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THE CALENDAR FOR 1899

xxiii

AUGUST-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st 15th

..5h. 33m.

6h. 39m.

1897

1898

....5h. 38m. 6h. 31m.

Maximum

..89

90

MOON'S PHASES

Minimum

.73

75

d. h. m. sec.

New Moon

First Quarter 14 Full Moon Last Quarter 28 7

APOGEE, 7 days, PERIGEE, 21 days,

6 7 7

21

0

24 40 P.M. 30 42 P.M. 21 40 P.M. 33 41 A.M.

Barometer, 1898

Mean.......

29.66

5.39 hours, A.M. 4.43 hours, A.M.

1897

25.55 inches

RAINFALL

1898

9.90 inches

DayB or Days of WEEK MONTH

6 and 7 Mooxs

Tues.

1

25

Chronology of Remarkable EventS

Both China and Japan declare war, 1894. Kucheng massacre, 1895.

Wed.

2

26

Thur.

3

27

Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.

Frid.

4

28

Sat.

29

Sun.

6

Mon.

7

Tues.

8

123

2

British squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.

Wed.

9

4

Thur. 10

Frid.

11

в

Sat.

12

7

Sun. 13

8

Mon. 14

9

Tues, 15

10

Wed.

16

11

Thur. 17

12

Frid.

18

13

Sat.

19

14

Sun. 20

15

Mon.

21

16

Tues.

22

17

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun. 27

Mon.

28

Tues. 29

Wed.

Thur.

* * * * * * 88 7

23

18

British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.

Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Kelung by French, 1884.

10TH AFTER TRINITY. Serious Flood at Tientsin, 1871.

Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul at Hakodate, 1874.

British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.

Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888.

First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord Napier, who

suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1834.

11th AFTER TRINITY. 174 British prisoners executed in Formoss, 1842. Ma nila occupied

by U. S. Troops, 1898.

Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860.

Great Fire on French Concession, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,000

1879. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer “Catterthun” near Sydney, 1895.

British trade at Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French treaty with Siam

signed, 1866.

Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Great fire in Hongkong, 1868.

12th after TriNITY. First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board

the Cornwallis, " at Nanking, 1542. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1880.

Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again Emperor Hien Fung died, 1881. assumes the Regency, 1898.

**

Governor Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870. Seizure of steamer Spark," by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884.

Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1864. Chinese

fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884.

Wreck of the C. N. Co's. str. ** Tientsin

影響

near Swatow, 1887.

19

20

British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty between Great Britain

and Japan signed, 1858.

21

British left Macao, 1839.

22

13th AFTER TRINITY. Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.

23

Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816.

possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884.

Slavery abolished in British

30

31

2225

26

24

Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.

Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping

at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1848