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September 1885 March
June
ca 1885
1886 January
ca 1886
ca 1886
1887
1889/1890
1889 23 January
1890
Lived in the Chang-fa Chen, an hotel in Shanghai
His first child, Pin Mesny, also known as Hu-sheng, born in Shanghai Departed Shanghai aboard the Yangtze for Canton and appointed for service in both Arsenals [claimed that during the years 1884/1887 whilst living in Canton, he suffered from boils, eczema and prickly heat]
Many of Mesny's notes lost in Chungking during the destruction of the CIM missionary premises. Mesny had left them for safe keeping with the Rev G Nicoll
Office Bearer of the Keystone Royal Arch Chapter of Masons in Shanghai
Promoted to the brevet rank of Lieutenant-General [ennobled for three generations: previously claimed to have been bestowed in 1879] In charge of the China Branch of the New York Life Office, in Shanghai
Representative of the Lartigue Railway Construction Company in Shanghai
Intention to publish a monthly magazine in Shanghai to be called Yüleh Pao together with Chiang Chao-ling (friend and sworn brother). to be the organ of the Reform Party
Made two journeys through Anhui and northern Kiangsu in connection with famine relief
Journey through Anhui, around Lake Chao from Wu-hu to Lu-chou Fu, returning 5 February 1889
Visited Wu-chang to warn Chang Chih-tung that he was erecting the Iron and Steel Works in Wu-chang in an unsuitable place
1891 7 September Typhoon destroyed the Olympia Skating Rink, his property in Lloyd
1892 January
1894
May
1895 September
1896 Mar/Sep 1898
May/June
December 1899 Mar/Oct
Road, Shanghai, ruining him financially.
Mesny involved in the Mason case
Invited to organise a naval brigade for service on the Hsiang and Han rivers
Stormy interview with Li Hung-chang in Tientsin Visited Peking and had breakfast with Manchu Prince Su Claims to have volunteered for service in Manchuria [Sino-Japanese War]
En route to Manchura: Visited Liu K'un-1, Generalissimo of Chinese Forces [afloat and ashore] at his headquarters at Shan-hai-kuan Mesny refused permission to visit camps of Wu Ta-cheng and Wei Kuang-tao at or near to T'ien-chuang-tai Liu advised Mesny to return to Tientsin.
His second and only other child, his daughter, Marie Wan-er, born in Shanghai
Began the publication of his Chinese Miscellany Volume 1 in Shanghai
Publication of Volume 2 of his Chinese Miscellany
Legally married to Lady Han, mother of Hu-sheng [or Pin] and Marie Wan-er
Trip by chartered boat to Hangchou
Visited Nanking
Publication of Volume 3 of his Chinese Miscellany