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THE CALENDAR FOR 1908
AUGUST-31 DAYS
SUNSET
SUNRISE
1st ............5h. 56m.
15th............6h. 01m.
7h. 02m.
MOON'S PHASES
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
6h, 53m.
Maximum
Minimum
Mean
d. h.
n
First Quarter 5
5
40
P.M.
Full Moon
12
0
59
P M.
Last Quarter
19
5
25
A.M.
New Moon
27
6
59
A.M.
1906
1907
88.8
86.7
...79.1
78.3
...83.2 81.9
BAROMETER, 19.7
Mean......
...29.TO
1906
RAINFALL
3.970 inches
1907
14.855 inches
DAYS OF DAYS or 6 and 7
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Sat. Sun.
Mon.
123
5
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKable EvenTS
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894. Kucheng massacre, 1895.
TH AFTER TRINITY.
7
Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1970.
Tues.
4
8
Wed.
5
9
Thur.
6
10
Frid.
7
11
British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.
Sat.
12
10th after TRINITY. British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796, Bombardment of Kelung by French, 1884°
Allied march on Peking starts, 1900. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria, 1890.
Serious flood at Tientsin, 1871.
Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul, at Hakodate, 1874.
Sun.
9
13
8TH AFTER TRINITY. British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.
Coronation celebrated at Hongkong, 1902.
King Edward VII's
Mon. 10
14
Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841, Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888.
Tues. 11
15
Wed. 12
16
Thur. 13
17
Frid.
14
18
Sat.
15
19
Sun.
16
20
Mon. 17
21
Tues. 18
22
Wed. 19
Thur. 20
23
24
Frid. 21
25
Sat.
Sun. 23
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat. 29 Sun.
Mon.
2 **** 52 28
22
26
27
24
28
25
29
26
30
27:
28
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2
3
4
31
5
First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord Napier, who
suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1534.
174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1842. Manila occupied by U.S. Troops,
1 SAS. Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860. House collapse, causing 43 deaths, in Cochrane Street
Hongkong, 1901. Japanese squadron sinks Russian cruiser Rurik near Tsushima, 1904. Great fire on French Concessión, Shanghai; 991 houses destroyed; loss Tls. 1,500,000, 1379. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer “Gatterthun' near Sydney, 1895. Peking Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis at Chengchow, Hunan, 1802. Prince and Princess Arisugawa entertained at Hongkong, 1904, 9th after TrixITY. British trade of Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French
Treaty with Siam signed, 1856,
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Empress of India sinks Chinese cruiser Wong Tai in collision near Swatow, 1903.
Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1804. Great fire in Hongkong,
1868. Indian troops lauded in Shanghai, 1900
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the “Cornwallis,”
at Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861. Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again
assumes the Regency, 1898.
Governer Amaral (Mação) assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbed, 1870. Seizure of steamer "Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884.
10TH AFTER TRINITY, Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military
contribution, 1864. Chinese fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1854. Wreck of the C. N. Co.'s str. "Tientsin" near Swatow, 1987. Disturbances at Amoy
Japanese landed marines, 1900.
British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty between Great
Britain and Japan signed, 1858.
British left Macao, 1839.
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-ynen, 1516. Slavery abolished in British
possessions, 1933. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1854.
Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
11TH AFTER TRINITY. Wreck of "Futami Maru" off Cape Calavite, 1900.
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping
at Hangkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1848.
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