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THE CALENDAR FOR 1904

DECEMBER-31 DAYS

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

SUNRISE

SUNSET

1st

.....6h. 25m.

5h. 13m.

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

5h. 17m.

Maximum..

Minimum

Mean....

1902 1903

.......76.9

66.9

..51.1 56.0

MOON'S PHASES

d. h.

m.

..64.6 61.1

Barometer, 1903

New Moon

7 11

46

A.M.

Mean.....

.30.17

First Quarter 15

6

07

A.M.

Full Moon

23

2

01

A.M.

Last Quarter 29

11

46

P.M.

1902 2.965 inches

RAINFALL

1903 0.085 inches

DAYS OF DATS OF 10 and 11

CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable Events

WEEK MONTH

MOONS

Thur.

1

25

Frid.

2

26

8. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

345

27

28

29

2ND IN ADVENT. First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841. Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847.

Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists under General Gordon, 1883. "The Japanese warship “Unebi-kan " left Singapore and not heard of again, 1886.

Tues.

6

30

Confucius died, B.C. 490.

Wed. 7

1

European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun. 11

Mon.

Tues. 13

Wed. 14

Thur. 15

10

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral, Peking,

1888.

Piracy on board the Douglas str. Namos," 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. 3RD IN ADVENT. Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863.

drowned at Osaka, 1867.

Admiral Bell, U.S.N.,

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

audience every New Year, 1890.

12

6

7

French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832; Reception of

foreign ladies by the Empress Dowager of China, 1898.

Frid. 16

Sat.

17

Sun. 18

Mon. 19

Tues. 20

H 2 4 4*

∞00 - 24

9

10

11

12

13

14

Wed. 21

Thur. 22

Frid. 23 Sat.

24

Sun. 25

Mon.

26

Tues.

Wed.

Thur. 29

Frid. 30

Sat.

31

23

24

25

* 2 ***

27

28

72 *** 2 * * 28 2

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

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

The P. M. 8. 8. Co.'s steamer "Japan" burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 889

Chinese drowned, 1874.

4TH IN ÅDVENT.

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 burns to death, 1983.

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.

of property, 1878.

Great fire in Hongkong; 368 houses destroyed, immense destruction

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, 1865.

Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857.