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THE CALENDAR FOR 1888.

DECEMBER-31 DAYS.

17

MOON'S PHASES.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

d. h. m.

Beca

1886. 1887.

New Moon

3

5

41

46

P.M.

Maximum

....64

First Quarter 10

2

21 21

48

P.M.

Minimum

....55

Full Moon Last Quarter 26 1 35 49

18 6

16 49

P.M.

P.M.

BAROMETER, 1887.

Max.

Min.

PERIGEE, 3 days, 0 hour, noon. APOGEE, 16 days, 0 hour, noon. PERIGEE, 31 days, 11 hours, P.M.

DAYS OF DAYS OF 10 & 11 WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

1886. 1.775 inches.

RAINFALL.

1887, inches.

Sat.

1

28

Sun.

2

29

Advent. St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

Mon.

3

1

Tues.

4

2

First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.

Wed.

5

3

Thur.

6

4

Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialista

under General Gordon, 1863.

East India Co.'s last servant left China, 1896. Confucius died, B.C. 490.

Frid.

7

5

European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

Sat.

8

Sun.

9

7

Mon.

10

8

Tues.

11

9

2nd Sunday in Advent. Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861.

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

1867.

Wed.

12

10

Thur.

13

11

French flag bauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.

Frid.

14

12

Sat.

15

13

Sun.

16

14

All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese)"expelled from Macao, 1838, 3rd in Advent,

19

Mon.

17

15

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer “Japan' burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 389

Chinese drowned, $358,508 treasure lost, 1874.

Tues. 18

16

Earthquake in Formosa, 1867.

Wed.

19

17

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

Thur.

20

18

Frid.

21

19

Sat.

22

20

Sun.

23

21

Mon.

24

22

Christmas Eve.

Tues

25

23

Wed. 26

24

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

chante," 1881.

St. Thomas. Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.

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

tentiary Elliot, 1836.

4th in Advent. British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

Christmas Day. Great Fire in Hongkong; 368 houses destroved, immense' destruction of

property, 1878,

Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1879.

"Bae

Thur.

27

25

Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.

Frid.

28

26

Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857.;

Sat.

29

27

Sun.

30

28

1st after Christmas,

Mon.

13

29

Prince Kung received Captain Garcia y Garcia, Peruvian Minister, 1874.