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THE CALENDAR FOR 193

OCTOBER-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

..sh. 53m.

5h. 47m.

15th............5h. 58m.

sh. 34m.

Maximum.

Minimum

Mean ...

1901

1902

..91.4

86.3.

.655.3

65.4

77.4

76.7

Moox's PHASES

28

L

11.

111.

Full Moon

6 |]

30

P.M.

Last Quarter

14

4

02

A.M.

New Moon

20

||

36

P.M.

First Quarter

38

P.M.

Barometer, 1902

Mean......

..30.08

1901

RAISTALL

1902

2.505 inches

0.935 inches

DAYS OF Days of! 8 X 9

WEEK

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Moons

Thur.

1

11

Frid. 2

Sat.

CIM

12

3

13

Sun.

4

14

Mon.

15

Tues.

16

20 209

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7

17

Thur.

8

20

18

1

Frid. 9

19

Sat.

10

20

Sun. 11

21

Mon.

12

Tues. 13

Wed. 14

Thur. 15 Frid. 16

Sat.

25

26

17

27

Eun.

18

28

Mon.

19

29

Tues >>4)

I

Wed. 21

2

Thur. 22

3

Frid. 23

Sat.

24

Sen.

6

Mon.

7

Tues.

27

Wed.

Thur, I 29

10

Frid, 30

11

Sat,

31

12

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22

23

24

CHRONOLOGy of Remarkable EvesTS

The "Hongkong Daily Press started, 1837. Inauguration of Hongkong College of Medicine. 1887. Hyogo declared an open port, 1892. Gold Standard adopted in Japan, 1897.

Confucius born, B.C. 562. Tamsui bombarded by French, 1994.

Serious riot at Hongkong, 1884. Treaty between France and Siam signed at Bangkok,

188. Withdrawal of British steamers from West River, 14000, 17TH AFIKK TRixiry, Attack on foreigffers at Wenchow, 1884. Terrible Fire at Amoy, 1902. Typhoon at Hongkong, 1894.

French expedition left Chefoo for Corça, 1968.

Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir

William Des Voeux, K.C,M,G., 18987. Lin Kung-yi, Vievoy of the Liang-kiang, died at Nanking, 1902,

H.R.H. Prince Alfred visited Peking, but not received by the Emperor, 1869. Great public meeting at Hongkong to consider increase of crime in Colony, 1878. Chinese Court left Kaifengfit on its way to Peking, 1901.

Supplementary Treaty signed at the Bogue, 1848, French landing party at Tamsui

repulsed, 1884. Death of Lady Robinson, wife of the Governor of Hongkong, 1894, Shanghai captured, 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Official inspection of Tientsin-Kaiping Railway, 19. Wreck off the Pescadores of the Norwegian str. "Normand," with loss -ot all on board except two, 1892. Lord Napier died at Macao, 1834.

with loss of 125 lives, 1892,

Wreck off the Pescadores of the P. & O, str.“ Bokhara,”

18TH AFTER TRINITY. The first Chinese merchant steamer (the “*Meifoo") left Hongkong

for London with passengers to establish a Chinese firm there, 1881. Revolt in the Philippines, 1872.

(Ningpo ocempied by British forces, 1841. First railway in Japan officially opened by

the Mikado, 1872. Allies enpture Paotingfa.

Flora Temple" lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 1859.

Explosion on the Chinese trooper “* Kungpai,” loss of 200 lives, 1505, Khanghoa, in Corea, taken by the French, 1886.

S. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, dedicated, 1842. During piracy on board the British

str. ** Greyhound, " 1885, Tan Mn, Viceroy at Canton, died, 1902.

n After TRINITY. At a meeting of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, a scheme of reconstruction was approved, 1592,

Great fire in Hongkong, 1859. Great typhoon at Formosa, 1881.

Terrific typhoon at Manila ; enormous damage to property, 1882.

The Shanghai and Woosung riflway closed by the Chinese Government, 1877.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1869. Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1875,

Death, at Saigon, of M. Filippini, Governor of Cochin-China, 1887.

ās piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay and Wilcox, IL.M. ships “*Columbine *'

and "Fury," 1849.

The Japanese cross the Yalu, 1844.

TH AFTER TRINITY. Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844. Kabling recaptured by the Allies, 1962. Sir Clcade Macdonald leaves Peking. sncceeded by Sir E. Satów, 1900,

Chin-lien-cheng taken by the Japanese, 1894.

Serious earthquake in Central Japan, 7,500 persons killed, 1991. Attempted insurrvo-

tion at Canton, 1895.

Portuguese frigate **D. Muria 11." blown up at Macuo, 1850,

Great fire in Hongkong, 1866, Fenghuang taken by the Japanese, 1894.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1969, Talienwan and Kinchow taken by

the Japanese, 1894,

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