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THE CALENDAR FOR 1888,
SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
d. h. m.
1886.
1887.
sec.
New Moon
6
0 32
41
P.M.
Maximum
....89.
90
First Quarter 13
5
35 49
A.M.
Minimum
.77
80
Full Moon Last Quarter
20
1
0 43
P.M.
28 4 6 42
P.M.
Barometer, 1887.
Max.
30.
Min. ...... 29.
PERIGEE, 9 days, APOGEE, 25 days,
7 hours, P.M. 4 hours, P.M.
1886. 3.590 inches.
RAINFALL. 1887.
11.085 inches.
DAY OF DAYS OF 7 and 8 WEEK. MONTH. |MOONS.
Sat.
1
25
Sun.
2
26
Mon.
3
27
Tues.
4
28
Wed. 5
29
Thur.
6
1
Frid.
7
2
Sat.
8
3
Sun.
9
4
Mon. 10
5
Tues.
11
6
Wed. 12
7
Thur. 13
8
Frid.
14
9
Sat.
15
10
Sun.
16
11
Mon.
17
12
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, died of the wounds inflicted by an assassin, 1870. 14th after Trinity. Treaty with Austria signed at Peking, 1869. Arrival of the "Vega" at Yokohams, after having discovered the North-East Passage, 1879. Terrifio fre at Hankow; over 1,000 lives lost, 500 houses, 612 junks, and 2,000 sampans burned, 1887.
Forts in Canton river garrisoned by Chinese troops, 1841.
Attack on the forts at Shimonoseki, Japan, by the allied fleets under Adml. Kuper, 1864 H.M.8. "Zephyr" fired on by Chinese in Kimpai Pass, 1884. Death of Tso Trung. tang at Foochow, 1885.
H.R.H. Prince Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1889.
"Imogene" and "Andromache" passed the Bogue, 1834. H.E. Count Rochechouart
Minister for France, left for Europe, 1872.
Great typhoon in Hongkong, 1867.
18th after Trinity. Bir Hercules Robinson assumed the government of Hongkong, 1859
Riot by Chinese mob at Canton ; great destruction of houses and property on Shameen, 1888. Typhoon in Hongkong, steamer "Taisang" driven -shore, 1884. British gun- bost “Wasp" left Singapore for Hongkong and was seen no more, 1887.
H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia visited Hongkong, 1873. 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. Chinese transport "Waylee" driven ashore on
Pescadores; upwards of 370 lives lost, 1887.
16th after Trinity. New convention between Germany and China ratified at Peking, 1881.
Public meeting at Shanghai on Franco-Chinese difficulty, 1884.
Pier and Godown Co. olused, 1873.
Tues. 18
13
Wed. 19
14
Thur. 20
15
Frid. 21
16
St. Matthew.
Bat.
22
17
Sun.
23
18
Mon.
24
19
Tues.
25
20
Wed. 26
21
Lord Napier arrived at Macao dangerously ill, 1834.
Thur. 27
22
Terrific typhoon at Swatow, 1858.
17th after Trinity. Am. Brig "Lubra" taken by pirates, 1866. Terrific typhoon in
Hongkong and Macao; many thousands of lives lost, 1874.
H.M.S. "Rattler" lost off Japan, 1888. Piratical attack on the German barque “ Apen- rade," near Macao, 1889. The Satsuma rebels in Japan routed with great slaughter their leader, Saigo, killed, and the insurrection suppressed, 1877.
Land Regulations for Canton passed, 1871. Daring attack upon a Chinese shop in Wing
Lok street, Hongkong, by armed robbers, 1878.
Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.
Frid. 28
23
Rules and Regulations of the Morrison Education Society approved, 1836.
Bat.
29
24
Sun.
80
25
Michaelmas Day. Hurricane at Manila, causing immense damage to shipping, 1805 18th after Trinity. All the Bogus forts destroyed by the British fleet, 1841.