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THE CALENDAR FOR 1903
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
..............5h. 20m.
6h. 47m.
1901
1902
15th...
...........5h. 25m.
6h. 45m.
Maximum
.92.7
90.6
Minimum
.73.0
74.2
MOON'S PHASES
Mean
..80.6
81.8
d. h.
ונן
BAROMETER, 1902
Full Moon
F 5 00
P.M.
Mean.....
...29.74
Last Quarter
16
1
28
P.M.
New Moon
23
3 57
A.M.
1901
RAINFALL
1942
First Quarter
30
4 40
A.M.
14.000 inches
26.505 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF
WEEK
MONTI
6 and 7 MOONS
Sat.
1
9
Sun.
2
10
4
Mon.
W
3
11
Tues.
4
12
Wed. 5
13
"Thur.
6
14
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
10
78* O
15
16
9
17
18
Tues. 11
19
Wed. 12
20
Thur. 13
21
1898.
Frid. 14
22
Sat.
15
23
Sun. 16
24
CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable EventS
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894. Kucheng massacre, 1895.
STH AFTER TRINITY,
į Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1798, Bombardment of Kelongby French, 1984,
Allied March on Peking starts, 1900.
Serious Flood at Tientsin, 1871,
British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840,
Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul, at Hakodate, 1874.
9TH AFTER TRINITY. British troops landed at Nanking, 1842. King Edward VIP's
Coronation celebrated at Hongkong, 1902.
Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1889. First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lowl Napier, who suggest-
ed the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1834.
174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1842. Manila occupied by U.8. Troops,
Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860. House collapse, causing 43 deaths, in Cochrane Street, Hong-
kong, 1901.
Great Fire on French Concession, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,000,
1879. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer **Catterthum” near Sydney, 1895,
Peking Legations rescued, 1900, Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis at Chengchow, Hunan, 1902.
10TH AFTER TRINITY. British trade at Canton stopped by. Hong merchants, 1834. French
Treaty with Sian signed, 1856.
1
Mon. 17
Tues. 18
25
26
Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Great fre in Hongkong,
1868. Indian troops landed in Shanghai, 1900.
Wed. 19
27
Thur. 20
Frid. 21
29
Sat.
22
30
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
SUR.
* ** ** **
23
1
24
2
25
3
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the “ Cornwallis, **
04 Nanking, 1942. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860, Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861. Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again
Assumes the Regency, 1898.
Governor Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870, Seizure of steamer "Spark” by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884.
11TH AFTER TRINITY, Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military con-
tribution, 1864. Chinese flect al Paroda Anchorage destroyed by Krouch, 18953, Wreck of the C, N. Cos, str. Tientsin near Swałow, 1887. Disturbances at Amnoy ;
Japanese landed marines, 1900,
1 British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834
and Japan signed, 1858.
Treaty between Great Britain
26
British left Macao, 1839,
27
5
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
28
6
29
7
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Ynen-ming-yuen, 1814.
possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
Slavery abolished in British
30
8
12TH AFTER TRINITY. Wreck of “ Futami Maru' off Cape Calavite, 1900,
Mon.
31
9
Severn typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping
at Hengkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1848. (by
50000
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