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THE CALENDAR FOR 1897

xvii

DECEMBER-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

1st 15th

.6h. 25m. ..6h. 34m.

SUNSET 5h. 13m.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

5h. 17m.

Maximum Minimum

1894

1895

....75

77

.52

47

MOON'S PHASES

d. h. m. sec. First Quarter 1 10 Full Moon Last Quarter 17 11 New Moon

3

9 0

24

50 45 A.M. 30 44 P.M. 57 49 A.M. 31 42 A.M.

Barometer, 1894

Mean...

...30.18

First Quarter 31 3 2 47 A.M.

APOGEE, 8 days, 7 hours, P.M. PERIGEE, 23 days, 11 hours, A.M.

DAYS OF DAYS OF 11 and 12

1894

0.75 inches

RAINFALL

1895 0.20 inches

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Wed.

1

8

Thur. 2

9

St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

Frid.

3

10

Sat.

4

11

First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.

Sun.

5

12

Mon.

6

13

Tues.

7

14

Wed. 8

15

Thur. 9

16

Frid. 10

17

Sat. 11

18

1867.

Sun. 12

19

Mon. 13

20

2ND IN ADVENT. Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the

Imperialist under General Gordon, 1863.

Confucius died, B.C. 490.

European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral, Pek-

ing, 1888.

Piracy on board the Douglas str. "Namoa," five hours after leaving Hongkong; Captain Pocock and three others murdered, and several seriously wounded, 1890. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir William Robinson, 1891. Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at Osaka,

3RD IN ADVENT. Imperial decree stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to be

received in audience every New Year, 1890.

French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.

Tues. 14

21

Wed. 15

22

All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.

Thur. 16

23

Frid. 17

24

Sat.

18

25

Sun. 19

26

Mon. 20

27

Tues.

21

Wed.

Thur.

23

Frid.

Sat.

25

Sun.

26

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

22*** @ 72

28

29

30

24

11

2

3

4

28

5

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer “Japan” burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 389

Chinese drowned, 1874.

4TII IN ADVENT. Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842. Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the "Bacchante," 1881. Two cotton mills destroyed by fire at Osaka, 120 persons burnt to death, 1893.

Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.

Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of

Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1836.

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

CHRISTMAS DAY. Great Fire in Hongkong; 368 houses destroyed, immense destruction

of property, 1878.

18T AFTER CHRISTMAS. Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 283 lives lost, 1879. The C. N. Co.'s steamer "Shanghai" destroyed by fire on the Yangtze, over 300 lives lost. Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.

Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857.

29

6

Thur.

30

7

Frid.

31

8