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THE CALENDAR FÖR 1906

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JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

.5h. 43m.

Th. 00m.

1904

1905

15th

..5h. 48m.

7h. 08m.

Maximum

....85.9

87.8

Minimum ...............77.9

78.1

MOON'S PHASES

Mean

..81.1

82.3

......

d. h. 111.

Full Moon

BAROMETER, 1905

Ꮳ

0

27

P.M.

Mean.........

29.72

Last Quarter

13

6

13

P.M.

New Moon

21

8

69

P.M.

First Quarter

29

1904 7.225 inches

RAINFALL

1905

9.015 inches

3

56

A.M.

DAYS OF DAYS OF

5 and 6

CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable EVENTS

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Sun.

1

10

Mon.

2

11

Tucs.

3

12

Wed.

13

Thur. 5

14

Frid.

6

15

Sat.

16

Sun.

7

Mon.

9

18

Tues. 10

19

Werl. 11

20

Thur. 12

21

Frid. 13

Sat. 14

Sun. 15

22

23

24

Mon. 16

25

Tucs. 17

26

Wed.

18

27

Thur. 19

Frid. 20

Sat. Sun.

21

Mon. 23

Tues.

Wed.

227* * * *

28

29

1

3

24

4

25

Thur.

26

6

Frid. 27

7

Sat.

28

8

Sun. 29

9

Mon. 30 10

Tues.

31

11

Bløde," 1940. French Expedition

3RD AFTER TRINITY. Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857.

Two Swedish missionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893. Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.S.

from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873. Steamer "Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons perished, 1893.

Hongkong low level electric tram service opened, 1904.

Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong

and Macao, 1884. U. S. Pacific Cable opened to Manila.

Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1861. Duke of Con-

nanght's Statue unveiled in Hongkong, 1902.

Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.

4TH AFTER TRINITY. Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846. Japanese occupy

Sakhalin, 1905.

First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656,

Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtsz blockaded by British

feet, 1840.

Engagement between the U. S. Naval Forces and the Coreans; the Expedition leaves

to await instructions, 1871. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816.

Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. Suspension of Hongkong

Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1897.

First English ship reached China, 1635. French gunboats fired on by Siamese at

Paknam, 1893.

Statue of Paul Bert unveiled at Hanoi, 1890. Tientsin native city captured by Allies,

1900. Chinese Imperial Edict declared bow and arrow obsolete arms, 1905.

5TH AFTER TRINITY, Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American

squadrons, 187 Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan; 500 persons killed, 1888. British trade with China re-opened, 1842. The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to

Hongkong, 1872.

Ningpo Joss-house Riots, Shanghai; 15 killed and many wounded, 1999. State of war

between Russia and China on Amur River, 1900,

Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoc Convention signed in

London, 1885. Li Hung-chang passes through Hongkong on his way North, 1900. Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1863. Indo-China S.S. Hipsang sunk by Russians,

Pechili Gulf, 1904.

Wreck of the C. M. S. N. Co.'s str. "Pautah" on Shantung Promontory, 1887. 6TH AFTER TRINITY. Yellow River burst its bank at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great inunda-

tion 89. Typhoon, in Hongkong, 1902.

Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight inmate killed, 1882.

Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed at

British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834.

Peking, 1898.

Kowshing," British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with loss of about 1,000 lives, 1894. Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859, First visit of Prince Chun, the Emperor's brother, to Hongkong, 1901, Japanese occupy Newchwang, 1904.

Great flood at Chefoo kills 1,000,

1903.

Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong,

and Whampoa ; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1882.

Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1904. Sir Matthew Nathan arrived Hongkong, 1904. 711 AFTER TRINITY, German gunboat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory, all

but eleven of the crew perished, 1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila, 1896. Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.

Hongkong low level electric tram service started, 1904.