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THE CALENDAR FOK 1899

xix

APRIL-30 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st 15th

.5h. 55m.

6h. 14m.

1897

1898

.5h. 41m.

6h. 19m.

Maximum

.83

86

MOON'S PHASES

Minimum

.58

58

d. h. m. sec.

26

PERIGEE, 6 days, APOGEE, 18 days,

!

DAYS OF Dats of WEEK MONTH

Last Quarter 3 7 New Moon First Quarter 18 Full Moon

31

47 P.M.

Barometer, 1898

10

1

56

47 P.M. 6 19 41 A.M. 2 57 48 A.M.

Mean....

.29.98

8.41 hours, P.M. 9.39 hours, P.M.

1897

3.24 inches

RAINFALL

1898

3.44 inches

2 and 3 Mooxs

Sat.

1

21

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

234

22

23

Wed.

5

Thur.

6

28565

Frid.

7

27

Sat,

8

28

24

Chronology OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

The port of Hoihow, Hainan, opened, 1876. The ports of Pakhoi, Wenchow, Wuhu,

and Ichang opened, 1877.

EASTER DAY. French flag hoisted at Kwangchauwan, 1898.

Protocol arranging the preliminaries of peace between France and China signed at Paris, 1885. The Czar ewitch and Prince George of Greece arrive in Hongkong, 1891.

Bogue Forts destroyed by General D'Aguilar, 1847. Wheelbarrow Riot at Shanghai, 1897. Convention between Sir John Francis Davis and the Viceroy Ki-ying for the admission of

Europeans into the city of Canton, within two months, 1842.

Hongkong Mint opened, 1866. Indignation Meeting at Strrph:i respecting Whee

barrow Riot, 1897.

Arrival of M. Paul Bert at Hanoi, 1886.

Sun

9

29

18T AFTER EASTER.

Mon.

10

1

Tues.

11

2

Wed.

12

3

Thur.

13

4

Terrific tornado in Canton; 2,000 houses destroyed, and 10,000 lives lost, 1878.

87,000 Christians butchered in Japan, 1738. Death at Peking of Marquis Tseng,

1890.

Presentation of colours to Hongkong Regiment, 1895.

Frid. 14

5

Sat

15

6

Sun.

16

7

2ND AFTER Easter.

Mon. 17

8

Tues. 18

9

Wed. 19

10

St. Francis Xavier left Goa for China, 1552.

Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hongkong, 1872.

Telegraph to Shanghai opened, 1871. Execution at Kowloon city of nineteen pirates (including "Namoa " pirates), 1891. Treaty of Peace between China and Japan signed at Shimonoseki, 1895.

Convention between China and Japan settling Corean differences signed at Tientsin, 1885.

The O. & O. steamer “San Pablo" wrecked near Turnabout, 1888.

The "Sir Charles Forbes," the first steamer in China waters, arrived, 1830. The

Czarewitch arrived at Hankow, 1891,

Thur. 20

11

Frid. 21

12

Sat.

22

13

Resignation of Shanghai Municipal Council, 1897

East India Co. ceased trade with China, 1884. Arrival of Governor J. Pope Hennessy in

Hongkong, 1877.

Sun. 23

14

3rd after EaSTER. St. George's Day.

Mon.

24

15

Tues.

25

Wed.

Thur.

Frid. 28

Sat.

Sun. 30

* 2 * * 2 8

16

Capture of the cit viel at Hanoi, Tonkin, by the French forces, 1882, Departure of

Sir William Marsh, acting Governor of Hongkong, 1887.

26

17

Foundation stɔne of Victoria College, Hongkong, laid, 1884.

27

18

19

Ratifications of Corean treaty with England exchanged, 1884. Privy Council for Japan

constituted by Imperial decree, 1888.

29

20

21

4th after EasTER. Arrival of General Grant in Hongkong, 1879.

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