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THE CALENDAR FOR 1907
APRIL-30 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st............6h. 18m.
6h. 37m.
1905 1906
15th............oh. Ohm. 6h. 32m.
MOON'S PHASES
Maximum
.72.0
72.5
Minimum
.......63.7
06.1
Mean
..67.8
69.0
d.
h.
in.
Last Quarter
5
11
2)
P.M.
New Moon 13
3
03
A.M.
First Quarter 21
4
38
A.M.
Full Moon
28
2
05
P.M.
BAROMETER, 1906
Mean.....
.29.94
1905
RAINFALL
1906
1.235 inches
9.700 inches
The port of Hɔihow, Hainan, op 'ned, 1978. The ports of Pakhoi, Wenchow, Wuhu ani
Ichang opened, 1877. B. N. Borneo adopted the Straits Settlements currency, 1903. French Flag hoisted at Kwangchanwan, 1803. Belilios Reformatory opened at
Hongkong, 1990.
Protocol arranging the pr›liminaries of peace between France and China signed at Paris, 1835. The Tsarevitch and Prince George of Greece arrive in Hongkong, 1891. Bogue Forts destroyed by General D'Aguilar, 1847. Wheelbarrow Riot at Shang-
hai, 1897.
Convention between Sir John Francis Davis and the Viceroy Ki-ying for the admission
of Europeans into the city of Canton within two months, 1812.
LOW SUNDAY, Hongkong Mint opened. 1833. Indignition Meeting at Shanghai respect-
ing Wheel-barrow Riot, 1897. Great powder explosion at Canton, 1903,
26 Arrival of M. Paul Bert at Hanoi, 1886.
DAYS OF
Days of 12 and 3
CHRONOLOGy of Remarkable EveNTS
WEEK
MONTH MOONS
Mon.
1
19
Tues.
2
20
Wed.
3
21
Thur.
4
22
Frid.
5
23
Sat.
6
24
Sun.
7 25
Mon.
8
Tues.
9
Wed. 10
Thur. 11 Frid. 12 Sat.
* * NAR2
27
28
29
30
13
1
Sun.
Mon. 15 Tues. 16
Wed.
Thur.
17
2 49 7
14
2
3
S. Francis Xavier left Goa for China, 1552.
4
18
Frid.
Sat,
20
Sun. 21
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
* **** ***
19
9
22
10
23
11
24
12
25
13
Frid.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
& N N N N
Terrific tornado in Canton; 2,000 houses destroyed and 10,000 lives lost, 1878. 97,000 Caristians butchered in Japan, 1733. Death at Peking of Marquis Tseng, 1890.
Presentation of colours to Hongkong Regiment, 1895. Russian flagship Petropaclorsk sunk by a mine off Port Arthur, nearly every man drowned including Adiniral Maxaroff, 1904
2ND AFTER EASTER. Soldiers' Club opened at Honghong, 1903.
Seoul, destroyed by fire, 1904
Imperial Palace.
British Flag hoisted at Taipohu, Kowloon New Territory, 1899. GovernorSir Arthur
Kennedy arrived in Hongkong, 1872.
Telegraph to Shanghai opened, 1871._Execution at Kowloon city of nineteen pirates
(including “Namoa" pirates), 1891. Treaty of Peace between China and Japan signod at Shimonoseki, 1895.
Convention between Ching and Japan settling Corean differences signed at Tientsin, 1885.
The O. & 0. steamer San Pablo " wrecked near Turnabout, 1888.
The "Sir Charles Forbes," the first steamer in China waters, arrived, 1830. The
Tsorewitch arrived at Hankow, 1891,
3rd after EasTER. Resiguation of Shanghai Municipal Council, 1807.
East India Company ceased trade with China, 1834. Arrival of Governor J. Pope
Hennessy in Hongkong, 1877.
S. George's Day.
Capture of the citadel at Hanoi, Tonkin, by the French forces, 1832. Departure of Sir William Marsh, acting Governor of Hongkong, 1887 First sod of the Shanghai- Nanking railway cut at Shanghai 190,
Foundation stone of Queen's College, Hongkong, laid, 1884
Ratifications of Corean Treaty with England exchanged, 1884.
26
14
27
15
28
4TH AFTER EASTER. 16
29
17
30
18
Privy Council for Japan constituted by Imperial decree, 18NS.
Battle of the Yalu (Russo-Japan Wär), Russians defeated with great slaugh-
ter, 1901
Arrival of General Grant in Hongkong 1879.
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