THE CALENDAR FOR 1892
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DECEMBER-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
4th
...6h. 26m.
5h. 14m.
1889
1890
20th
...6h. 37m.
5h. 18m.
MOON'S PHASES
Maximum Minimum
...78
81
..50
53
d. h. m.
sec.
Full Moon Last Quarter 11 New Moon First Quarter 27
PERIGEE, 3 days, APOGEE, 15 days, Perigee, 31 days,
DAYS OF DAYS OP 10 and 11
1 hour, P.M. 9 hours, P.M. 8 hours, P.M.
4 9 53
42
A.M.
10 5
47
A.M.
Barometer, 1890
19 3 4
49
40
P.M.
Max......30.31
Min.......29.94
58 44 A.M.
1889
0.17 inches
RAINFALL
1890
1.55 inches
CHRONOLOGY op Remarkable EvenTS
MONTH
MOONS
Thur.
1
13
Frid.
2
14
St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.
Sat.
3
M
15
Sun.
16
Mon.
5
17
2ND IN ADVENT. First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841. Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847.
under General Gordon,1863.
Soochow re-taken by the Imperialiana.
Tues.
6
18
Confucius died, B.C. 490.
Wed.
7
19
European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.
Thur.
8
20
Frid.
9
21
Sat.
10
22
Sun.
11
23
Mon.
12
24
Tues.
13
25
Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1961. 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.
3RD IN ADVENT. Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, VAS.,
drowned at Osaka, 1867.
Imperial decree stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to be received in
audience every New Year, 1890.
French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.
Wed.
14
26
Thur.
15
27
All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.
Frid. 16
28
Sat.
17
29
Sun.
18
30
4TH IN ADVENT.
Mon.
19
Tues.
20
12
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer “Japan” burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 300
Chinese drowned, 1874.
Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.
2
Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the
chante," 1881.
Sh
Wed. 21
Thur. 22
34
3
Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.
4
Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movementa
Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1838.
Frid.
23
5
British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.
Sat.
24
6
Sun.
25
7
Mon.
26
Tues. 27
Wed.
Thur.
28
29
11
Frid.
30
12
Sat
31
13
2 7 2 2
23
8
富盛
9
Christmas Eve.
CHRISTMAS DAY. Great Fire in Hongkong ; 368 houses destroyed, immense destructin
of property, 1878.
Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1879. The C. N. Co.'s steamer
'Shanghai" destroyed by fire on the Yangtsze, over 300 lives lost.
Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.
10 Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857.
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