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THE CALENDAR FOR 1902

JUNE 30 DAYS

d. h.

m.

+

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

как

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.

+

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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