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THE CALENDAR FOR 1901

FEBRUARY-28 DAYS

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

SUNRISE

SUNSET

Ist 15th

.6h. 41m.

5h. 47m.

..ch. 33m.

5h, 56m.

Maximum

Minimum

Mean

MOON'S PHASES

d. h. m.

Full Moon

3

11

6

P.M.

Last Quarter

12 1

49

A.M.

New Moon

19

10

22

A.M.

First Quarter 26

2

15

A.M.

1899

1900

..72.8

70.2

47.0

44.5

.59.6

56.9

BAROMETER, 1900

Mean....

.30.17

1899 2.205 inches

RAINFALL

1900

2.640 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF 12 & 1

WEEK

MONTH

MOONE

Frid.

1

13

Sat.

2

14

Sun.

3

15

Mon.

16

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

507

17

18

19

Frid.

8

20

Sat.

9

21

Sun.

10

22

Mon. 11

23

Tues. 12 Wed.

24

13

Thur. 14

26

Frid. 15

27

Sat.

16

28

Sun. 17

29

Mon.

18

Tues.

19

Well.

20

Thur.

21

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

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N.Y.

2

Asu WEDNESDAY,

3

22

4

23

5

24

6

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CHRONOLOGY of REMARKABLE EVENTS

Inhabitants of Hongkong declared British subjects, 1841. The Additional Article to Chefoo Convention came into force, 1887. Mrs. Carew sentenced to death at Yoko- hama for the murder of her husband; sentence commuted to penal servitude, 1897, The new German Club at Hongkong opened, 1872. Weihaiwet citadel captured by

Japanese, 1895.

SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY.

Great robbery in the Central Bank, Hongkong, discovered, 1865. Agreement opening

West River signal, 1897.

Anti-Foreign riot at Chinkiang, foreign houses burned and looted, 1829.

The Spanish Envoy Halcon arrived at Macao to demand satisfaction from the Chinese for

the burning of the Spanish brig “Bilbaino," 1840.

The Spanish fleet leaves the port of Cavite, by order of the Governor of Manila, for the

purpose of taking Formosa, 1626.

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The Henrietta Maria" was found drifting about in the Palawan Passage, captain, crew, and 250 coolies missing, 1857. Murder of Messrs. Kiddle and Sutherland at Mengka on Yunnan border, 1900.

SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY.

The Japanese constitution granting representative government proclaimed by the

Emperor in person at Tokyo, 1889.

Surrender of Liuk:angtau Island Outbreak of Convicts in Singapore Gaol, 1875. 25

forts and remainder of the Chinese fleet to the Japanese, 1895.

St. Valentine's Day. Tung Wah Hospital, Hongkong, opened by Sir R. G. MacDonnell,

1872.

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Ports of Hongkong and Tinghai doclared free, 1841. The Chinese frigate "Yu-ynen” and

corvette Chin-cheng” sunk by the French in Sheipoo harbour, 1885, Insurgents evacuated Shanghai, 1855. Stewart scholarship at Central School, Hong-

kong, founded, 1881. Alice Memorial Hospital, Hongkong, opened, 1887. QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY,

**Ashuelot

The U.S. paddle man-of-war 30

Swatow, 1882.

GIA

wrecked on the East Lammock Rock, near

SHROVE TUESDAY. Lord Amherst's Embassy, returning from China, was shipwrecked

in the Java Sea, 1817.

Mr. A. R. Margary, of II.B, M.'s Consular Service, was murdered at Manwyne, Yunnan,

by Chinese, 1875.

The Emperor Tao-kwang died, 1850 (reigned 30 years).

Hostilities between England and China recommenced, 1841. Steamer **Queen" captured

and burnt by pirates, 1857. First stone of the Hongkong City Hall Jaid, 1807.

18 IN LENT. Chusan evacuated by the British troops, 1841. Explosion of boiler of the str. "Yotsai” between Hongkong and Maeno; six Europeans and thirteen Chinese killed and vessel destroyal, 1881.

Mon. 25

7

Captain Da Costa and Lieut. Dwyer murdered at Wong-ma-kok, in Hongkong, 1849,

Tues. 20

Bogue Forts (Canton) destroyed by Sir Gordon Bremer, 1841. Hongkong police chop

burnt, 1881. Marriage of the Emperor, Kwang-su, 1889.

Wed. 27

Treaty of peace between Japan and Korea signed at Kokwa, 1876.

of Port Hamilton by the British forces, 1887.

Evacuation

Thur. 28

10

Capture of the Sulu capital by the Spaniards, 1876,