THE CALENDAR FOR 1854.
OCTOBER-31 DAYS.
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THE CALENDAR FOR 1854.
NOVEMBER-30 DAYS.
PERIGEE, 7 days, 9 hours, P.M.
APOGEE, 23 days, 8 hours, P.M.
MOON'S PHASES.
HONGKONG
TEMPERATURE.
1882.
1883.
d.
h. m. sec.
d.
h. DIL. 800.
Maximum.. Minimum..
.87 .74
Maximum.. Minimum
.82
.71
BAROMETER, 1833.
Maximum..........30.274
Miniuum...
29.980
Full Moon
Last Quarter 10
3
12 48 P.M.
New Moon 18
1 47 47 A.M.
6 48 44
A.M.
First Quarter 26
5 51 49 A.K.
DAYS DAYS
DAYS
OF THE
OF THE OF THE
3th & 9th
WEEK.MONTH MOONS.
Memoranda.
DATS
DAYS
DAYS
OF THE OF THE
OF THE
9th & 10th
WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Sat.
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
1 2 3 4 CO
13
Sun.
14
Mon.
1 2 ♡
14
15
All Saints. The port of Quin-hou, Annow, opened to foreigu trade, 1876. 21st after Trinity. All Souls.
3
16
Great Britain compuced the first war with China by the naval action of Chuen-pee, 1930,
15
Tues,
4
17
16
Wed. 5
18
5 17
Thur.
6
19
Great Bre at Macao, 500 houses burnt, 1931. Peking evacuated by the Allies, 1880. English and French treaties promulgated by the Peking Gazette, 1880,
6
18
Frid.
7
20
Tues.
7
19
Sat.
8
21
Wed.
20
Sun.
Thur.
9
21
Mon. 10
Frid. 10
22
Tues. 11
Sat.
11
23
Wed. 12
22
23
24
25
Sun. 12
24
Thur. 13
26
Mon. 13
25
Capt. Garcia y Garcia and Dr. Elmore appointed by the President of Peru on a Bpecial
Mission to Japan and China, 1871.
22nd after Trinity. The French_repulsed at Korea, 1868. Prince of Wales born, 191. Loss of the China Navigation C's steamer Glengyle" on Namoa Island, with the captain and several of the crew, 1975.
H.M.S," Raeshorse" wrecked off Chefon, out of a crew of 10% only 0 saved, 1864. H.E, Chung How Chinese Envoy to Russia, arrived in Hongkong on bis way to St. Peter-hurg, 1878.
Hongkong first lighted by gas, 1804.
Earthquake at Shanghai, 1817.
Frid. 14
27
Tues. 14
26
Loss of Messrs. D. Lupraik & Co.'s str. "Douglas" in the IInitan Straits, 1830. Couron-
tion signed between" Russia and China, 1860,
..Wed. 15
Sat.
15
27
28
Thur. 16
Sun.
16
28
29
Frid.
Mon.
- 17
17
29
30
Sat.
18
30
Tues.
18
1
Sun.
19
1
Wed.
Mon.
20
2
Thur,
Tues. 21
Frid.
Wed. 22
4
Sat,
Thur. 23
5
Sun.
Frid.
24
Mon.
Sat,
25
7
Tucs.
25
Sun.
26
8
Mon. 27
Wed.
9
26
Tucs. 28 10
Thur. 27
Wed. 29
11
Frid.
28
Thur.
30
12
Sat.
29
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19
20
3
21
22
23
24
7
8
9
10
M. Thiers accepts the apology of Ch'ung ITow, the Chinese Ambassador, for the murder
of the French at Troutsin, Juno 21st, 1870-1971.
11
H. M. gunboat "Gant" lost in the Palawan, 1888. News received in Hongkong of
outbreak of a serious rebellion in Hunan, 1870.
23rd after Trinity. 1.R.H. Prince Alfred left Hongkong, 1809,
Shanghai opened to foreign conimerce, 1843.
Great Fire in Rongkong, 1867. I.R.. Prince Alfred arrived at Manila, 1869 Ch'ung How, Governor of Tientsin, arrived in Hongkong en route for France as special Ambassador, to explain the Tientsin Massacré, 1870. Collision on the Yangtaze between the stra, "Kungwo'
vessels lost, 1890,
and "Hanyang;" both
Portuguese Custoin house at Macno closed, 1815. Lord Elgin died 1803. Gunpowder
explosion at Hankow, 1867.
Major Baldwin and Lieut. Bird, of H.M.'s 20th Regt., murdered in Japan, 1863.
Great Bre at Canton, 1,400 houses destroyed, 1835. Terrible boiler explosion on board
the steamer "Yesso" in Hongkong harbour, 86 lives lost, 1877.
24th after trinity. Arrival of the Prince Albert Victor and Georgo of Wales in the
"Bacchante" "at Woosung, 1821.
Ship "Oniar Pachu" lost in China Soa, 1847.
Tremendous Are at Tokohama, 1868, Capture of Anping. Formosa, 1888. ILE. Marquis Tseng, Chinese Ambassador to England, arrived in Hongkong, on his way to London, 1878.
Edict issued by the Viceroy of Canton forbidding trade with British ships, 1939.
Foreign factorios burnt at Canton, 1970. Great fire in Hongkong, 1807.
12
Frid.
Murder of the saplain and four men of the British barque "Crofton," near Ku-lan, 1869.
Bir George Bowen appointed ( wornor of II ingkong, 1938.
31
13
21
Thane S. Alsowk Jay, St. Joeph' (fburch, Hongkong, conseersted, 1972.
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