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THE CALENDAR FOR 1899

xxvii

DECEMBER-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st 15th

...6h. 25m. 5h. 13m.

1896

1897

..6h. 34m.

5h. 17m.

Maximum Minimum

.76

76

MOON'S PHASES

..40

48

d. h. m. sec.

New Moon

3 8

23

47 A.M.

First Quarter 10 4 Full Moon

17 9 Last Quarter 25 11

PERIGEE, 7 days, 1.39 hours, P.M. APOGEE, 23 days. 6.37 hours, A.M.

1896

1.29 inches

38

7 41 33 44

46 A.M.

A.M.

A.M.

Barometer, 1897

Mean.......

.30.20

RAINFALL

1897 0.48 inches

CHRONOLOGY of RemarkaBLE EVENTS

DAYS OF DAYS or 10 and 11|

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Frid.

1

29

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

2 3 4 0

30

1

St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552. 1ST IN ADVENT.

5

W N

2

3

First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.

| Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists

under General Gordon, 1863.

not heard of again, 1886.

The Japanese warship "Unebi-kan "left Singapore and

Wed.

6

Confucius died, B.C. 490.

Thur. 7

5

Frid.

Sat.

9

67

Sun. 10

8

Mon.

11

9

Tues. 12

10

European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1881. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral, Pek-

ing, 1888.

2ND IN ADVENT. Piracy on board the Douglas str. “* Namoa," five hours after leaviy Hong song; Captain Pocock and three others murdered, and several serious.g wounded, 1890. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir William Robinson, 1891. Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at Osaka

1867.

Imperial decree stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to be received in

audience every New Year, 1890.

Wed. !

13

11

French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.

Thur. 14

12

Frid. 15

13

All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.

Sat.

16

14

Sun. 17

15

3RD IN ADVENT. The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer 44

the cook, and 339 Chinese drowned, 1374.

Japan" burnt, 1 European passenger,

Mon. 18

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat. 30

Sun.

31

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16

19

17

20

18

21

19

22

20

23

21

24

22

25

23

26

24

*

27

25

28

26

Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.

A

Arrival ui Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the Bacchante," 1881. Two cotton mills destroyed by fire at Osaka, 120 persons burnt to death, 1693.

Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.

Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of

Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1836.

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

4TH N ADVEST.

Christmas DAY. Great Fire in Hongkong; 383 houses destroyed, immense destruction

of property, 1878.

Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1897. The C. N. Co.'s steamer

· Shanghai " destroyed by fire on the Yangtze, over 300 lives lost.

Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.

Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857

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27

28

29

18T AFTER CHRISTMAS.