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THE CALENDAR FOR 1888.
MAY-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
d. h. m.
sec.
1886.
1887.
Last Quarter New Moon 11
8
7 23 41 A.M.
Maximum
..89
88.4
8
59
First Quarter 19 Full Moon 25
6
59 45 41 41
A.M.
A.M. 9 16 41 P.M.
Minimum
....69
67.8
BAROMETER, 1887.
Max.
29.908 Min.
29.597
1886.
RAINFALL.
3.560 inches.
1887. 2.045 inches.
Tues.
1
21
Wed.
2
22
Thur.
3
23
Frid.
4
24
Sat.
5
25
Sun.
6
26
APOGEE, 10 days, 9 hours, ▲.M. PERIGEE, 25 days, 3 hours, A.M.
DAYS OF DAYS OF 3 and 4 WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
St. Philip and St. James's day. First number of Hongkong Gazette published, 1841. Prince Heinrich of Germany visits Hongkong, 1880. Telegraphicˇcommunication established between Hongkong and the Philippines, 1880.
Announcement of the appointment of Sir Harry Parkes as Minister to Chins, 1889. Suspension of Oriental Bauk, 1884. Opening of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London, 1888,
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking in-
angurated, 1884,
British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842. The "Dolore Ugarte,” coolie ship, burnt near
Macao, 1871. Ratifications of the Chefoo Convention exchanged in London, 1888. Rogation Sunday. Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
Mon.
7
27
Tues.
8
28
Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.
Wed.
9
29
Thur. 10
30
Frid. 11
1
Sat.
12
2
Sun.
13
3
Sun, after Ascension.
Mon. 14
4
Tues. 15
Wed. 16
6
Thur. 17
7
Frid. 18
8
Sat.
19
9
Sun.
20
10
Mon. 21
11
Tues. 22
12
Wed. 23
13
Thur. 24
14
Frid.
25
15
Ascension Day. Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the
rebel city, 1864. Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1885. Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa, 1880.
East India Co.'s garden at Canton destroyed by the Mandarins, 1831. Foo-yuen and Hoppo forcibly enter the Company's factory at 7 a.m., 1831. Signing of the Li-Fournier Convention, 1884.
A`corporal of the British Legation barbarously murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking, 1864.
Arrival of Sir John Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way to Peking to assume the
functions of British Minister, 1886.
Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881.
Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer “Izere,” 1860. Arrival of General Grant in
Shanghai, 1879.
The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842.
The Select Cominittee issued a notice that the British trade would be suspended on the first of August, 1831. Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonquin led by Com- mandant Kiviere, and death of the latter, 1883.
Whit Sunday. Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858,
German barque “Lesmons" captured by pirates in the China Sea, 1868.
Delivery of 20,283 chests Opium completed, 1839. Tornado at Taiwan, Formosa, 1878. Loss of M. M. str. " Menzaleh" while on her passage from Hongkong to Yokohama, 1837. Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841. Treaty between the United States and
Corea signed at Rensan, 1882.
U. 8. A. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1863.
Queen Victoria born, 1819. Captain Elliot and all the British subjects left Canton for
Macao, 1839.
The city of Canton invested by British troops, 1841. Imperial decree for opening of
Yunnan mines, 1884.
Sat.
26
16
Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876.
Sun.
27
17
Trinity. Canton ransomed for $8,000,000, 1841.
Mon.
28
18
Tues. 29
19
Wed. 30
Thur.
20
Mr. Lindsay delivered the keys of the Company's factory at Canton to Kwan-Heep, 1831. H.B.M. screw sloop "Reynard” lost on the Pratas shoal in trying to rescue remainder
of crew of "Velocipede," 1851.
31
21
Corpus Christi. Typhoon at Hongkong and Masao; loss of the "Poyang," with 100
lives near Masso, 1975,