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THE CALENDAR FOR 1891

APRIL-30 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

4th

19th

.5h. 52m. ...5h. 38m.

6h. 15m.

1889

1890

6h. 20m.

Maximum Minimum

.81

84

63

62

MOON'S PHASES

d. h.

h.

Last Quarter

2

m. 2 6

New Moon

9

4

First Quarter 16 Full Moon

sec. 43 33 40 9 16 44

P.M.

BAROMETER, 1890

A.M.

A.M.

Max......30.14

Min.......29.75

24

0

41 43 P.M.

6 hours, A.M. 8 hours, P.M.

1889

12.27 inches

RAINFALL

1890

1.37 inches

Wed.

1

23

Thur. 2

24

Frid.

3

25

Sat.

4

26

Sun.

5

27

Mon. 6

28

Tues. 7

29

PERIGEE, 7 days, APOGEE, 19 days,

DAYS OF DAYS or 2 and 3 WEEK MONTH MOONS

LO

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

The port of Hoihow, Hainan, opened, 1876. The ports of Pakhoi, Wenchow, Wuhu,

and Ichang opened, 1877.

Prince Kung degraded by the Empress Dowager, 1865.

Protocol arranging the preliminaries of peace between France and China signed at

Paris, 1885.

LOW SUNDAY. Bogue Forts destroyed by General D'Aguilar, 1847.

Convention between Sir John Francis Davis and the Viceroy Ki-ying for the admission of

Europeans into the city of Canton, within two months, 1842.

Hongkong Mint opened, 1866.

Wed. 8

30

Arrival of M. Paul Bert at Hanoi, 1586.

Thur.

9

1

Frid.

10

2

Sat. 11

3

Sun.

12

4

Terrific tornado in Canton; 2,000 houses destroyed, and 10,000 lives lost, 1878.

2ND AFTER EASTER. 37,000 Christians butchered in Japan, 1788. Death at Peking of

Marquis Tseng, 1890.

Mon.

13

5

Tues. 14

6

Wed. 15

7

St. Francis Xavier left Goa for China, 1552.

Thur. 16

8

Frid. 17

9

Sat.

18

10

Sun. 19

11

Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hongkong, 1872.

Telegraph to Shanghai opened, 1871.

Convention between China and Japan settling Corean differences signed at Tientsin, 1885.

The O. & O. steamer "San Pablo" wrecked near Turnabout, 1888.

3RD AFTER EASTER. The "Sir Charles Forbes," the first steamer in China waters, arrived,

1830.

Mon.

20

12

Tues. 21

13

Wed.

22

14

East India Co. ceased trade with China, 1834. Arrival of Governor J. Pope Hennessy in

Hongkong, 1877.

Thur. 23

Frid.

Sat.

Sun. 26

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

29

Thur. 30

*** *828

15

St. George's Day.

24

16

25

17

Capture of the citadel at Hanoi, Tonkin, by the French forces, 1882. Departure of Sir

William Marsh, acting Governor of Hongkong, 1887.

18

4TH AFTER EASTER.

Foundation stone of Victoria College, Hong kong, laid, 1884.

27

19

20

Ratifications of Corean treaty with England exchanged, 1884. Privy Council for Japan

constituted by Imperial decree, 1888.

21

22

Arrival of General Grant in Hongkong, 1879.