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THE CALENDAR FOR 1893

AUGUST—31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

2nd.... 18th

..............5h. 33m,

6h. 39m.

1891

1892

....5h. 39m.

6h. 28m.

MOON'S PHASES

Maximum Minimum

...93

91

.73

74

d. h. m.

sec.

Last Quarter 5 11

59

43 A.M.

New Moon

12

4

23

48 A.M.

BAROMETER, 1892

First Quarter 19

5

Full Moon

.7

27 47. P.31. 49 P.M.

Max......29.95

Min.......29.65

PERIGEE, 9

» hours, A.M.

APOGEE, 21 days,

3 hours, A.M.

1891

16.79 inches

RAINFALL

1892

12.09 inches

T

1

20

2

21

Thur.

3

22

Frid.

4

23

Sat.

24

Sun.

6

25

Mon.

7

26

Tues. 8

27

Wed. 9

28

Thur. 10

29

Frid. 11

30

• OF

"THI

6 and 7 MOONS

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

Mr. T. F. Wade, C. B., appointed H.B.M. Minister at Peking, 1871. Peh-tang occupied by the Allied forces, 1859. Sunday cargo-working Ordinance, Hongkong, came into force, 1891.

Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.

British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.

Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Kelung by French, 1984. 10TH AFTER TRINITY. Serious Flood at Tientsin, 1871.

British squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.

Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul at Hakodate, 1874.

British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.

Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888. First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord Napier, whe

suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1834.

Sat.

12

1

Sun. 13

2

Mon. 14

3

11TH AFTER TRINITY. 174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1842.

Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860.

Tues. 15

4

Wed.

16

5

Thur. 17

6

Frid. 18

7

Sat.

19

8

Sun. 20

9

Mon. 21

10

Tues. 22

11

Wed. 23

12

.Thur. 24

13

Frid. 25

14

Great Fire on French Concession, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,000,

1879.

British trade at Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French treaty with Siam

signed, 1856.

Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Dutch treaty with Japan

signed, 1858. Great fire in Hongkong, 1868.

+

12TH AFTER TRINITY. First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board

the Cornwallis," at Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861.

Governor Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870. Seizure of steamer "Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884.

Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1864. Chinese

fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884.

Wreck of the C. N. Co's. str. “Tientsin” near Swatow, 1887.

British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty between Great Britain

and Japan signed, 1959.

Sat. 26

15

British left Macao, 1930.

Sun. 27

16

13th after TriNITY. Amoy taken by the English, 206 guns captured, 1841.

Mon. 28

17

Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816. Slavery abolished in British

possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884.

Tues. 29

18

Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.

Wed.

30

19

Thur.

31

20

Severe typhoon on Coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping

at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1843.