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THE CALENDAR FOR 1898

MAY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

15th

1st ...........5h. 29m. .5h. 21m.

6h. 25m.

1896

1897

6h. 31m.

Maximum

..90

90

Minimum

.67

68

MOON'S PHASES

BAROMETER, 1897

d. h. m. sec

Full Moon

6

2

9

47

P.M.

Last Quarter 13

5

11

49

A.M.

New Moon

20

8

34

42

P.M.

Mean....

First Quarter 29

0

50 40 A.M.

...29.85

11

MOOKS

San.

11

MOLL

12

Tues. 3

13

Wed. 4

14

PERIGEE, 8 days, 3.45 hours, A.M. ANGER, 23 days, 3.43 hours, P.M.

Days of Days of 3 Int. & 4

PER MONTH

-

1896 1.15 inches

RAINFALL

1897 14.86 inches

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARkable EveNTS

"Hongkong Hong-

3RD AFTER EASTER. St. Philip and St. James's day. First number of

Gazette" published, 1841. Telegraphic communication established between kong and the Philippines, 1880,

Ratification at Tientsin of the Treaty between Portugal and China, 1888. Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884.

Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking

inaugurated, 1884.

Thur. 5

15

British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842.

Frid.

16

Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.

Sat.

17

Departure of Governor Sir William Des Vœux from Hongkong, 1891.

Sim.

18

Mon. 9

19

Tues. 10

20

FML 11

Thur. 12 Frid.

13

ت

bat.

བ་མ་ྨ

22

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

14

24

15 25

26

16

17 27

18

28

Thur. 19

1

29

Frid.

20

1

Sat.

21

2

59

K OF 2 ANNI ZA 25 33

23

Sun.

Mon

Tues.: 24

Worl

6

4TH AFTER EASTER. Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.

New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1590. Waglan Lighthouse opened, 1893.

Hongkong declared infected with plague, 1894. Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Cliang-chow, the rebel city, 1864. Occupation of Port Hamilton by the

British Squadron, 1885.

Attempted assassington of the C'zarewitch by a Japanese at Otsu, 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.

A corporal of the British Legation murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking, 1864. Anti-

Foreign rict at Wuhu, 1891.

Arrival of Sir JJohn Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way to Peking to assume the

functions of British Minister, 1886.

ROGATIO SUNDAY. Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and

China, 1881. Anti-foreign riot in the Hóchow district, 1891.

Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer "Izere,” 1860. Arrival of General Grant in

Shanghai, 1879.

The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842. Anti-foreign riot at Ngankin, 1991.

Ascens on Day. Disastrous surprise of a French sortic in Tonkin led by Coinmandant

Riviere, and death of the latter, 158.

Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858. The Canton Mint-

commenced striking silver coins, 1800,

Loss of M. M. str. **Menzatel" while on her passage from Hongkong to Yokohama, 1887.

Imperial Edict respecting anti-Christian literature, is:2.

AFTER ASCENSION. Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.

U. S. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1863.

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, 1801.

Formosa Republic declared, 1895.

Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1576.

Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.

Thur.

26

Frid. 27

8

Sat 28

9

SKR. 29 10

Wit: SUNDAY.

Queen's Statue, Hongkong, unveiled, 1896. Great rain storm in Hong- kong, serious damage, 1889. Anti-Foreign riots in Szechuen, 1895.

Xon

Toen

30 11

31 12

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.

Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the "Poyang," with 100 lives, near Maono,

1876.

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