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THE CALENDAR FOR 1891

xiii

JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

6

1st

.......5h. 20m.

17th............5h. 26m. 6h. 45m.

MOON'S PHASES

d. h. m. sec.

New Moon First Quarter 14 Full Moon Last Quarter 28

6h. 47m.

1889

1890

Maximum

.92

90

Minimum ..............81

72

11

34 49

A.M.

1

21 9

14 30 41

49

BAROMETER, 1890

P.M.

P.M.

Max......29.92

Min.......29.51

0

8 47 P.M.

APOGEE, 12 days, PERIGEE, 23 days,

3 hours, A.M. 11 hours, P.M.

1889

4.57 inches

RAINFALL

1890

22.60 inches

DAYS OF Days of 5 and 6

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Wed.

1

25

Thur. 2

26

Frid.

3

27

Sat.

28

Sun.

5

29

CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable Events

Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857.

sionary riot at Chungking, 1836.

Serious anti-mis.

Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.S. "Blonde," 1840. French Expedition

from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.

Treaty of Wanghia with the United States signed, 1844. Colonel Gordon arrived in,

Hongkong on his way to visit the Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang, 1880.

Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong and Macao, 1884.

6TH AFTER TRINITY. Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1881.

Mon.

6

1

Tues.

7

2

Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.

Wed. 8

3

Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.

Thur. 9

4

First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.

Frid.

10

5

Sat.

11

6

Sun. 12

7

Mon. 13

8

Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yang-tsze blockaded by British fleet,

1840.

Engagement between the American Naval Forces and the Koreans; the Expedition leaves

to await instructions, 1871. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816.

7th after TRINITY. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. First English ship reached China, 1835.

Tues. 14

9

Statue of Paul Bert unveiled at Hanoi, 1890.

Wed. 15

10

Thur. 16

11

Frid. 17

12

Sat.

18

13

Sun.

19

14

Mon.

Tues. 21

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun. 26

27 2* * 22

20

15

16

22

17

23

18

24

19

25

20

21

Mon.

27

22

Tues. 28

23

Wed. 29

24

Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French and American squadron, 1873.

Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan : 500 persons killed, 1888.

British trade with China re-opened, 1842. The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to

Hongkong, 1872.

Dutch envoy Goyer, as bearer of tribute, received in Peking, 1656.

Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in

London, 1885.

8th after TrinNITY. Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1863. Ratification at Peking of the new treaties of commerce and emigration between the United States and China 1881.

Wreck of the C. M. S. N. Co.'s str. "Pautah" on Shantung Promontory, 1887.

Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great inundation, 1889. Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight inmates killed, 1882.

British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed at

Peking, 1888.

Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859.

9TH AFTER Trinity.

Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and

Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1802.

Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864.

Treaty between United States and Japan signed, 1953. Great earthquake at Kumamoto,

Japan, 1889.

Thur. 30

25

Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.

Frid. 31

26