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THE CALENDAR FOR 1899
JULY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
.5h. 20m.
6h. 47m.
1897
1898
15th
.5h. 25m.
6h. 45m.
Maximum Minimum
.90
89
.75
76
MOON'S PHASES
d. h. m. sec.
New Moon
8
4
7
First Quarter 16 7 Full Moon Last Quarter 29 8
23
5
44 A.M. 35 40 A.M. 17 46 A.M. 18 45 P.M.
BAROMETER, 1898
Mean......
...29.77
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Sat.
1
24
Sun.
2
25
Mon.
3
26
Tues. 4
27
Wed.
5
28
APOGEE, 10 days, 11.41 hours, P.M. PERIGEE, 23 days, 6.41 hours, P.M.
DAYS OF DAYS OF 5 and 6
1897
5.57 inches
RAINFALL
1898
7.05 inches
Chronology of Remarkable Events
Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857. Two Swedish
missionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893.
ÖTII AFTER TRINITY. Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.8. "Blode," 1840.
French Expedition from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1878.
Steamer "Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons perished, 1893.
Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong
and Macao, 1884.
Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1861.
Thur. 6
29
Frid.
Sat.
78
30
Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.
8
1
Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.
Sun.
9
2
Mon. 10
3
Tues.
11
ས
4
Wed.
12
5
Thur. 13
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6TH AFTER TRINITY. First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.
Portuguese fleet, left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtsze blockaded by British.
fleet, 1840. Engagement between the American Naval Forces and the Coreans: the Expedition
leave to await instructions, 1871. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. Suspension o. Hongkong
Police Officers for accenting bribes, 1897. First English ship reached China, 1635.
Paknam, 1893.
French gunboats fired on by Siamese at
Frid. 14
7
Statue of Paul Bert unveiled at Hanoi, 1890.
Sat.
15
Sun. 16
9
Mon. 17
10
Tues. 18
11
Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadron, 1873
Eruption of Bandai-san volcan^, Janan : 500 persons killed, 1888.
7th after TRINITY. British trade with China re-opened, 1842. The King of Cambodia
arrived on a visit to Hongkong. 1872.
Ningbo Joss-house Riots, Shanghai : 15 killed and many wounded, 1898.
Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1990. Additional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in
London, 1885.
Wed. 19
12
Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1883.
Thur. 20
13
Frid.
21
14
Wreck of the C. M. 8. N. Co.'s str. "Pautah "
on Shantung Promontory, 1897.
Sat. 22
Sun.
Mon.
Tues. 25
Wed. 26 Thur. 27
** ** ** * 2
15
23
16
24
17
18
222 2
19
20
Frid. 28
Sat.
29
Sun. 30
Mon.
21
22
22
23
Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kin, Shantung; great inundation, 1889. 8th after TRINITY. Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight
inmates killed, 1992.
British trade nrohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed
at Peking. 1998,
Kowshing." British steamer osrrving Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with low of about 1,000 lives, 1894, D^feat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859, New Hongkong Club onenad, 1997.
Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and
Whampoa ; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons 1862. Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1884.
German Gunboat ♫is wrecked" off Shantung_Promontory; all but eleven of the crew
perished, 1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila, 1896.
23
9th After TriNITY. Severe typhoon at Macao, 1896.
31
24
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