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THE CALENDAR FOR 1907

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JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st ..... 15th ....

...........5h. 43m.

7h. 00m.

1995

1906

.........5h. 48m,

7h. 08in.

Maximum

.87.8

87.7

Minimum

...78.1

79.5

MOON'S PHASES

Mean

.82.3

82.9

d. h. m.

Last Quarter

BAROMETER, 1906

2 10

24 P.M.

New Moon 10

11

17

P.M.

First Quarter 18 Full Moon

9

12

P.M.

25

0

49

P.M.

Mean......

...29.67

1905

RAINFALL

1906

9.015 inches

6.945 inches

DAY OF Day or

5 and 6

WREK

MONTH

MOONS

Mon.

1

21

Tues.

2

22

Wed. 3

23

Thur.

24

Frid.

5

25

Sat.

26

Sun.

7

27

Mon.

8

28

Tues.

9

29

Wed.

10

1

Thur. 11

2

Frid. 12

3

Sat.

13

4

Sun. 14

5

Mon. 15 Tues.

6

16

7

Wed. 17

8

Chronology of Remarkable Events

Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagas ki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857. Two Swedish mis.

sionaries murdered at Sungpu, 18'3.

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"

Amoy forts and many funks destroyed by H.M.S Blode, 1940, French Expedition

froin the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873. Steamer "Dən 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 Macno, 1884. U. S. Pacific Cable opened to Manila.

Tinghai first taken, 1840, Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1996, Duke of Con.

naught's Statue unveiled in Hongkong, 1902,

Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1894,

6th 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 Yangtsze blockaded by British

fleet, 1840.

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

to await instructions, 1971. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1851. Suspension of Hongkong

Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1817.

"

First English ship reached China, 1835. French gunboats fired on by Biamese at Paknam, 1893. Pirates attacked S. S. "Sainam on West River, killing Rev. Dr. Mac- Donald and injuring several of the crew, 1906.

7th after TRINITY. Statue of Paul Baut unveiled at Hanoi, 1890. Tientsin native city capturedsby Allies, 1900, Chinese Imperial Edict declared bow & arrow obsolete armis, 1905.

Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadrons, 1874; Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan; 500 persons killed, 1888.

British trade with China re-opened, 1812. The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to

Hongkong, 1872,

Ningpo Jows-house Riots, Shanghai; 15 killed and many wounded, 1898. State of war

between Russia and China on Amur River, 1900,

Thur. 18

9

Frid.

19

10

:Sat.

Sun. 21

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

Thur. 25

* 7 ****

20

11

12

8TH AFTER Trinity,

22

13

23

14

24

15

16

Frid. 26

17

Sat. 27

18

Sun. 28

19

Mon.

29

20

Tues. 30 Wed.

31

223

21

22

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

London, 1835. Li Hung-chang passes through Hongkong on his way North, 1900, Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1801. Indo-China 8.S. H prang sunk by Russians,

Pechili Gulf, 1904.

Wreck of the C. M. S. N. Co.'s str. “Pautah" on Shuntvig Promontory, 1837. Yellow River burst its bank at Chang-kiu, Shangtung; great inundation 18 9. Typhoon, in

Hongkong, 1902.

inmates killert, 1982.

British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chine & Burmah Convention signed at

Peking, 1856.

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, 1813. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong,

and Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 41,000 persons, 1852.

9th after TrixITY. Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864. Bir Matthew Nathan arrived

Hongkong, 1904.

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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.

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Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight

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