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THE CALENDAR FOR 1902
JUNE 30 DAYS
d. h.
m.
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New Moon
6
1
48
A.M.
First Quarter 12
7
31
P.M.
Full Moon
20
9
53
P.M.
Last Quarter
28
5 29
P.M.
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st............5h. 16m.
6h. 38m.
1900 1901
Maximum
.86.5 90.6
15th..... .....5h. 16m.
Ch. 44m.
Minimum
.70.3 74.2
Mean
.79.3 81.5
MOON'S PHASES
BAROMETER, 1901
Mean....
.29.75
1899
RAINFALL
26,520 inches
1901 2.335 inches
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Date of Days OF
MONTH
4 and 5
MOONS
Sun.
1
25
Mon.
2 26
Tues.
3
27
Wed.
Thur.
5
825
28
29
Frid.
6
1
Sat.
2
Sun.
3
Mon.
9
4
Tues. 10
Wed. 11
6
Chronology of Remarkable Events
1ST AFTER TRINITY. Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1868. New Opium Agreement between Hongkong and China came into force, 1887. Anti-foreign ríot at Tanyang, 1891.
Hongkong connected with London by wire, 1871. Formal transfer of Formosa from
China to Japan, 1895 Revs. Normin and Robinson murdered, 1900, Earthquake at Manila, killing more than 2,000 persons, 1863. Death of Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1883. Russell & Co. suspend payment, 1891. Kelung taken possession of by Japanese, 1895.
Treaty between France and Corea signed at Seoul, 1886. West River opened, 1807. Departure of the first O. & 0. steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco, 1875, Messrs. Argent and Green murdered in an anti-foreign riot at Wuhsueh, 1891. Communication with Peking cut off, 1900.
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Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of $500,000 destroyed, and many lives
lost, 1864.
Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1891.
2ND AFTER TRINITY. Destruction of Mission premises at Wusieh by anti-foreign mob, 1801. Suspension of New Oriental Bank, 1892. The P. & O. steamer “Alen" wrecked off
Socotia 78 lives lost, 1897.
Typhoon at Forinosa ; loss of several vessels, 1876. Admiral Seymour starts for Peking,
19.
Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1640.
Thur. 12
7
Opening of the first Railway in Japan, 1872.
Frid. 13
Sat.
14
9
Sun.
15
10
Mon.
16
11
Tues.
Wed.
18
Thur.
Frid. 20
Sat.
21
Sun. 22
Mon.
Tues.
23
24
Wed. 25
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun. 29
Mon.
2 - 28 2* * * ** N *2 8
17 |
12
13
19!
14
15
16
1
British steamer **Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese Customs cruiser, 1875. Imperial Edict condemning attacks on ́ Foreigners, 1891. Baron von Ketteler, German Minister, murdered in Peking, 1993,
Russian and Chinese Treaty, 1728.
3RD AFTER TRINITY. Tidal Wave, Japan, 28,000 lives lost, 1896. British barque “Cæsar and Danish schooner "Carl" taken by pirates off Pedro Blanca 1806. Hope Doc opener at Aberdeen, 1867.
Woosung taken, 1842,
First foreign-owned junk leaves Chungking, 1891. Capture of Taku Forts by Allies,
1980).
Explosion of the **Union Star" at Shanghai, 17 persons killed and 10 wounded, 1802.
Disastrous inundation at Foochow, 2,000 lives lost, 1877.
Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842.
Queen's Accession, 1837. Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 1793. Attack on mis-
sion premises at Haimen city, 1891.
Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.
17
4TH AFTER TRINITY.
Canton blockaded by English forces, 1840,
Diamond Jubilee
celebration, 1897.
18
Ki-ying visits Hongkong, 1843. Shock of Earthquake in Hongkong, 1874. French troops
surprised by Chinese near Langson, 1884.
19
Assassination of M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, 1894.
20
26
21
Treaty of Nanking exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at Tokyo, 1862. Treaty between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858. Additional Convention
between France and China signed at Peking, 1887.
27
22
Treaty between France and China signed, 1858. Confiscation of the str. "Prince Albert "
by the British Consul and Customis at Canton, 1866.
28
23
Queen's Coronation, 1838.
24
5TH AFTER TRINITY. The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of
China at Peking, 1873. Indian Mints closed to silver, 1893,
30
25
British expedition to China arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of the Shanghai and Woo-
sung Hailway, 1876. Flooding of the Takasima coal mines, 1891.
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