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THE CALENDAR FOR 1896

JUNE-30 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st 15th

....5h. 16.

Ch. 38m.

1891

1895

....5h. 16m.

6h. 44m.

MOON'S PHASES

d. h. m.

Maximum Minimum

.....87

94

74

73

sec.

25

Last Quarter 3 3 38 45 P.M. New Moon 11 4 18 49 P.M. First Quarter 18 7 16 47 P.M. Full Moon

30 49 P.M.

BAROMETER, 1895

Mean........

.29.79

2

APOGEE, 5 days, PERIGEE, 21 days,

4 hours, P.M.

midnight

1894

RAINFALL

16.54 inches

1895

4.97 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF 4 and 5

A7 N ** * *7*

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1868. New Opium_Agreement between

Hongkong and China came into force, 1887. Anti-foreign riot at Tanyang, 1891. Hongkong connected with London by wire, 1871. Formal transfer of Formosa from

China to Japan, 1895

Earthquake at Manila, killing more than 2,000 persons, 1863. Death of Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1883. Russell & Co. suspend payment, 1891. Kelung taken possession of by Japanese, 1895

Treaty between France and Korea signed at Seoul, 1680.

Departure of the first O. & 0, steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco, 1875. Messrs. Ar-

gent and Green murdered in an Anti-foreign riot at Wuhsuch, 1891.

Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of £500,000 destroyed, and many lives

lost, 1864.

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Mon.

1

20

Tues. 2

21

Wed. 3

22

Thur. 4 Frid.

23

5

24

Sat.

C

25

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

10

29

Thur.

11

1

Frid. 12

2

Opening of the first Railway in Japan, 1872.

Sat.

13

3

Sun. 14 Mon. 15

∞ ∞ -1

8

9

Tues. 16

26

27

28

45

610

23 44

1ST AFTER TRINITY. Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1891.

Destruction of Mission premises at Wusieh by anti-foreign mob, 1891.

Attempt to destroy by fire the British fleet in Canton river, 1849. Treaty of Peace between France and China signed at Tientsin, 1885. Attack on mission premises at Soochow, 1891. Suspension of New Oriental Bank, 1892.

Typhoon at Formosa; loss of several vessels, 1876.

Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1640.

British steamer "Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese Customs cruiser, 1875.

Imperial Edict condemning attacks on Foreigners, 1891.

2nd after TriNITY. Russian and Chinese treaty, 1728.

British bark "Cæsar” and Danish schooner "Carl" taken by pirates off Pedro Blanca,

1860. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen, 1867.

Woosung taken, 1842.

First foreign-owned junk leaves Chungking, 1891.

Explosion of the "Union Star" at Shanghai, 17 persons killed and 10 wounded, 1862.

Disastrous inundation at Foochow, two thousand lives lost, 1877.

Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842.

Queen's Accession, 1837. Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 1793. Attack on mission

premises at Haimen city, 1891.

3RD AFTER TRINITY. Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.

Canton blockaded by English forces, 1840.

Ki-ying visits Hongkong, 1843. Shock of Earthquake in Hongkong, 1974. French troops

surprised by Chinese near Langson, 1884.

Assassination of M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, 1894.

Wed. 17

7

Thur. 18

8

Frid. 19

9

Sat.

20

10

Sun. 21

11

Mon. 22 Tues. 23

12

13

Wed.

24

14

Thur. 25

15

Frid. 26

Sat.

16

Treaty between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858.

between France and China signed at Peking, 1887.

Additional Convention

27

17

Treaty between France and China signed, 1858. Confiscation of the str

by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 1866.

"Prince Albert "

18

4TH AFTER TRINITY. Queen's Coronation, 1838.

29

19

30

20

** ** * N * 8 8

Sun. 28

Mon.

Tues.

Treaty of Nanking exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at Tokyo, 1862.

The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking, 1878.

Indian Mints closed to silver, 1893.

British expedition to China arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of the Shanghai and”

Woosung railway, 1876. Flooding of the Takasima coal mines, 1891.