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THE CALENDAR FOR 1908

FEBRUARY-28 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

6h. 41m.

5h. 47m.

1901

1902

15th

.6h. 33m

5h. 56m.

Maximum

...68.3

75.3

Minimum

.38.4

40.5

MOON'S PHASES

Mean

...51.8

59.5

d. h.

1.

First Quarter 5

6

IA

P.M.

BAROMETER, 1902

Full Moon

Mean.....

...30.30

12

9

04

A.M.

Last Quarter 19

29

P.M.

New Moon 27

6

26

P.M.

1901 0.765 inches

RAINFALL

1902

0,020 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF

WEEK

MONTHL

1 & 2 Mooxs

Sun.

1

4

Mon.

9

*

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

5

Frid.

6

9

Sat.

10

Sun.

8

Mon.

9

12

CHRONOLODy of Remarkable Evests

4TH AFTER Epiphany, Inhabitants of Hongkong declared British subjects, 1841.

Additional Article to Chefoo Convention came into force, 1887. Mrs. Carew senteryer to death at Yokohum for the murder of her husband; sentence commuted to penal servitude, 1897, The new German Club at Hongkong opened, 1872. Weihaiwei citadel captured by

Japanese, 1895,

Great robbery in the Central Bank, Hongkong, discovered, 1865, Agreement opening

West River signed, 1897.

Anti-Foreign riot at Chinkiang, foreign houses burned and looted, 1859.

The Spanish Envoy. Halcon arrived at Macao to demand satisfaction from the Chinese for

the burning of the Spanish brig “* Bilbaino,” 1840,

SEPTUAGESIJA SUNDAY, The Spanish fleet leaves the port of Cavite, by order of the

Governor of Manila, for the purpose of taking Formosa, 1626,

+4

The · Henrietta Maria' was found drifting about in the Palawan Passage, captain.

crew, and 250 coolies missing. 1857. Munder of Messrs. Kiddle and Sutherlo int Mengka on Yunnan border, 1900,

ant

Th

Tues. 10

13

Wed. 11

14

The Japanese constitution granting representative government proclaimed by

Emperor in person at Tokyo, 1889.

the

Thur. 12

15

Frid. 13

16

Sat.

14

17

Sun. 1

15

18

Mon. 16

19

Tues. 17

Wed.

Sat.

Thur. 19

Frid. 20

Sat.

21

Sun.

22

Mon. 23

Tues.

Wed.

24

25

Thur. 26

Frid. 27

22 **

** 2 27 2* 2 * 28

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

I

20

18

21

Outbreak of Conviet« in Singapore Gaol, 1875. Surrender of Liukangtao Island

forts and remainder of the Chinese fleet to the Japanese, 1895,

8. Valentine's Day. Tung Wah Hospital, Hongkong, opened by Sir R. G. MacDonnell,

1872. SENAGESIMA ŠUNDAY.

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11

Ports of Hongkong and Tinghai declaret free, 1841. The Chimes.. frigate Yu-yuen and corvette “Chin-cheng” sunk by the French in Sheip**, Insurgents evacuated Shanghai, 1855. Stewart scholarship at Central School, Hong-

kong, foundel, 1884. Alice Memorial Hospital, Hongkong, opened, 1887.

harbour, 1885,

The C.S, paddle man-of-war Ashuelot wrecked on the East Lamtnock Rock.

Swatow, 1881.

Lord_Amherst's Embassy, returning from China, was shipwrecked in the Java Sea-

1817.

Mr. A. R. Margary, of H.B.M.'s Consular Service, was murdered at Manwyne. Yunnan,

by Chinese, 1875,

7

APUINQUAGESIMA. SCXDAY. The Emperor Tao-kwang died, 1850 (reigned 30 years), Hostilities between England and China recommenced, 1841.

Steamer **Queen captured and burnt by pirates, 1857. First stone of the Hongkong City Hall laid,

1907.

Šiltove, Tuesday. Chusan evacuated by the British troops, 1841. Explosion of boiler of the str. "Yotsai" between Hongkong and Macao; six Europeans and thirteen Chinese- killed and vessel destroyed, 1884.

ART WEDNESDAY. Captain Da Costa and Lieut. Dwyer murdered at Wong-ma-kok, in

Hongkong, 1849.

Bogue Forts (Canton) destroyed by Sir Gordon Bremer, 1841. Hongkong police Chop

burnt, 1884. Marriage of the Emperor Kwang Hsu, 1889,

Treaty of peace between Japan and Corea signed at Kokwa, 1978.

of Port Hamilton by the British forces, 1887.

Capture of the Sulu capital by the Spaniards, 1876

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