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THE CALENDAR FOR 1891
DECEMBER-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
4th
..........6h. 26m.
5h. 14m.
1888
1889
20th
...........6h. 37m. 5h. 18m.
Maximum
.....75
78
MOON'S PHASES
Minimum
.53
50
d. h. m. sec.
New Moon
1
7 21
40
P.M.
First Quarter
8
0
49
43
A.M.
BAROMETER, 1889
Full Moon
15 8
28
49
P.M.
Last Quarter 23 NEW MOON
Max......30.27
Min.......29.80
1
14 45
P.M.
31 10
55 49 A.M.
PERIGEE, 12 days, APOGEE, 24 days,
DAYS OF DAYS OF 11 and 12
3 hours, A.M. 2 hours, P.M.
1888 4.09 inches
RAINFALL
1889
0.17 inch
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Tues.
1
1
Wed.
2
2
St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.
Thur.
3
3
Frid.
4
4
Sat.
5
5
Sun.
6
6
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.
2ND IN ADVENT. Confucius died, B.C. 490.
Mon.
7
7
European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1942.
Tues. 8
8
Wed.
9
Thur.
10
10
Frid. 11
11
Sat. 12
12
Sun. 13
13
Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral, Peking,
1888.
Piracy on board the Douglas str. "Namoa," five hours after leaving Hongkong; Captain
Pocock and three others murdered, and several seriously wounded, 1890. Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1963. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at Osaka, 1867.
3RD IN ADVENT. French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.
Mon. 14
14
Tues. 15
15
All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1833.
Wed. 16
16
Thur. 17
17
Frid. 18
18
Sat.
19
19
Sun. 20
20
Mon. 21
21
Tues. 22
Wed, 23
Thur. 24
Frid. 25
7* ***
22
23
24
25
Sat. 26
26
Sun. 27
27
Mon. 28
28
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer “Japan" burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 399
Chinese drowned, 1874.
Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.
4TH IN ADVENT. Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in
the “Bacchante," 1881.
Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.
Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of
Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1836.
British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.
Christinas Eve.
CHRISTMAS DAY. Great Fire in Hongkong; 363 houses destroyed, immense destruction
of property, 1878.
Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1379.
1ST AFTER CHRISTMAS. Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1965. Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1957.
Tues. 29
29
Wed. 30
30
Thur. 31
1
Prince Kung received Captain Garcia y Garcia, Peruvian Minister, 1874.
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