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THE CALENDAR FOR 1901

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JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

...........5h. 2011.

6h. 47m.

1899 1900

15th

...5h. 25.

6h. 45m.

Maximum

.91.5

89.6

Minimum

.74.7

73.7

MOON'S PHASES

Mean

.62.9 81.4

d. 11. Ill.

Full Moon

6 5-1

A.M.

BAROMETER, 1900

Last Quarter

9

10 57

A.M.

Mean....

...20.80

New Moon

16

5 47

A.M.

First Quarter

23

9 35

I'.M.

Full Moon

31

6

10

1.M.

1899 10.125 inches

RAINFALL

1900 10.135 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF

5 and 6

WEEK

MONTH

Moons

Mon.

1.

16

Tues. 2

17

Wed. 3

18

Thur. 4

19

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

1078 0

5

20

6

21

9

Wed. 10

Thur. 11

Frid.

12

RENN XA 6

22

23

24

25

26

Sat.

13

28

Sun. 14

29

Mon. 15

30

Tues. 16

1

Wed. 17

Thur. 18

Frid.

19

Sat.

20

Sun. 21

Mon.

Tues. 23 Wed.

24

Thur. 25

Frid. 26 Sat. 27

10

11

12

Sun.

28

13

Mon. 29

Tues.

14

30

15

Wed. 31

16

1° 2222 ** * 87 88 8

2

3

45S

7

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857. Two Swedish

missionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893.

Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by II.M.S." Blode,” 1810. French Expedition

from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.

Steamer ** Dɔn 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, 181). Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1861.

5TH AFTER TRINITY. Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884. Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1816.

First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.

Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtsze blockaded by British

flect, 1810.

Engagement between the American Naval Forces and the Coreans; the Expedition

leave to await instructions, 1871. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816.

27 Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. Suspension of Ilongkong

Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1897.

First English ship reached China, 1835. French gunboats fired on by Siamese at

Paknami, 1893.

GTII AFTER TRINITY. Statue of Paul Bert unveiled at Hanoi, 1890. Tientsin native city

captured by Allies, 1900.

Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadrons, 1973.

Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan; 500 persons killed, 1888.

British trade with China re-opened, 1812. The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to

Hongkong, 1872.

Ningpo Joss-house Riots, Shanghai; 15 killed and many wounded, 1898. State of war

between Russia and China on Amur River, 1900,

Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Ad·litional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in

London, 1885. Li Hung-chang passes through Hongkong on his way North, 1900. Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1863.

7TH AFTER TRINITY. Wreck of the C. M. S. N. Cɔ.'s str. 6

Pautah on Shantung Pro- montory, 1897. Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great in undation, 1880.

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9

8 Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corca, and eight inmates killed, 1882.

British trade prohibited at Canton, 1931. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed

at Peking, 1896. "Kowshing," British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with loss of about 1,000 lives, 1894. Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859.

Canton opened to British trade, 1813. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and

Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1862.

STII AFTER TRINITY. Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864.

German Gunboat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory all but eleven of the

crew perished, 1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila, 1896. Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.

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