THE CALENDAR FOR 1891
MAY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
2nd
...5h. 28m.
6h. 26m.
1889
1890
10th
.5h. 20m.
6h. 32m.
MOON'S PHASES
Maximum Minimum
..89
89
.74
74
d. h. m.
sec.
Last Quarter 1 New Moon
9
27
41 P.M.
8
1
51
46 P.M.
BAROMETER, 1890
First Quarter 16 Full Moon Last Quarter 31 2
PERIGEE, 5 days, APOGEE, 17 days,
DAYS OF DAYS OF 3 and 4
2
40
44
24
2
1
49
A.M.
A.M.
Max......30.03
Min.......29.73
30 46 A.M.
5 hours, P.M.
2 hours, P.M.
1889
48.84 inches
RAINFALL
1890
10.83 inches
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WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Frid.
1
23
Sat.
Sun.
~ 3
2
24
3
25
Mon.
4
26
Tues.
сл
5
27
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
St. Philip and St. James's day. First number of “Hongkong Gazette" published, 1841. Telegraphic communication established between Hongkong and the Philippines, 1880. Ratification at Tientsin of the Treaty between Portugal and China, 1888.
ROGATION SUNDAY. Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884. Opening of the Colonial and Indian
Exhibition in London, 1886,
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking
inaugurated, 1884.
British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842.
Wed. 6
28
Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
Thur. 7
29
ASCENSION DAY.
Frid. 8
1
Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.
Sat.
9
2
New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1890.
Sun. 10
3
Mon. 11
4
Tues. 12
5
Wed. 13
6
Thur. 14
SUN. AFTER ASCENSION. Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow,
the rebel city, 1804. Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1885.
East India Co.'s garden at Canton detroyed by the Mandarins, 1831. Signing of the
Li-Fournier Convention, 1834.
A corporal of the British Legation murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking, 1864.
Arrival of Sir John Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way to Peking to assume the
functions of British Minister, 1886.
Frid. 15
8
Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881.
Sat.
16
9
Sun.
17
10
Mon. 18
11
Tues.
19
12
Wed. 20
Thur.
21
Frid.
Sat.
23
Sun. 24
Mon. 25
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
222 ****** 2 27
13
14
WHIT SUNDAY. Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer "Izere," 1860. Arrival of
General Grant in Shanghai, 1879.
The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842.
Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonkin led by Commandant Riviere, and death
of the latter, 1883.
Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858. The Canton Mint
commenced striking silver coins, 1890.
Loss of M. M. str. "Menzaleh" while on her passage from Hongkong to Yokohama, 1887,
15
Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.
16
17
18
U. S. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1863.
TRINITY. Queen Victoria born, 1819. Captain Elliot and all the British subjects left
Canton for Macao, 1839.
The city of Canton invested by British troops, 1841.
26
19
Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876.
27
20
Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.
28
21
29
22
30
23
31
24
CORPUS CHRISTI,
Mr. Lindsay delivered the keys of the Company's factory at Canton to Kwan-Heep, 1831. Great rain storm in Hongkong, serious damage, 1889. Destruction by fire on the river Yangtsze of the str. Paoching; captain, two officers, and 20 Chinese lost, 1890.
H.B.M. screw sloop "Reynard" lost on the Pratas shoal in trying to rescue remainder of crew of "Velocipede," 1851. Opening of the Peak Tramway, Hongkong, 1888. Arrival of the King of Siam in Singapore, 1890.
18T AFTER TRINITY. Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the "Poyang," with 100
lives near Macao, 1875.
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