on Peiping started, 1900. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria, 1896.
Political unrest in Kwangtung culminated in serious fighting 1916. Serious flood at Tientsin, 1871. Hongkong Volunteers mobilised, 1914. British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.
Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul, at Hakodate, 1874.
10TH AFTER TRINITY. British troops landed at Nanking, 1842. Sun Yat Sen left Canton hurriedly on H.M.S. "Moorhen" for Hongkong, whence he sailed for Shanghai, thus leaving his opponents in undisputed possession of the city and province.
Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888. Lady
May launched the "War Drummer," first standard ship built in Hongkong, 1918. 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. Japanese squadron sinks Russian cruiser Rurik near Tsushima, 1904. Fighting and looting at Canton following flight of rebel leaders, 1913. Compul. sory Military Service Bill passed its third reading in the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, 1915.
British steamer "Glenfarg "sunk after striking a submerged rock near Goto Islands, 1914.
China declares war against Germany and Austria-Hungary, 1917.
Great fire on French Concession, Shanghai, 991 houses destroyed, 1879. Peiping Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis at Chengchow, Hunan, 1902, Prince and Princess Arisugawa entertained at Hongkong, 1904.
Disastrous tidal
waves on the north-west coast of Korea, swept away hundreds of houses, did much damage to shipping, and caused the loss of over 1,000 lives, 1923.
11TH AFTER TRINITY. British trade of Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French
Treaty with Slain signed, 1856.
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'Empress of India” sinks Chinese cruiser "Wong Tai” in collision near Swatow, 1908,
Destructive typhoon at Macao, 1913.
Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Great fire in Hongkong, 1868. Indian troops landed in Shanghai, 1900. Large gang of pirates attacked Cheungchow, killing three Indian constables, and looting the village, 1912. American Chamber of Commerce established at Shanghai, 1915. Hongkong in 1923, was struck by the worst typhoon experienced since 1908. Martial law declared along C.E.R., large bodies of Soviet troops invaded Manchouli, 1929.
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis,"
at Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860.
Palace Revolution at Peping, Empress Dowager again assumes the Regency, 1898.
Chinese boycott of Shameen ends, 1924.
Governor Amaral, Macao, assassinated, 1849. Seizure of steamer "Spark by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peiping opened, 1884. Korea annexed by Japanese, 1910. H.M.S."Bedford" wrecked at Quelpart, 1910. Severe typhoon struck Hongkong, 1929.
12TH AFTER TRINITY. Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military con- tribution, 1864. Chinese fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884. Japan declared war on Germany, who had ignored her request to evacuate Kiaochow with a view to its "eventual restoration" to China, 1914. Severe typhoon struck Macao, 1927. 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, 1868. Japanese naval disaster at Mazura, 1927.
British left Macao, 1839. British steamer "Dunearn" foundered in a typhoon off Goto
Islands, 1908.
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816. Slavery abolished in British. possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884. Hongkong Legislative Council passes Ordinance to admit enemy aliens only on licence for 3 years, 1919. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842. Final sitting of H.K. Water Emergency Commn., 1929. 13TH AFTER TRINITY. Wreck of "Futami Maru” off Cape Calavite, 1900. Severe typhoon on coast of China, 1848. Great War officially ends, 1921.