THE CALENDAR FOR 1896
MAY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG Temperature
1st 15th
....5h. 29m.
6h. 25m.
1894
1895
5h. 21m.
6h. 31m.
Maximum
...89
89
Minimum
..68
69
MOON'S PHASES
d. h. Last Quarter 4 11
m. sec.
1
43
P.M.
BAROMETER, 1895
New Moon
13 3
22
45
A.M.
First Quarter 20
Mean..........
.29.86
1
57
41 P.M.
Full Moon
27 5
32
46 A.M.
APOGEE,
11 hours, P.M.
7 hours, P.M.
1894
RAINFALL
20.01 inches
1895 5.64 inches
ix
8 days, PERIGEE, 24 days,
DAYS OF DAYS OF 3 and 4
Sat. Sun.
09 19
පණ - තලා
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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.
4TH AFTER EASTER. Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884.
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking
inaugurated, 1884.
Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
Departure of Governor Sir William Des Vœux from Hongkong, 1891.
Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.
New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1890. Waglan Lighthouse opened, 1893.
ROGATION SUNDAY. Hongkong declared infected with plague, 1894. Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the rebel city, 1864. Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1885.
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Frid.
1
19
20
3
21
Mon.
22
Tues.
5
23
British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842.
Wed.
6
24
Thur.
7
25
Frid.
8
26
Sat.
9
27
Sun. 10
28
Mon. 11
29
Tues. 12
30
Wed. 13
1
Thur. 14
2
Frid.
15
Sat.
16
Sun. 17
5
Mon. 18
Tues.
19
Wed.
20
Thur. 21
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Attempted assassination of the Czarewitch by a Japanese at Otsn, 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.
A corporal of the British Legation murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking, 1864. Anti-
Foreign riot at Wuhu, 1891.
ASCENSION DAY. Arrival of Sir John Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way to Peking
to assume the functions of British Minister, 1886.
Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881. Anti-
foreign riot in the Hochow district, 1891.
AFTER ASCENSION. Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer"
General Grant in Shanghai, 1879.
The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842.
Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonkin led
of the latter, 1883.
"
Izere, 1860. Arrival of
Anti-foreign riot at Ngankin, 1891.
by Commandant Riviere, and death
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.
WHIT SUNDAY. 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.
Formosa Republic declared, 1895.
Frid.
22
10
Sat.
23
11
Sun.
24
12
Mon.
25
13
Tues.
26
14
Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876.
Wed.
27
15
Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1941.
Thur. 28
16
Frid.
29
17
Sat.
30
18
Sun. 31
19
Mr. Lindsay delivered the keys of the Company's factory at Canton to Kwan-Heep, 1831. Great rain storm in Hongkong, serious damage, 1889. Anti-Foreign riots in Szechuen, 1895.
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, 1890.
TRINITY SUNDAY. Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the "Poyang," with 100 lives,
near Macao, 1875.
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