THE CALENDAR FOR 1905
JUNE 30 DAYS
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
Maximum
1903 1904 ..86.4 85.0
Minimum
Mean
SUNRISE
1st............5h. 39m. 6h. 51m.
15th............5h. 39m. Ch. 07m.
MOON'S PHASES
d. h.
ຕາ.
New Moon
3
1
57
P.M.
First Quarter 10
9
05
P.M.
Full Moon
17
1
51
P.M.
Last Quarter
25
3
46
A.M.
Date of Date OF 4 and 5
WIK
MONTH
MOONS
Thur.
1
29
Frid.
2
30
Sat.
3
Sun.
4
Mon. 5
Tues.
6
Wed.
7
5
Thur. 8
6
Frid.
7
Sat.
10
Sun 11
9
Mon. 12
10
Tues. 13
11
Wed.
14
12
Thur.
15
13
Frid. 16
Sat.
17
Sun.
18
Mon.
19
Tues.
20
Wed
21
Thur. 22
Frid.
23
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
20
28 7 ** * * *7 88
OF HORN* * ** * * * # 8
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
.78.5 76.0
..82.0 79.8
Barometer, 1904
Mean.....
...29.72
1903
RAINFALL
25.230 inches
1904 19.640 inches
23
4667
23
24
25
26
27
28
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
ABCENSION DAY. Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1868. New Opium Agreement between Hongkong and China came into force, 1887. Anti-foreign riot at Tanyang, 1891. Canton-Samshui Railway completed.
Hongkong connected with London by wire, 1871. Formal transfer of Formosa from
China to Japan, 1895. Revs. Norman and Robinson murdered, 1900.
Earthquake at Manila, killing more than 2,000 persons, 1863. Death of Sir Arthur Kennerly, 1883. Russell & Co. suspend payment, 1891. Kelung taken possession of by Japanese, 1895.
SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION. Treaty between France and Corea signed at Seoul, 1886. West
River opened, 1897.
Departure of the first O. & O. steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco, 1875. Messrs. Argent and Green murdered in an anti-foreign riot at Wuhsueh, 1891. Communication with Peking cut off, 1900.
Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of $500,000 destroyed, and many lives
lost, 1864.
Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1891.
Destruction of Mission premises at Wusieh by anti-foreign mob, 1891.
Suspension of New Oriental Bank, 1892. The P. & O. steamer "Aden” wrecked off
Socotra, 78 lives lost, 1897.
Typhoon at Formosa; loss of several vessels, 1876. Admiral Seymour starts for Peking,
19.).
WHIT SUNDAY. Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1640. Opening of the first railway in Japan, 1872.
British steamer "Carisbrooke fired into and captured by Chinese Customs cruiser 1875. Imperial Edict condemning attacks on Foreigners, 1891. Baron von Ketteler German Minister, murdered in Péking, 1900,
Russo-Chinese Treaty, 1728.
Tidal Wove, Japan, 28,000 Hives lost, 1896. British barque "* Cæsar” and Danish schooner "Carl" taken by pirates off Pedro Blanca, 1866. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen
1867.
Woosung taken, 1842.
First foreign-owned junk leaves Chungking, 1891.
1900.
Capture of Taku Forts by Allies,
TRINITY SUNDAY. Explosion of the "Union Star" at Shanghai, 17 persons killed and 10
wounded, 1882. Disastrous inundation at Foochow, 2,000 lives lost, 1877. Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842.
Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 1793. Attack on mission premises at Haimen
city, 1891.
Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.
Canton blockaded by English forces, 1840. Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebr
ation, 1897.
Ki-ying visits Hongkong, 1843. Shock of Earthquake in Hongkong, 1974. French troops
surprised by Chinese near Langson, 1884.
Assassination of M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, 1894.
187 AFTER TRINITY. Treaty of Nanking exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at
Tokyo, 1862.
Treaty between England and China sigued at Tientsin, 1858. Additional Convention
between France and China signed at Peking, 1887.
Treaty between France and China signed, 1858. Confiscation of the str. "Prince Albert ”
by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 1886.
The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking, 1873.
Indian Minta closed to silver, 1898.
British expedition to China arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of the Shanghai and Woo-
sung Railway, 1876. Flooding of the Takasima coal mines, 1891.
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