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THE CALENDAR FOR 1908

FEBRUARY-29 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st 15th

.7h. 04m.

6h. 10m.

1906

1907

.Ch. 56m

6h. 19m.

Maximuni

...58.9

61.8

Minimum ...............56.6

55.2

Mean

MOON'S PHASES

.55.3

58.7

d. h.

m.

BAROMETER, 1907

New Moon

2 4

36

P.M.

Mean.....

.....30.14

First Quarter

9

0

27

P.M.

Full Moon

Last Quarter 25

DAYS OF Days of 12 & 1

17

5

05

P.M.

11

24

A.M.

1906 1.100 inches

RAINFALL

1907 0.165 inches

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

Inhabitants of Hongkong declared British subjecta, 1841. The Additional Article to.

Chefoo Convention canie into force, 1837. Mrs. Carew sentenced to death at Yokohama for the murder of her husband; sentence commuted to penal servitude, 1897. 4th after EpitHANY. The German Club at Hongkong opened, 1872. Weihaiwei citadel!

captured by Japanese, 1895.

Great robbery in the Central Bank, Hongkong, discovered, 1865. Agreement opening

West River signed, 1897.

Anti-foreign riot at Chinkiang, foreign houses burned and looted, 1889.

The Spanish Envoy Halcon arrived at Macao to demand satisfaction from the Chinese for

the burning of the Spanish brig “Bilbaino,” 1840, Japan broke off diplomatic relations- with Russia, 1904.

Suez Canal adopted as the regular route for the Eastern Mails, 1888.

The Spanish fleet leaves the port of Cavite, by order of the Governor of Manila, for the purpose of taking Formosa, 1626. Hostilities between Russia and Japan begun by Russian gunboat off Chemulpo, 1904. Japanese made a successful torpedo attack at midnight on Russin's Port Arthur squadron, 1904.

CA

5th after EPIPHANY. The 'Henrietta Maria" was found drifting about in the Palawan Passage, captain, crew, and 250 coolies missing, 1857. Murder of Messrs. Kiddle and Sutherland at Mengka on Yunnan border, 1900, Naval fight at Port Arthur between Japanese and Russian fleets with disastrous consequences to the latter, 1904.

government proclaimed by

Accession of the Emperor of Japan, 1887. Outbreak of convicts in Singapore Gaol, 1875, Surrender fo Linkangtao Island forts and remainder of the Chinese fleet to the Japanese, 1895,

WEEK

MONTH

Moons

Sat.

1

29

Sun. Mon.

2 N.Y.

3

2

Tues. 4

3

Wed.

Thur.

IO CO

5

6

5

Frid.

Sat.

78

7

6

8

7

Sun.

9

8

Mon. 10

9

Tues. 11

10

The Japanese constitution granting representative

the Emperor in person at Tokyo, 1839.

Wed. 12

11

13

12

Thur.

Frid. 14

13

Sat.

15

14

Sun. 16

15

Mon.

17

Tues. 18

Wed.

19

Thur.

20

Frid.

21

Sat.

22

Sun.

Mon.

23

24

Tues. 25

Wed.

26

25

Thur. 27

26

Frid. 28

27

Sat.

29

28

2o 2 2~ 2N * * *** **

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

17

S. Valentine's Day. Tung Wa Hospital, Hongkong, opened by Sir R. G. MacDonnell,

1872. Ports of Hongkong and Tinghai declared free, 1841. The Chinese frigate Yu-yuen

and corvette Chin-cheng' "sunk by the French in Sheipoo harbour, 1885. SEPTUAGESIMA. Insurgents evacuated Shanghai, 1955. Stewart scholarship at Central

School, Hongkong, founded, 1884. Alice Memorial Hospital, Hongkong, opened, 1887.

The C.S. paddle man-of-war

Rock, near Swatow, 1883.

"Ashuelot" wrecked on the East Lammock

Lord__Amherst's Embassy, returning from China, shipwrecked in the Java Sea

1517.

Mr. A. R. Margary, of H.B.M.'s Consular Service, was murdered at Manwyne, Yun

nan, by Chinese, 1875, Statue of Li Hong Chang inveiled at Shanghai 1. The Emperor Tao-kwang died, 1850 (reigned 30 years). Massacre of missionaries at

Nanchang, 1906

"

Sexagesima, Hostilities between England and China recommenced, 1841. Steamer "Queen captured and burnt by pirates, 1857. First stone of the Hongkong City Hall laid, 1867.

23 Chusan evacuated by the British troops, 1541. Explosion of boiler of the str., Yotsai" between Hongkong and Macsão; six Europeans and thirteen Chinese killed and vessel destroyed, 1884.

* * * ** N*

Captain Da Costa and Lieut. Dwyer murdered at Wong-ma-kok, in Hongkong, 1849. Bogue Forts (Canton) destroyed by Sir Gordon Bremer, 1841. Hongkong police chop

burnt, 1884. Marriage of the Emperor Kwang Hsu, 1889.

Treaty of peace between Japan and Corea signed at Kokwa, 1870. Evacuation

of Port Hamilton by the British forces, 1887

Capture of the Sulu capital by the Spaniards, 1870.

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