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THE CALENDAR FOR 1908

JUNE-30 DAYS

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

SUNRISE

SUNSET

1st....

......5h. 39m.

6h. 51m.

15th............5h. 39m.

6h. 07m.

Maximum

Minimum

Mean

MOON'S PHASES

1906 1907

.87.2

84.3

.79.8 76.4

..82.4 79.9

d. h.

m.

BAROMETER, 1907

First Quarter

7

0

56

P.M.

Mean..

.29.75

Full Moon

14

9

55

P.M.

Last Quarter

21

1

26

P.M.

1906

RAINFALL

A

New Moon

29

0

31

A M.

5.895 inches

1907

13.170 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF

4 and 5

WEEK

MONTH

MOONH

Mon.

1

3

Tues

2

Wed. 3

5

Thur.

4

6

Frid.

сл

5

7

Sat.

6

8

Sun.

7

9

Mon.

10

Tues.

11

Wed.

10

12

Typhoon at Formosa; loss of several vessels, 1876.

Peking, 10K),

CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable Events

Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1978. New Opium Agreement between Hongkong and China came into force, 1837. Anti-foreign riot at Tanyang, 1801 Canton-Samshui Railway completed

Hongkong connectel with London by wire, 1971. Formal transfer of Formosa front

China to Japan, 1815. Revs. Norman and Robinson murdered, 1900.

Earthquake at Manila, killing more than 2,000 persons, 1863. Death of Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1883. Russell & Co. suspend payment, 1891. Kelung taken possession of by Japanese, 1893,

Treaty between France and Corea signed at Seoul, 1839. West River opened, 1897.

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Departure of the first 0. & ́0, steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco, 1875, Messrs. Argent and Green murdered in an anti-foreign riot at Wuhsueh, 1831. Communication with Peking cut off, 1998).

Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of $500,007 destroyed, and many lives

lost. 1864,

WHIT SUSPAY. Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1891.

Destruction of Mission premises at Wusich by anti-foreign mob, 1891.

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Suspension of New Oriental Bank, 1892, The P. & O, steamer "Aden wrecked off

Socotra, 78 lives lost. 1897

Admiral Seymour starts for

Thur.

11

13

Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1649.

Fri.

12

14

Opening of the first railway in Japan, 1872.

Sat.

13

15

Sun.

14

16

Mon. 15

17

Tues. 16

Wed.

17

Thur.

18

255

18

19

20

Frid. 19

21

Sat. 20

22

Sun. 21

23

Mon. 22

24

Tues. 23

25

Wed.

24

26

British steamer "Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese Customs cruiser 1875. Imperial. Edict con lemning attacks on Foreigners, 1891. Baron von Ketteler, German Minister, murdered in Peking, 1909.

TRINITY SUNDAY. Russo-Chinese Treaty, 1723. Battle of Telissu (Russo-Japan War),

Russians defeated with a loss of 7,000 men and 16 guns, 1904.

Tidal Wave Japan, 25,000 liver lost. 189, British barque "Cesar" and Danish schooner "Carl" taken by pirates off Pedro Blanco, 1886. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen 1867. Russian squadron sank Japanese transport Hitachi, bully injured Sado, 1904. Woosung taken, 1842.

First foreign-owned junk leaves Chungking, 1831. Capture of Taku Forts by Allies, 1900. Explosion of the “Union Star'at Shanghai, 17 persons killed and 10 wounded, 1802.

Disastrous inundation at Foorhow, 2,000 lives lost, 1877.

Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842,

Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 17.3. Attack on mission premises at Haiman

city, 1891.

18T AFTER TRINITY, Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.

Canton blockaded by English forces, 1840. Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebra-

tion, 1897. Ki-ying visits Hongkong, 1843 Shock of Earthquake in Hongkong, 1874. French troops surprised by Chinese near Langson, 1881. Russian Baltic Fleet, after remaining six we ks in Tonkin waters sailed from Kamranh Bay northward, 1995. Assassination of M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, 1894. Treaty of Nanking

exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at Tokyo, 1562.

Thur.

25

27

Frid. 26

28

Treaty between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858.

between France and China signed at Peking, 1837.

Additional Convention

Sat.

27

29

Sun. 28

30

Mon.

Tues.

29

1

30.

2

Treaty between France and China signed, 1858. Confiscation of the str. "Prince Albert"

by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 18 ii,

2ND AFTER TRINITY. Agreement effectel hetween Great Britain and the United States for

reciprocal protection of British and American Trade Marks in China, 1905,

The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking, 1873.

Indian Mints closed to silver, 1893.

British expedition to China arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of the Shanghai and

Woosung Railway, 1576. Flooding of the Takasima coal mines, 1891.

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