THE CALENDAR FOR 1899
JUNE-30 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st....
...5h. 16m.
6h. 38m.
1897
1898
15th............5h. 16m. 6h. 44m.
d. h. m. sec.
Maximum
..90
91
MOON'S PHASES
Minimum
.74
74
Last Quarter
1
6
30
47 A.M.
New Moon
8
1
56
45
P.M.
Barometer, 1898
First Quarter 16
5 22 45
Full Moon
23
9 56
Last Quarter
30
0
P.M. 42 P.M. 21 40 P.M.
Mean......
.29.69
xxi
APOGEE, 13 days, 10.37 hours, A.M. PERIGEE, 25 days, 11.44 hours, A.M.
Dats of Dars or ¦ 4 and 5
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Thur.
1
23
Frid.
2
24
Sat.
W 19
3
44
25
* * *7 8 2
26
5
27
28
to
29
1 2
7x
1897 23.36 inches
RAINFALL
1898
14.25 inches
CHRONOLOGY oy BemarkABLE EVENTS
Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1868. New Opium Agreement between
Hongkong and China came into force, 1887. Anti-foreign riot at Tanyang, 1891. Hongkong connected with London by wire, 1871. Formal transfer of Formosa from
China to Japan, 1895
Earthquake at Manila, killing more than 2,000 persons, 1883. Death of Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1883. Russell & Co. suspend payment, 1891. Kelung taken possession of by Japanese, 1895
1ST AFTER TANITY. Treaty between France and Cores signed at Seoul, 1888. West River
opened, 1897.
Departure of the first 0. & O. steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco, 1875. Mesars.
Argent and Green murdered in an Anti-foreign riot at Wuhsueh, 1891.
Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of $500,000 destroyed, and many lives
lost, 1864.
Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1891.
Destruction of Mission premises at Wusieh by anti-foreign mob, 1891.
Suspension of New Oriental Bank, 1892. The P. & O. steamer Aden wrecked off Socotra
78 lives lost, 1897.
Typhoon at Formosa; loss of several vessels, 1876.
Opening of the first Railway in Japan, 1872.
British steamer "Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese Customs cruiser,
1875. Imperial Edict condemning attacks on Foreigners, 1891. Russian and Chinese treaty, 1728.
Tidal Wave, Japan, 28,000 lives lost, 1806. British bark "Cæsar " and Danish schooner “Carl” taken by pirates off Pedro Blanca 1868. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen, 1887. Woosung taken, 1842.
First foreign-owned junk leaves Chungking, 1891.
Sun. Mon.
Tues.
6
Wed.
7
Thur.
8
Frid.
9
2
Sat.
10
3
Sun. 11
4
2ND AFTTM TriNITY. Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1640.
Mon. 12
5
Tues. 13
6
Wed. Thur.
14
15
8
Frid. 16
9
Sat.
17
10
Sun.
18
11
Mon. 19
12
Tues.
20
13
Wed.
21
14
Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.
Thur.
15
Frid.
23
16
Canton blockaded by English forces, 1840. Diamond Jubilee celebration, 1897. Ki-ying visits Hongkong, 1843. Shock of Earthquake in Hongkong, 1974. French troops
surprised by Chinese near Langson, 1884.
Sat.
24
17
Assassination of M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, 1894.
Sun. 25
18
Mon.
26
19
20
28
21
Treaty between France and China signed, 1858. Confiscation of the str. “ Prince Albert
by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 1866. Queen's Coronation 1838.
22
30
23
333
10 222 22 ** * * 22 8
Tues.
Wed.
27
Thur. 29
Frid.
3rd after TriNITY. Explosion of the “Union Star" at Shanghai, 17 persons killed and 10 wounded, 1862. Disastrous inundation at Foochow, two thousand lives lost, 1877.
Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842.
Queen's Accession, 1837. Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 1793. Attack on mis-
sion premises at Haimen city, 1891.
4th after TrixITY. Treaty of Nanking exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at
Tokyo, 1862.
Treaty between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858. Additional Convention
between France and China signed at Peking, 1887.
The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking, 1878.
Indian Mints closed to silver, 1893.
British expedition to China arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of the Shanghai and
Woosung railway, 1876. Flooding of the Takasima coal mines, 1891.
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