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THE CALENDAR FOR 1902

DECEMBER-31 DAYS

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

SUNRISE

SUNSET

1st

..6h. 25m.

5h. 13m.

1900 1901

15th............6h. 34m.

5h. 17m.

Maximum...

.76.6

74.7

Minimum

.48.1 48.4

Mean ...

.64.4

61.6

MOON'S PHASES

d. h.

m.

BAROMETER, 1900

First Quarter 8

2

3

A.M.

Mean.....

.30.18

Full Moon

14

11

24

P.M.

Last Quarter 21

3

37

P.M.

New Moon

29

5

2

P.M.

1900 0.155 inches

RAINFALL

1901

0.835

DAYS OF Days or 11 and 12

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.

44

Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1947. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialista under General Gordon, 1963. The Japanese warship Unebi-kan" left Singapore and not heard of again, 1836.

Confucius died, B.C. 490.

2ND IN ADVENT. European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

10 Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1961. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral, Peking,

1899.

Namoa," five hours after leaving Hongkong; Captain Pocock and three others murdered and several seriously wounded, 1890. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir William Robinson, 1891. Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1803. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at Osaka,

1907.

Imperial Decree stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to be received in

audience every New Year, 1890.

French flag hanted down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832. Reception of

Foreign ladies by the Empress Dowager of China, 1898.

3RD IN ADVENT.

All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.

WERK

MONTH

MOONH

Mon.

1

2

Tues.

2

3

St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

Wed.

3

Thur.

4

5

Frid.

5

6

Sat.

Sun.

67

в

Mon.

8

Tues. 9

18 88

7

9

Wed. 10

11

Piracy on board the Douglas str.

Thur. 11

12

Frid.

12

13

Sat.

13

14

Sun. 14

15

Mon. 15

16

Tues. 16

17

44

Wed. 17

18

'Thur. 18

19

Frid. 19

20

Sat.

20

£1

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

Thur. 25

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

27

31

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21

22

22

23

23

24

24

25

26

26

27

28

28

29

29

30

30

1

2

The P. M. S. 8. Co.'s steamer 'Japan" burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 389

Chinese drowned, 1874.

Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.

Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the Bacchante," 1881. Two cotton mills destroyed by fire at Osaka, 120 persons burnt to death, 1893.

4TH IN ADVENT. Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.

Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of

Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1836.

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

Christmas DaY. Great Fire in Hongkong; 363 houses destroyed, immense destruction

of property, 1878.

Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1897. The C. N. Company's

steamer **

Shanghai " destroyed by fire on the Yangtsze, over 300 lives lost. Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1965.

1st After Christmas. Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France

1857.

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