THE CALENDAR FOR 1889.
11
JUNE-30 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
d. h m.
sec.
1887.
1888.
First Quarter 7
3 37
46
A.M.
Maximum
89
88
Full Moon Last Quarter 20
13
9 34
42
P.M.
Minimum
73.3
69
3 11
41
P.M.
Mean, 1888
.80*
New Moon
28
4 39 46 P.M.
Max.
BAROMETER, 1888.
29.91 Min.......
29.25
PERIGEE, 13 days, APOGEE, 27 days,
11 hours, P.M. 4 hours, P.M.
1887. 5.475 inches.
RAINFALL.
1888. 23.86 inches.
DAYS OF DAYS OF 5 and 6 WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1968. New Opium Agreement between
Hongkong and China came into force, 1887.
Sun, after Ascension. Hongkong connected with London by wire, 1871.
Earthquake at Manila destroying the town and killing more than 2,000 persons,
1883. Death of Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1883.
Treaty between Frauce and Korea signed at Seoul, 1896.
Departure of the first steamer of the Occidental and Oriental Co.'s line from Hongkong
to San Francisco, 1875.
Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of $500,000 destroyed, and many lives
lost 1884. Amended French treaty with Annam signed, 1984.
Whit Sunday. Attempt to destroy by fire the British fleet in Canton river, 1849,
Treaty of Peace between France and China signed at Tientsiu, 1995. Typhoon at Formosa; loss of several vessels, 1876.
St. Barnabas. Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1640.
Opening of the first Railway in Japan, 1872.
British steamer "Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese Customs cruiser,
1875.
Russian and Chinese treaty, 1728.
British bark" Cæsar" and Danish schooner "Carl" taken by pirates off Pedro Branos,
1866. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen, 1887. Trinity. Woosung taken, 1812.
Sat.
1
3
San
2
4
Mon.
3
5
Tues.
4
6
Wed.
5
7
Thur.
6
8
Frid.
7
9
Sat.
8
10
Sun.
9
11
Mon.
10
12
Tues. 11
13
Wed.
12
14
Thur.
13
15
Prid.
14
16
Sat.
15
17
Sun.
16
18
Mon.
17
19
Tues. 18
20
Wed.
19
21
Thur. 20
22
Frid. 21
23
Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.
Sat.
22 24
Sun. 23
25
Mon. 24
26
Tues. 25
27
Wed. 26
28
Thur. 27
29
Frid. 28
1
Sat.
29
2
Sun.
30
3
Explosion of the "Union Star" at Shanghai, 17 persons killed, and 10 wounded, 1889,
Disastrous inundation at Fouchow, two thousand lives lost, 1877.
Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1812.
Corpus Christi. Macartney's embassy arrived, 1793.
Canton blockaded by English forces, 1840.
1st after Trinity. Ki-ying visits Hongkong, 1843. Shock of Earthquake in Hongkong,
1874. French troops surprised by Chinese near Lang-ʊn, 1884.
St. John the Baptist." Midsummer day.
Treaty of Nanking exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at Tokyo, 1868.
Treaty between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858. Decree respiting Ch'ang How, 1880). Additional Convention between France and China signed at Peking, 1887. Treaty between France and China signed, 1859. Confiscation of the str. “Prince Albert"
by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, isto.
The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking, 1873, First sitting, at Hongkong, of the Joint Opium Commission appointed under the Chefoo Convention, 1598,
2nd after Trinity. British expedition to China arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of
the Shanghai and Woosung railway, 1376.
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