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THE CALENDAR FOR 1584, SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.

PERIOER, 11 days, 1 hour, A.M. APOGEE, 26 days, 1 hour, a..

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,

20

21

THE CALENDAR FOR 1984,

OCTOBER-31 DAYS.

Moos's PHASES,

1882.

1883.

d.

h.

In B/C.

d. 1. 11.

800.

Maximum.. Minimum..

.92 .77

Maximum Minimum..

67

75

BAROMETER, 1883.

Maximum.

.30.180

Minimum.

Full Moon 5 5

Last Quarter 11 10

36 40 A.M.

5 42

P.M.

New Moon 19

First Quarter 37

8 7 44 A.M.

0 30 44 P.M.

.29.602

DAYS DAYS

DATS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

7th & 8th

WEEK. MONTH, MOONS.

Mon.

1

12

Tues.

2

13

Wed.

3

14

Thur.

15

Frid.

16

Sat.

17

Sun.

7

18

Mon,

19

Tues.

9 20

Wed. 10 Thur.

21

11

22

Frid. 12

23

Sat.

13

24

Sun. 14

25

012 310

Mou. 15

26

Tues. 16

27

Wed. 17

28

Thur. 18

29

Frid. 19

1

Sat.

20

2

Sun.

21

3

DAYS

DAYS DAYS

OF THE

Memoranda,

OF THE OF THE

Sth & Pl

Chronology of Remarkable Events,

WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

The

Daily Press" started, 1958. Ting-hui captured by the English, 1811. T.

201

Wed.

1

13

Thur

2

14

in Hongkong, 1887. Earthquake at Manila, 1969, Death of Senor C. A, de È Spanish Minister to China, af Peking from a fall from his horas, 1840, Great Landslip in Tai-ping-shan, 1887, Confucius born, B.C. 502,

ins,

Frid.

3

15

Treaty between Brazil and Chins signed at Tientsin, 1981, .

Sat.

4

16

Sun.

17

Mon.

6

18

17thafter Trinity. Loss of the O.S.S. steamer "Hector," near Amoy, 1875. German steamer

"Quinta" driven ashore at Taichow Island and afterwards destroyed by Bre, 1891. French expedition left Chefoo for Korea, 1880.

Tues.

7

19

Wed.

8

20

Thur.

9

21

Frid.

10

22

•

Sat.

11

23

Sun.

12

24

Mon.

13

25

Tues. 14

Wed. 15

26

27.

Thur. 16

28

Frid. 17

29

Sat.

18

30

Sun. 19

Mon.

20

Mon. 22

Tres.

21

*Tues.

. Wed.

23

22

Wed. 24

Thur.

23

Thur. 25

Frid.

24

7

Frid.

Sat.

26

8

25

2 5 5 12 00 20 1

3

4

7

Sat.

27

-

Sun. 26

Sun.

28 10

Mon. 27

Mon. 29

Tucs.

28

11

I

Tues,

28

10

30

12

t

Wed.

20

11

Thur.

30

12

+

Frid.

31

13

H.R.II. Prince Alfred visited Peking, but not received by the Emperor, 1869. Great

public meeting at Jongkong to consider the increase of crime in the Colony, 1878. Supplementary treaty signed at the Bogue, 1819. Berere gate in Hongkong; serious

damage to all craft and loss of life, 1878.

Shanghai captured, 1811. Chinhai taken, 1811. Fire at Canton, property destroyed

worth $1,000,000, 1851. Hongkong Stamp Act came into operation, 1807. Lord Napier diod at Macao, 1831.

The first Chinese merchant steamer (the "Meifoo") left Hongkong for London with

passangers to establish a Chinese frin there, 1881.

18th after Trinity, Revolt in the Philippines, 1972.

Ningpo occupied by British forces, 1841. Railway in Japan officially opened by the

Mikado, 1872.

"Flora Temple" lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 1959. Outrage on foreigners in Formosa, 1889. Wedding of the Emperor of China, 1872, British schooner "Lech Bulig" lost on Lambay Island, S. W. Coast of Formosa, 1875.

Kbanghon, in Corea, taken by the French, 1868. News received that the Emperor of China had refused to accept a model railway offered to him by the Duke of Sutherland and others, 1873.

St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, dedicated, 1812. -

Loss of the British barque "Roodee" by fire, at Manila, 1975.

19th after Trinity. Great fire in Hongkong, 1859. Great typhoon at Formosa, 1981. Terrific typhoon at Manila; enormous damage to property, 1882.

The Shanghai and Woosung railway closed by the Chinese Government, 1977,

B.R.II. Princo Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1869. Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1875.

68 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay & Wilcox, II. M. Ship: “Columbine "

and Fury," 1819. Rebellion of Samurai at Kumamoto, Japan; 400 soldiers killed by the insurgents, 1876,

Loss of the steamer" Piadin" off the coast of Hainan, 1892.

Treaty of Whsinpos between France and China signed, 1911, Kahding recaptured

by the allios, 1982,

2014 after Trinity. In Canton 1,200 houses and 3 factories burnt, 1943,

Visit of the Tartar General Chang-Shan to Hongkong, 1871.

St. Simon and St. Jude. Terranova executed by the Chinese, 1823.

Portuguo ve frigate " D. Maria II. " blown up at Macin, 1959. Gollision on Yangt sæd be.

twçen steamior" II iyang" and lorcha. "Annie "and loss of the former, 1992, Great fire in Hougkong, 1900,

H.R.HI. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1909. Settlemont of the Formoss difficulty

between Japan and China, 1971,