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THE CALENDAR FOR 1890.

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DECEMBER-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

HONGKONG Temperature.

d. h. M.

Bec.

1887.

1888.

Last Quarter

4 9

2

46

P.M.

Maximum

78

75

New Moon

12

10

46

49

A.M.

Minimum

45

53

First Quarter 19 4

12

43

A.M.

Full Moon 21 1 33 41 P.M.

BAROMETER, 1888.

Max. ...30.27 Min. ......30.80

APOGEE, 3 days, 2 hours, P.M. PERIGEE, 15 days, 8 hours, A.M. APOGEE, 31 days, 10 hours, A.M.

1887.

RAINFALL.

A

0.49 inches.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

1888. 4.09

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

Mon.

1

20

Tues.

2

21

St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

Wed.

3

22

Thur.

4

23

Frid.

5

24

Sat.

6

25

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.

Sun.

7

26

2nd Sunday in Advent. European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

Mon.

8

27

Tues.

9

28

Wed. 10

29

Thur. 11

30

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral, Peking,

1888.

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

1867.

Frid.

12

1

Sat,

13

2

Sun,

14

3

Mon.

15

4.

Tues.

16

5

Wed.

17

6

Thur.

18

7

Frid.

19

8

Sat.

20

9

Sun.

21

10

Mon.

22

11

Tues.

23

12

Wed.

Thur.

~ N

24

13

Christmas Eve,

25

14

Frid

Sat.

Sun.

NNN

26

15

27

16

28

17

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 "Bac

chante," 1881.

4th in Advent. St. Thomas. Steam navigation first attempted, 1738.

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

Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1836.

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.

St. John's Day. Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.

1st after Christmas. Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France,

1857,

Mon.

Tues .

Wed.

ત્યા

29

18

30

19

31

20

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