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THE CALENDAR FOR 1896

APRIL-30 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st 15th

..5h. 55m.

6h. 14m.

1894

1895

..5h. 41m. 6h. 19m.

Maximum

....83

85

MOON'S PHASES

Minimum

...60

63

d. h. m. sec.

Last Quarter 5 8 0 New Moon 13 11 First Quarter 21 Full Moon

42 A.M.

6

27

9

58

48

A.M. 22 48 A.M. 23 42 P.M.

BAROMETER, 1895

·

Mean...

.29.94

APOGEE, 11 days, PERIGEE, 26 days,

11 hours, a.m.

5 hours, P.M.

1894

2.48 inches

RAINFALL

1895

2.60 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF 2 and 3

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Wed.

1

19

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

2 2 3

2

20

3

21

22

Sun.

5

23

Mon.

6

24

Tues. 7

25

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARkable EVENTS

The port of Hoihow, Hainan, opened, 1876. The ports of Pakhoi, Wenchow, Wuhu,

and Ichang opened, 1877.

Prince Kung degraded by the Empress Dowager, 1865.

GOOD FRIDAY.

Protocol arranging the preliminaries of peace between France and China signed at

Paris, 1885. The Czarewitch and Prince George of Greece arrive in Hongkong, 1891. EASTER SUNDAY. Bogue Forts destroyed by General D'Aguilar, 1847.

Convention between Sir John Francis Davis and the Viceroy Ki-ying for the admission of

Europeans into the city of Canton, within two months, 1842.

Hongkong Mint opened, 1866.

Wed. 8

26

Arrival of M. Paul Bert at Hanoi, 1880.

Thur. 9

27

Frid. 10

28

Sat.

11

29

Sun. 12

30

Mon. 13

1

Tues. 14

Wed.

15

W N

2

3

Thur. 16

4

Frid. 17

5

Sat.

18

6

Sun. 19

7

Terrific tornado in Canton; 2,000 houses destroyed, and 10,000 lives lost, 1878.

1ST AFTER EASTER. 37,000 Christians butchered in Japan, 1738. Death at Peking of

Marqr's Tseng, 1890.

Presentation of colours to Hongkong Regiment, 1895

St. Francis Xavier left Goa for China, 1552.

Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hongkong, 1872.

Telegraph to Shanghai opened, 1871. (including "Namoa" pirates), 1891. at Shimonoseki, 1895.

Execution at Kowloon city of nineteen pirates Treaty of Peace between China and Japan signed

Convention between China and Japan settling Corean differences signed at Tientsin, 1885.

The 0. & O. steamer "San Pablo" wrecked near Turnabout, 1888.

2ND AFTER EASTER. The "Sir Charles Forbes," the first steamer in China waters, arrived,

1830. The Czarewitch arrived at Hankow, 1891,

Mon. 20

Tues.

21

9

Wed.

22

Thur. 23 Frid. 24

Sat.

2 X 22

10

East India Co. ceased trade with China, 1834. Arrival of Governor J. Pope Hennessy in

Hongkong, 1877.

11

St. George's Day.

12

25

13

Capture of the citadel at Hanoi, Tonkin, by the French forces, 1882. Departure of Sir

William Marsh, acting Governor of Hongkong, 1887.

Sun.

26

14

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

* N N N

27

15

16

29

17

30

18

3rd after EasTER. Foundation stone of Victoria College, Hongkong, laid, 1884,

Ratifications of Corean treaty with England exchanged, 1884. Privy Council for Japan

constituted by Imperial decree, 1888.

Arrival of General Grant in Hongkong, 1879.

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