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THE CALENDAR FOR 1889.

DECEMBER-31 DAYS.

17

MOON'S PHASES.

Hongkong TEMPERATURE.

d. h. m. sec.

1887.

Full Moon

7

5 28

44

1888.

P.M.

Last Quarter 15 10 34

43

Maximum

.73

P.M.

New Moon

22 8 28

44

Minimum

45

P.M.

First Quarter 29 0 52 45

P.M.

Barometer, 1887.

Max.

.30.305 Min. ....29.891

APOGEE, 10 days, 3 hours, A.M. PERIGEE, 23 days, 9 hours, A.M.

Days of Days OF 11 & 12 WEBE. MONTH. Moons.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

1887.

RAINFALL.

0.49 inches.

1888. inches.

Sun.

1

9

Adcent.

Mon.

2

10

St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

Tues.

3

11

Wed.

4

12

Thur.

5

13

Frid.

6

14

Sat.

7

15

Sun.

8

16

Mon.

9

17

Tues. 10

18

Wed. 11

19

Thur. 12

20

Frid.

13

21

Sat.

14

22

Sun.

15

23

Mon.

16

24

Tues. 17

25

Wed. 18

26

Thur. 19

27

Frid.

20

28

Sat.

21

29

Sun.

22

1

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

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

under General Gordon, 1863.

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

European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

2nd Sunday in Advent.

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861.

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

1867.

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

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

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

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

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 “Bao-

chante," 1881.

St. Thomas. · Steam navigation first attempted, 1738.

4th in Advent. Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the

movements of Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1838.

Mon. 23

2

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

Tues.

24

3

Christmas Eve.

Wed. 25

4

Thur. 26

5

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

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

property, 1878.

Frid.

27

6

Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.

Sat.

28

7

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

Sun.

29

8

1st after Christmas.

Mon. 30

Tues.

13

e

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

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