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THE CALENDAR FOR 1906

MARCH-31 DAYS

xiii

CHRONOLOGY or REMARKABLE EVENTS

S. David's Day. Bombardment of the Chinhai forts by French men-of war, 1855. First Dutch Embassy left China, 1857.

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st.......

....6h. 46m.

6h. 25m.

1904

1903

15th

....Ch. 33m.

6h. 31m.

Maximum

....67.0

61.8

Minimum

.....60.3

56.3

Mean

...63.2

58.9

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. [1.

BAROMETER, 1905.

First Quarter 3 5

28

P.M.

Mean.........

.30.06

Full Moon

11

4

17

A.M.

Last Quarter

17

7

57

P.M.

New Moon

25

7 52

A.M.

1904 3.755 inches

RAINFALL

1905 11.485 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF

2 and 3

|

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS |

Thur.

1

7

Frid.

2

8

Sat.

9

Sun.

10

Mon.

5

11

Tucs.

6

12

Wed.

13

កក

Thur. 8

14

Frid.

9

15

Sat.

10

16

Sun. 11

17

Mon. 12

18

Tues. 13

Wed.

14

23

19

2)

21

Foreign Ministers received in audience by the Emperor at the Tsz Kuang Po, 1891.

1st in Lext. Emperor Kwang Hsu assumes the government, 1899.

Expulsion of Chinese Custom House from Macao by Governor Amaral, 1849.

Hostilities at Canton recommenced. Fort Napier taken by the English,1841.

Departure of Governor Sir J. P. Hennessy from Hongkong, 1882. Kongmoon opened

to Foreign trade.

Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Henry of Prussia, 1898.

Convention signed, 1902.

Attack on Messrs. Farnham and Rohl at Shanghai, 1872.

Russo-Chinese Manchurian

Lin arrived in Canton. 1839. 12,000 Chinese troops attacked the English in Ningpoand Chinhai and were repulsed with great slaughter, 1842. The Japanese army after a sanguinary battle lasting several days occupied Moukden, and pursued the retreating Russians whose losses in the battle were estimated at 20,000, 1905

2ND IN LENT. Governor Sir R. G. MacDonnell arrived in Hongkong, 1886. Imperial Commissioner Ki-chen, degraded by the Emperor, left Canton as aprisoner, 1841

Capture of Baeninh, Tonkin, by the French, 1884.

8,000 Chinese troops routed by the English at Tze-hi with great slaughter, 1842 New Law Courts at Yokohama opened, 1890. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Peking burnt down, 1900,

Governor Sir H. Robinson left Hongkong for Ceylon, 1865.

Chinese Envoy Ping and suite left Shanghai for Europe, 1866.

8. Patrick's Day. Lord Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794.

3RD IN LENT. Edict of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton, 1539*

Chungking declared open to foreign trade, 1891,

Governor Sir G. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848.

26 Wreck of the steamer "Nanzing," near Hongkong, 1801.

Mon. 19 Tues. 20 Wed.

Thur. 22

Frid.

228 * **NGA &

W N

*OF * 2873* * * * *327

Thur. 15 Frid. 16

Sat.

Sun.

17

23

24

18

25

21

27

28

British ship “Sarah," first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834. Death, at Peking, of Sir Harry Parkes, H.B.M. Minister to China, 1885.

29

24

30

Sat.

Sun. 25

Mon.

26

Tues. 27

2

Great flood at Foochow, 1874.

Newchwang placed under Russian martial law.

3

Death of the widow of the Emperor Tung-chi, 1873. Protocol of Convention

between China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887.

Wedl. 28 Thur. 29 Frid.

23,289 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839.

5

Seizure and occupation of the Pescadores by the French fleet, 1885.

30

Arrival of Governor Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G., 1883.

Sat.

7

Abolition of the coolie trade at Macao, 1874. Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of

Connaught in Hongkong, 1890.

1

Captain Elliot forced his way to Canton, 139. Aguinaldo captured by the Americans

in the Philippines, 1901.

First Section of Manila-Dagupan railway opened, 1891. Attempted assassination of

Li Hung-chang at Shimonoseki, 1895.

4TH IN LENT. Captain Elliot demands passports for himself and all the British subjects

imprisoned in Canton, 1839.