THE CALENDAR FOR 1908
MARCH-31 DAYS
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
xiii
SUNRISE
1st............6h. 46m.
15th ............6h. 33m. 6h. 31m.
SUNSET
6h. 23in.
Maximum
1906
...65.9 68.4
1907
Minimum
...58.1
59.7
Mean
.61.6
63.8
MOON'S PHASES
d.
h. m.
BAROMETER, 1907.
New Moon
3
First Quarter 10
2 50
57
P.M.
Mean.
.30.08
42
P.M.
Full Moon
18
10
28
A.M.
Last Quarter
25
8
32
A.M.
1906 2.630 inches
RAINFALL
1907
0.335 inches
Dats of Data or¦ 1 and :
WEEK
MONTIL! Mooxs
Sun.
1
29
Mon
2
30
Tues.
3
1
Wed.
Thur.
3
Frid.
6
4
Sat.
7
5
Sun.
8
6
Mon.
9
7
Tues. 10
8
9
10
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
2 =2
12 31
14
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12
CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable. Events
QUINQUAGESIMA. S. David's Day. Bombardment of the Chiuhai forts by French men-of
war, 1985.
First Dutch Embassy left China, 1657.
Foreign Ministers received in audience by the Emperor at the Tez Kuang Po, 1991.
ASH WEDNESDAY. Emperor Kwang Hsu assumes the government, 1889.
Expulsion of Chinese Custom House from Macão by Governor Amaral, 1849, Hostilities at Canton recommenced. Fort Napier taken by the English, 1811.
Departure of Governor Sir J. P. Hennessy from Hongkong, 1882. Kongmicon opened
to Foreign trade.
1ST IX LENT. Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Henry of Prussia, 1808. Russo-Chinese
Manchurian Convention signed, 1902.
Attack on Messrs. Farnham and Rohl at Shanghai, 1872.
Lin arrived in Canton, 1839. 12,000 Chinese troops attacked the English in Ningpo and 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, 1965. Governor Sir R. G. MacDonnell arrived in Hongkong, 1866.
Imperial Commissioner Ki-chen, degraded by the Emperor, left Canton as a prisoner, 1841
Capture of Bacninh, by the French, 1854.
8,000 Chinese troops routed by the English at Tze-hi with great slaughter, 1842. New Law Courts at Yokohama opened, 189. Hongkong and Shaughai Bank at Peking burnt down, 1900,
950 in Lest. Governor Sir H. Robinson left Hongkong for Ceylon, 1865.
Chinese Envoy Ping and suite left Shanghai for Europe, 1866. Japanese Diet resolved to
nationalise the railway.
S. Patrick's Day. Lord Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794. Severe earthquake in
Formosa, 1900,
Edict of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton, 1839. Chungking declared
open to foreign trade, 1891.
Governor Sir G. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848.
"I
Wreck of the steamier Nanzing," near Hongkong, 1891.
British ship "Sarab," first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834.
3RD IN Lest. Death, at Peking, of Sir Harry Parkes, H.B.M. Minister to China, 1885. Captain Elliot forced his way to Canton, 1839. Aguinaldo captured by the Americans
in the Philippines, 1901
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Sun. 15
13
Mon. 16
14
Tues.
17
15
Wed.
18
16
Thur.
17
Frid. 20
18
Sat.
21
19
Sun.
22
20
Mon.
:3
21
Tues
22
Wed.
23
Thur.
26
24
Great flood at Foochow, 1974.
Newchwang placed under Russian martial law,
Frid. 27
25
Death of the widow of the Emperor Tung-chi, 1878.
between China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887.
Protocol of Convention
Sat.
Sun.
26
20,259 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839.
27
4TH IN LENT. Seizure and occupation of the Pescadores by the French fleet, 1885.
Mon. 30
28
Tues.
31
29
Abolition of the coolie trade at Macao, 1974. Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Con.
naught in Hougkong, 1890.
21
25
First Section of Manila-Dagupan railway opened, 1801,
Lê Hungchang at Shimonoseki, 185.
Attempted assassination of
Captain Elliot demands passports for himself and all the British subjects imprisoned
in Canton, 1539.
Arrival of Governor Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G., 1883. Chinese Regiment at Weihaiwef
disbanded.
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