THE CALENDAR FOR 1901
MAY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st............5h. 29m.
Ch. 25m.
1899 1900
15th............5h. 21.
Ch. 31m.
Maximum
..88.5
88.6
Minimum
....67.6 67.0
Mean
XV
Full Moon
MOON'S PHASES
d. h.
m.
.77.6 78.1
BAROMETER, 1900
4
1
56
A.M.
Mean..
.29.88
Last Quarter 11
10
15
P.M.
New Moon
18
i
14
P.M.
First Quarter 25
1
16
P.M.
1899 7.165 inches
RAINFALL
1900
9.310 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF
WEEK
MONTI
3 and 4 MOONS
Wed.
1
13
Thur.
Frid.
Sat
2134
14
15
16
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur. 9 Frid. 10
poroag
5
17
6
18
7
8
21
2222
19
20
Sat. 11 Sun.
=2
23
12
24
Mon. 13
25
Tues. 14
Wed. 15
Thur.
16
Frid. 17
Sat.
Sun.
19
Mon. 20
Tues.
Wed.
21
26
18
288
* 9 * 227 22
27
28
29
1
10
2
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
First number of “ Hongkong Gazette" published, 1841. Telegraphic communication established between Hongkong and the Philippines, 1880. Spanish fleet destroyed by U.S. fleet at Cavite, 1898.
Ratification at Tientsin of the Treaty between Portugal and China, 1888.
Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884.
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking
inaugurated, 1884.
4TH AFTER EASTER. British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842. Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
Departure of Governor Sir William Des Vœux from Hongkong, 1891.
H.M.S. "Terrible" arrived at Hongkong from South Africa, 1900.
New Town Hall at Tientsin opened, 1890. Waglan Lighthouse opened, 1893. Hongkong declared infected with plague, 1894. Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the rebel city, 1864. Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1885.
Attempted assassination of the Czarewitch by a Japanese at Otsu, Japan 1891. Exccution
of fifteen pirates (including leader of "Namoa" pirates) at Kowloon, 1891. ROGATION SUNDAY. East India Company's garden at Canton destroyed by the Mandarins,
1831.
A corporal of the British Legation murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking, 1864. Anti-
Foreign riot at Wuhu, 1891.
Arrival of Sir John Walsham, Bart., in Hongkong, on his way to Peking to assume
the functions of British Minister, 1886.
Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881. Anti-
foreign riot in the Hochow district, 1801.
ASCENSION DAY. Kowloon walled city occupied, 1809.
Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer “Izere," 1863. Arrival of General Grant in
Shanghai, 1879.
The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1812. Anti-foreign riot at Ngankin, 1891.
1ST AFTER ASCENSION. Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonkin led by Comman- dant Riviere and death of the latter, 1183. Hongkong Daily Press" enlarged, 1900. Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858. The Canton Mint
commenced striking silver coins, 1890.
Loss of M.M. str. "Meuzaleh" while on her passage from Hongkong to Yokohama, 1887. Imperial Edict respecting anti-Christian literature, 1892. Ministers' Joint Note to Chinese Government on the Boxer agitation, 198).
Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.
5
Thur. 23
6
U.S. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1863.
Frid.
24
7
Queen Victoria born, 1819. Captain Elliot and all the British subjects left Canton for
Macao, 1839. British flag hoisted at Wei-hai-wei, 1898.
Sat.
25
The city of Canton invested by British troops, 1811. Anti-foreign riot at Nanking, 1891.
Formosa Republic declared, 1895.
Sun. 26
9
WHHT SUNDAY. Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876.
Mon. 27
10
Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841. Boxers burn station on Lu-IIau line, 1900,
Tues. 28
11
Queen's Statue, Hongkong, unveiled, 1890. Great rain storm in Hongkong, serious
damage, 1889. Anti-foreign riots in Szechuen, 1895,
Wed. 29
12
Thur.
30
13
Frid.
31
14
喝着
II.B.M. screw sloop Reynard" lost on the Pratas shoal in trying to rescue remainder
of crew of "Velocipede," 1851. Opening of the Peak Tramway, Hongkong, 1888. Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the " Poyang," with 100 lives, near Macao,
1875. Scare among Chinese off Aberdeen, 1000.
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