XX
THE CALENDAR FOR 1899
MAY-31 DAYS
1st 15th
SUNRISE ..5h. 29m.
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
6h. 25m.
1897
1898
5h. 21m.
6h. 31m.
Maximum
..90
91
Minimum
.68
65
MOON'S PHASES
d. h. m. sec.
10
1
25
1
3 1 20
14 48 A.M. 0 49 40
A.M. 24 49 P.M.
47 A.M.
BAROMETER, 1898
Mean....
...29.84
Last Quarter
New Moon
First Quarter 17 Full Moon
PERIGEE, 2 days, 3.46 hours, a.m. APOGEE, 16 days, 4.41 hours, P.M. PERIGEE, 28 days, 2.38 hours, A.M.
23
*** ***28
234 LO
1897 14.86 inches
RAINFALL
1898
5.70 inches
CHRONOLOGy or Remarkable EvenTS
First number of “ Hongkong Gazette" published, 1841. Telegraphic communication established between Hongkong and the Philippines, 1880. Spanish fleet destroyed by U.S. fleet at Cavite, 1898.
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.
Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
ROGATION SUNDAY. Departure of Governor Sir William Des Vœux from Hongkong, 1891.
New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1800.
Waglan Lighthouse opened, 1893.
Hongkong declared infected with plague, 1894.
captured Chang-chow, the rebel city, 1864. Britist: Squadron, 1885.
Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops Occupation of Port Hamilton by the
ASCENSION DAY. Attempted assassination of the Czarewitch by a Japanese at Otsu, Japan 1891. Execution of fifteen pirates (including leader of “Namos” 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 riot at Wuhu, 1891.
AFTER ASCENSION, Arrival of Sir John Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way to
Peking to assume the functions of British Minister, 1883.
Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881. Anti-
foreign riot in the Hochow district, 1891.
Days of Days of 3 and
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Mon.
1
22
Tues.
23
Wed.
24
Thur.
4
Frid.
5
26
British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842.
Sat.
6
27
Sun.
7
Mon.
8
29
Tues.
9
30
Wed.
10
1
Thur. 11
2
Frid. 12
3
Sat.
13
4
Sun.
I
14
5
Mon. 15
6
Tues. 16
7
Wed.
17
8
Thur.
18
9
Frid.
19
10
Sat.
20
11
WHIT SUNDAY. Loss of M. M. str. “'Menzaleh
while on her passage from Hongkong to
Sun.
21
12
Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.
Mon.
22
13
Tues.
23
14
Wed.
24
15
Thur.
25
16
Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876.
Frid.
26
17
Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.
Sat.
27
18
TRINITY SUNDAY.
Sun.
28
19
Mon.
29
20
Tues.
30
21
116
Wed. 31
22
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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,
1891.
Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonkin led by Commandant Riviere, and death
of the latter, 1883.
Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858. The Canton Mint
commenced striking silver coins, 1890.
Yokohama, 1887. Imperial Edict respecting anti-Christian literature, 1892.
U.S. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1863.
Queen Victoria born, 1819. Captain Elliot and all the British subjects left Canton for
Macao, 1839. Brush flag hoisted at Wei-hai-wei, 1898.
The city of Canton invested by British troops, 1841. Anti-foreign riot at Nanking, 1891.
Formosa Republic declared, 1895.
Queen's Statue, Hongkong, unveiled, 1896. Great rain storm in Hongkong, serious
damage, 1889. Anti-Foreign riots in Szechuen, 1895.
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 Macao,
1875
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