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THE CALENDAR FOR 1909

SUNRISE

1st.......6h. 48m. 5h. 35m.

15th............6h. 57m. 5h. 40m.

MOON'S PHASES

DECEMBER-31 DAYS

SUNSET

HONGKONG Temperature

1907 1908

Maximum..

Minimum

Mean

..67.0

67.9

..57.2

59.5

..61.9

63.3

d. h.

m.

BAROMETER, 1908

Last Quarter 5 0

12

A.M.

Mean......

.30.13

New Moon

13

3

59

A.M.

First Quarter 20

10

18

A.M.

Full Moon

12

5

30

A.M.

1907 1.460 inches

RAINFALL

1908 4.285 inches

Days or DAYS OF 10 and 11

WEEK

MONTU

MOONS

CHRONOLOGY or Remarkable Events

Wed. Thur. Frid. Sat. Sun.

1

19

20

CT IN W

21

Mon.

Tues.

~$

Wed.

8

Thur.

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9

Frid.

10

22 223 222 2

24

8. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.

2ND IN ADVENT. Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847.

by the Imperialists under General Gordon, 1863. The Japanese warship Unebi-kan ” left Singapore and not heard of again, 1886.

Soochow re-taken

Confucius died, B.C. 490.

25

European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

26

27

Sat.

11

29

Sun. 12

30

Mon. 13

1

Tues. 14

Wed. 15

3

Thur. 16

Sat.

Frid. 17

18

5

6

Sun. 19

7

Mon. 20

8

Tues.

21

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

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9

22

10

23

11

24

12

28

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1931. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral

Peking, 1888.

Piracy on board the Douglas str. "Namoa," five hours after leaving Hongkong. Captain Pocock and three others murdered and several seriously wounded, 1890. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir William Robinson, 1891.

Indemnity paid by Prince of Satsuma, 1983. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at

Osaka, 1867.

3RD IN ADVENT. Imperial Decree stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are

to be received in audience every New Year, 1890.

French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832, First

Reception of foreign ladies by the Empress Dowager of China, 1898,

All Roman Catholic Priest 3 (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1839.

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer "Japan "burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 389 Chinese drowned, 1874. United States District Court for China opened at Shanghai 1906.

4TH IN ADVENT. Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842. Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the "Bacchante, 1881. Two cotton mills destroyed by fire at Osaka, 120 persons burnt to death, 1893.

Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.

Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of

Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1836.

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

25

13

CHRISTMAS Day.

Great fire in Hongkong; 363 houses destroyed, immense destruction of property, 1878.

26

14

Mon.

27

15

1st after CHRISTMAS. Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1897-

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The N. C. Company steamer Shanghai" destroyed by fire on the Yangtsze, over

300 lives lost.

Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1805,

Tues. 28

16

Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France,1857.

Wed. 29

17

Thur. 30

18

Frid. 31

19