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THE CALENDAR FOR 1584.

27

25

NOVEMBER-30 DAYS.

THE CALENDAR FOR 1894.

DECEMBER-31 DAYS.

PERIGEE, 4 days, 11 hours, P.M,

APOGEE, 20 days, 10 hours, A.M.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

MOON'S PHASES.

1882.

1883.

Maximum.. Minimum.

.81 .59

Maximum. Minimum

.84

d.

h. 11. Sec.

d.

h. ዝ. вес.

.67

Full Moon

3

2 35 47

A.M.

BAROMETER, 1883.

Maximum....

.30:340

Minimum..............

29.992

Last Quarter 9 7 06 45

P.M.

New Moon 17

First Quarter 25

9 00 45 P.M.

8

57 42 P.M.

DAYS

DAYS

OF THE OF THE

DAYS

OF THE

9th & 10th

WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

Memoranda,

DAYS

DAYS

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE 10th &

11th

Chronology of Remarkable Events,

WEEK. MONTH,| MOONS.

Eat.

1

14

Mon.

1

14

Sun.

15

Tucs.

15

St. Francis Xavier died on Sacchoan, 1552.

Mon.

16

Wed.

3

16

Tues.

17

Thur.

4

17

First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1851.

Wed,

5

18

Frid.

5

18

Thur.

6

19

Sat.

19

Frid.

Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1817. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists under

General Gordon, 1803.

East India Co.'s last servant left China, 1836, Confucius died, R.C. 490.

20

Sun.

7

20

2nd Sunday in Advent. European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1912.

Sat.

21

Mon.

8

21

Sun.

9

22

Tues.

9

22

Mon. 10

23

Wed. 10

23

Tues. 11

21

Thur. 11

24

Wed. 12

25

Frid. 12

25

Thur. 13

26

Sat.

13

26

Frid. 14

27

Sun.

14

27

3rd in Advent.

Sat.

15

28

Sun. 16

Mon. 15

28

20

Tues. 16

29

Mon.

17

30

Wed,

17

1

Tues. 18

1

Wed.

19

Thur. 18

2

Thur, 20

3

Frid. 19

3

Frid. 21

Sat.

20

4

Sat.

22

Sun.

21

5

Sun.

23

Mon. 22

Mon.

24

7

Tues.

Tues. 25

8

Wed. 26

9

Thur.

27

10

Wed. 24 Thur. 25 Frid.

2 2 2

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861.

Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at Osaka

1867.

The N. Y. L. &C. Co's steamer "Mongol" ran on a sunken rock near the Nine Pins and

sank in 5 minutos; 17 lives were lost, including Captain Flumank and his wife, 1874. French dog hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.

All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.

Loss by fire of the American ship "Horatio," at Shanghai, 1874. The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer

Japan" burnt to the water's edge about 130 miles from Hongkong near Breaker Point while on a voyage from Yokobama; 1 European passenger, the cook, and 339 Chinese drowned, $358,508 treasure lost, 1974. Earthquake in Formosa, 1867.

Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842,

Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the "Bacchante,"

1881.

4th in Advent. St. Thomas, Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.

Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of Plenipo-

tentiary Elliot, 1830.

23

7

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

8

Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day. Great Fire in Hongkong; 369 houses destroyed, immense destruction

9

of property, 1974. The steamer "Bombay" buruel at Woosing, 1890.

26

10

Frid. 28

11

Sat.

Sat.

29

12

Sun.

Sun.

30

Mon,

2 26

27

11

28

12

Gigantic fire at Tokio, 11,000 houses destroyed, 243 lives lost, 1879,

Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.

laf after Christmas. Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and Francs,

1837.

13

29

13

Tues.

30

14

Wed.

31

15

Princo Kung received Captain Garcia y Garcia, Peruvian Minister, 1874

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