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THE CALENDAR FOR 1909

JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st ............5h.

15th.....

..5h. 43m.

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

7h. 00m.

1907

1908

7h. 08m.

Maximum

...87.1

87.0

Minimum

...79.1

78.7

Mean

.82.5

823.

xvii.

MOON'S PHASES

d: h. m.

BAROMETER, 1908

Full Moon

3 8 17

P.M.

Mean.....

....29.73

Last Quarter

10

2

58

P.M.

New Moon

17

в

45

P.M.

First Quarter 25

7

45

P.M.

1907 7.385 inches

RAINFALL

1908 22.265 inches

DAY OF Dat or 5 and 6

WERK

MONTH

MOONS

Thar.

1

14

Frid.

15

Sat

16

Sun. 4

17

Mon. 5

18

Chronology of Remarkable EvenTS

Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857.

sionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893.

Two Swedish mis-

Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.8. “Blode,” 1840. French Expedition

from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.

Steamer "Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons perished, 1898.

Hongkong low level electric tram service opened, 1904.

4th After TRINITY. Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable laid

between Hongkong and Macao, 1884. U. 8. Pacific Cable opened to Manila. Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1886.

Duke of Con-

Tues. 6

Wed.

Thur.

21

Frid. 9 Sat.

10

Sun. 11

Mon. 12

Tues. 13

2272* * * * *

19

naught's Statue unveiled in Hongkong, 1902. Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.

20 Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.

Japanese occupy Sakhalin, 1905.

23

Frid. 23

ÖTH_After TrixITY. Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in London, 1885. Li Hung-cháng passed through Hongkong on his way North, 1900.

Wreck of the C. M. 8. N. Co.'s str. “Pautah" on Shantang Promontory 1857. Yellow River burst its bank at Chang-kiu, Shangtung; great inundation 1880.

Typhoon

Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight inmates killed, 1882. British trade prohibited at Canton 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed at

Peking, 1886.

'Kowshing," British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with lows of about 1,000 lives, 1894. Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1850. First visit of Prince Chun, the Emperor's brother, to Hongkong, 1901. Japanese occupy Newchwang, 1904. Great flood at Chefoo kills 1,900, 1903,"

Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong,

and Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1862.

Sat

24

8

Sun. 25

9

7TH AFTER Trinity.

Mon. Tues.

26

Wed.

28

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

27 2227

10

11

12

13

30

14

Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.

15

Hongkong low level electric tram service started, 1904.

Hongkong, 1908

Disastrous typhoon at

Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1884. Sir Matthew Nathan arrived Hongkong, 1904. German gunboat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory, all but eleven of the crew

perished, 1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila, 1896.

Wed.

14

27

Thur.

15

28

Frid.

16

29

Sat.

17

Sun.

18

Mon.

Tues.

20

Wed.

21

Thur.

7 * * & ****

1

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

between Russia and China on Amur River, 1900.

2

19

3

Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1804.

Rumians, Pechili Gulf, 1904.

Indo-China 8.8. Hapsang, sunk by

5

in Hongkong, 1902.

22

24

25

26

First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1856. Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1322. The Yangtsze blockaded by British fleet, 1940. First Bazaar by Chinese held at Hongkong in aid of relief of distress caused by West River floods, 1908

5TH AFTER TRIXITY. Engagement between the U. S. Naval Forces and the Coreans; the Expedition leaves to await instructions, 1871. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. Suspension of Hongkong

Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1807.

First English ship reached China, 1635,

French gunboats fired on by Siamese at

Paknam, 1803. Pirates attacked 8. 8. "Sainam” on West River, killing Rev. Dr. Mao- Donald and injuring several of the crew, 1906. statue of Paul Baul unveiled at Hanoi, 1890.

Tientsin native city captured by Allies

191). Chinese Imperial E lict declared bow & arrow obsolete armis, 1905. Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadrons, 1874;

Eruption of Bandal-san volcano, Japan : 500 persons killed, 1888.

British trade with China re-opened, 1842. The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to

Hongkong, 1872.