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THE CALENDAR FOR 1894
MAY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
2nd
....5h. 28m.
6h. 26m.
1892
1893
10th
New Moon
5
.5h. 20m. 6h. 32m.
MOON'S PHASES
d. h. m. sec.
First Quarter 12 1 Full Moon 20 0 Last Quarter 28 3
Maximum
....88
89
Minimum
...64
65
10
17
45
P.M. 57 41 P.M. 18 49 A.M. 40 44
A.M.
Barometer, 1893
Mean......
.29.86
1892 8.57 inches
RAINFALL
1893 16.13 inches
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.
ASCENSION DAY. Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884.
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking
inaugurated, 1884.
British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842.
Sunday after ASCENSION. Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874. Departure of Governor Sir William Des Vœux from Hongkong, 1891.
New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1890. Waglan Lighthouse opened, 1893.
Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the rebel city, 1864.
Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1885.
Attempted assassination of the Czarewitch by a Japanese at Otsu, Japan, 1891. Execution
of fifteen pirates (including leader of "Namoa" pirates) at Kowloon, 1891.
East India Co.'s garden at Canton detroyed by the Mandarins, 1831. Signing of the
Li-Fournier Convention, 1884.
WHIT SUNDAY. A corporal of the British Legation murdered by Chinese soldiers at
Peking, 1864. Anti-Foreign riot at Wuhu, 1891.
Arrival of Sir John Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way to Peking to assume the
functions of British Minister, 1886.
PERIGEE, 8 days, APOGEE, 24 days,
noon.
9 hours, A.M.
DAYS OF Days of 3 and 4
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Tues.
1
26
Wed.
Thur.
2 M
27
3
28
Frid. 4
29
Sat.
5
1
Sun.
6
Mon. 7
3
Tues. 8
Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.
Wed. 9
Thur. 10
6
Frid. 11
Sat.
12
Sun. 13
9
Mon. 14
10
Tues. 15
11
Wed. 16
12
Thur. 17
13
Frid. 18
14
Sat.
19
Sun.
20
Mon.
21
Tues.
22
Wed.
23
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
* 2 * *** *** * 2
15
16
17
18
19
24
20
25
21
26
22
27
23
28
24
29
25
Wed. 30
26
Thur.
31
27
Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881. Anti-
foreign riot in the Hochow district, 1891.
H
Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer “Isere, 1860. Arrival of General Grant
in Shanghai, 1879.
The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842. Anti-foreign riot at Ngankin, 1891.
Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonkin led by Commandant Riviere, and death
of the latter, 1883.
TRINITY SUNDAY. 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.
Imperial Edict respecting anti-Christian literature, 1892.
Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.
U. S. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1863.
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. Anti-foreign riot at Nanking, 1891. Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876.
1st after TriNITY. Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.
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 Yangtaze 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, 1830.
Typhoon at Hongkong and Mačao; lows of the "Poyang,” with 100 lives, near Macso, 1875,
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