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THE CALENDAR FOR 1887.
SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
d. h. m.
1885.
1886.
sec.
Full Moon
2 6
48
47 P.M.
Maximum
...87
89
Last Quarter
10 10
39
42 P.M.
Minimum
.75
77
New Moon First Quarter 24
17 9
35
48
P.M.
0 39 49 P.M.
BAROMETER, 1886.
Max.
30.090 Min.
29.740
APOGEE, 5 days, PERIGEE, 18 days,
12 hours, P.M. 9 hours, P.M.
1885. 5.500 inches.
RAINFALL.
1886. 3.590 inches.
DAYS OF DAYS OF 7 and 8 WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.
Thur.
.1
14
Frid.
2
15
Sat.
3
16
Sun.
4
17
Mon.
5
18
Tues. 6
19
Wed.
7
20
Thur. 8
21
Frid.
9
22
Bat.
10
23
Sun. 11
24
Mon. 12
25
Tues. 13
26
Wed. 14
27
Thur. 15
28
Frid. 16
29
Sat.
17
1
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, died of the wounds inflicted by an assassin, 1870. Treaty with Austria signed at Peking, 1869. Arrival of the "Vega" at Yokohama,
after having discovered the North-East Passage, 1879.
Treaty of peace between America and England signed, 1783.
13th after Trinity. Forts in Canton river garrisoned by Chinese troops, 1841. Loss of
the Indo-China Company's steamer "Europe," near the mouth of the Min, 1882. Attack on the forts at Shimonoseki, Japan, by the allied fleets under Adml. Kuper, 1864. H.M.S. "Zephyr" fired on by Chinese in Kimpai Pass, 1884. Death of Teo Tsung- tang at Foochow, 1885.
H.R.H. Prince Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1869.
"Imogene" and "Andromache" passed the Bogue, 1834. II.E. Count Rochechouart
Minister for France, left for Europe, 1872.
Great typhoon in IIongkong, 1867.
Sir Hercules Robinson assumed the government of Hongkong, 1859.
Riot by Chinese mob at Canton; great destruction of houses and property on Shameen,
1883. Typhoon in Hongkong, steamer "Taisang" driven shore, 1884. 14th after Trinity.
H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia visited Hongkong, 1872. Convention signed,
at Chefoo by Sir Thomas Wade and Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang 1876.
Public Meeting in Hongkong, with reference to the blockade of the port by the Chinese
Customs' cruisers, 1874.
Typhoon at Yokohama and Tokio, 1884.
New convention between Germany and China ratified at Peking, 1881. Public meeting at
Shanghai on Franco-Chinese difficulty, 1884.
Pier and Godown Co, closed, 1873.
Sun.
18
2
15th after Trinity.
Mon. 19
3
Tues.
20
4
Wed. 21
5
Thur. 22
6
Frid.
23
Sat.
24
8
Sun.
Mon.
જે સ
25
9
P. & O. Company's steamer "Singapore" lost on her voyage toHakodate, 1867. James Henry Logan, Customs officer, tried at Canton for causing death of Chinese boy at Honam, and convicted of manslaughter, 1883. Public meeting at Shanghai to discuss the proposed Chinese Postal Service, 1896.
St. Matthew. Steamer "Miramar” foundered in typhoon, all hands but two lost, 1884. Terrific typhoon at Swatow, 1859.
Am. Brig" Lubra" taken by pirates, 1866. 7
many thousands of lives lost, 1874. H.M.S."Rattler" lost off' Japan, 1868. Piratical attack on the German barque "Apen- rade," near Macao, 1869. The Satsuma rebels in Japan routed with great slaughter, their leader, Saigo, killed, and the insurrection suppressed, 1877.
16th after Trinity. Land Regulations for Canton passed, 1871, Daring attack upon a
Chinese shop in Wing Lok street, Hongkong, by armed robbers, 1878.
Terrific typhoon in Hongkong and Macao,
26
10
Lord Napier arrived at Macao dangerously ill, 1834,
Tues. 27
11
Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.
Wed. 28
12
Rules and Regulations of the Morrison Education Society approved, 1836.
Thur. 29
13
Michaelmas Day. Hurricane at Manila, causing immense damage to shipping, 1865.
Frid.
30
14
All the Bogue forts destroyed by the British fleet, 1811. Heavy typhoon in Formose
Channel, 1874.