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THE CALENDAR FOR 1897

JUNE-30 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

...5h. 16m.

6h. 38m.

1895

1896

15th

....5h. 16m.

6h. 44m.

Maximum

..94

91

MOON'S PHASES

Minimum

.73

74

xi

First Quarter

d. h. 8 2

m.

sec.

38

45 P.M.

Full Moon

BAROMETER, 1896

15 4

37

Last Quarter 22 7 New Moon

30 10

85

45 00 40 A.M.

A.M.

Mean........

.29.90

31 41 A.M.

midnight 6 hours, A.M.

1895 4.97 inches

RAINFALL

1896

18.63 inches

PERIGEE, 13 days, APOGEE, 26 days,

Days of DAYS OF | 5 and 6

WEEK

Tues.

Wed.

MONTI

MOONS

2

2

1 2

Thur. 3

Frid.

44

5

12 3

6

7

--

Sat.

5

Sun.

6

Mon.

7

Tues. 8

Wed. 9

10

Thur.

10

11

Frid.

11

12

Sat.

12

13

Sun. 13

14

Mon. 14

15

Tues. 15

16

Wed. 16

17

Thur. 17

18

Frid. 18

19

Sat.

19

20

Sun. 20

21

Mon. 21

22

Tues. 22 Wed. 23

23

24

Thur.

24

25

25

26

26

27

Sun. 27

Mon.

28

29

Тиек.

29

30

Wed.

30

1

Frid.

Sat.

27 * ** ** * *

** ** *

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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 Formoss from

China to Japan, 1995

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, 1888.

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

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

WHIT SUNDAY. Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of $500,000 destroyed,

and many lives lost, 1864.

Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1991.

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.

Opening of the first Railway in Japan, 1872.

TRINITY SUNDAY. British steamer “Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese

Customs cruiser, 1875. Imperial Edict condemning attacks on Foreigners, 1891. Russian and Chinese treaty, 1728.

Tidal Wave, Japan, 28,000 lives lost. British bark “Cæsar” and Danish schooner “Cari”

taken by pirates off Pedro Blanca 1866. 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.

18t after TrinITY. Queen's Accession, 1837. Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 1798.

Attack on missionpremises at Haimen city, 1891.

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.

Treaty of Nanking exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at Tokyo, 1962.

Treaty between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858. Additional Convention

between France and China signed at Peking, 1887.

2ND AFTER TRINITY. Treaty between France and China signed, 1858. Confiscation of the

str Prince Albert" by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 1866.

Queen's Coronation, 1838.

The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking, 1873.

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 Täkasinia coal mines, 1891.