18
THE CALENDAR FOR 1898
DECEMBER–31 DAYS
SUNRISE
1st 15th
..6h. 25m.
.6h. 34m.
SUNSET 5h. 13m. 5h. 17m.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1895
1896
Maximum Minimum
.77
76.5
.47
40.7
MOON'S PHASES
d. h. IEI. sec.
Last Quarter 6 5 New Moon First Quarter 20 10 Full Moon
28 7
13
7
41 46 P.M.
19 42 P.M. 57 46 A.M.
15 42 A.M.
BAROMETER, 1896
Mean.......
..30.23
APOGEE, 2 days, 2.45 hours, P.M. PERIGEE, 14 days, 8.40 hours, P.M. APOGEE, 30 days. 1.42 hours, A.M.
1895 0.20 inches
RAINFALL
1896
1.29 inches
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
DAYS OF DAYS OF 10 and 11
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Thur.
I
18
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
234 LO
19
St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.
3
20
21
5
22
2ND IN ADVENT. First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.
Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists
under General Gordon, 1863. ~ The Japanese warship not heard of again, 1886.
•
Nuebi-kan" left Singapore and
Tues.
6
23
Confucius died, B.C. 490,
Wed.
7
24
European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.
Thur.
25
Frid.
9
26
Sat.
10
27
Sun. 11
28
Mon. 12
29
Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral, Pek-
ing, 1888,
Piracy on board the Douglas str. "Namon," 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.
Admiral Bell, U.S.N.,
3RD IN ADVENT. Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863.
drowned at Osaka, 1867.
Imperial decree stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to be received in
audience every New Year, 1890.
Tues. 13
1
French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.
Wed. 14
2
Thur.
15
3
All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838,
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues. 20
Wed.
21
9
Thur.
22
10
Frid.
23
11
Sat.
24
12
Sun.
25
13
Mon.
26
14
Tues.
27
15
Wed.
28
16
Thur.
29
17
Frid.
30
18
Sat.
31
19
ON *92 7**** ** 2
16
4
17
5
18
6
19
7
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer “Japan” burnt, 1 Europeau passenger, the cook, and 389
Chinese drowned, 1874.
4TH 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,” 1581. Two cotton mills destroyed by fire at Osaks, 120 persons burnt to death, 1893.
Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.
Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret onlers to watch the movements of
Plenipotentiary Elliot, 186,
British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.
CHRISTMAS DAY. Great Fire in Hongkong; 363 houses destroyed, immense destruction
of property, 1878.
Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1897. The C. N. Co.'s steamer
* Shanghai” destroyed by fire on the Yangtsze, over 300lives lost.
Derlication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.
Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857.
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