THE CALENDAR FOR 1910
MARCH-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
Ist...
...6h. 46m.
6h. 25m.
1908
1909
15th
.6h. 33m.
6h. 31m.
Maximum
...65.9
67.6
Minimum
...57.50 60.8
Mean
..61.2 64.1
MOON'S PHASES
d.
h.
m
BAROMETER, 1909.
Last Quarter
4
3
52
P.M.
Mean..
.30.05
New Moon
11
8
12
P.M.
First Quarter
18
11
37
A M.
Full Moon
26
4
21
A.M.
1998
0.765 inches
RAINFALL
1909
2.345 inches
13
DAYS OF DAYS OF 1 and 2
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
S. David's Day. Bombardment of the Chinhai forts by French men-of-war, 1885.
Twenty-six opium divans closed in Hongkong, 1909.
First Dutch Enibassy left China, 1657.
Foreign Ministers received in audience by the Emperor at the Tsz Kuang Po, 1891. Emperor Kwang Hsu assumes the government, 1889,
Expulsion of Chinese Custom House from Macao by Governor Amaral, 1849. 4TH SUNDAY IN LENT. Hostilities at Canton recommenced.
English, 1841.
Fort Napier taken by the
Departure of Governor Sir J. P. Hennessy from Hongkong, 1882. Kongmoon opened to
Foreign trade.
Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Henry of Prussia, 1898. 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 .0,000, 1906.
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, 1884.
5TH SUNDAY IN LENT.
8,000 Chinese troops routed by the English at Tze-hi with great slaughter, 1842. New Law Courts at Yokohama opened, 1890. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Peking burnt down, 1900.
WEEK MONTII
MOONS
Tues.
1
20
Wed. 2
21
Thur. 3
22
Frid.
4
23
Sat.
5
24
Sun.
6
25
Mon.
7
26
Tues. 8
27
Wed
9
28
Thur. 10
29
Frid. 1}
Sat
12
2
Sun. 13
3
Mon. 14
4
Tues.
15
Wed. 16
6
Thur.
17
7
18
8
Sat.
19
9
Sun.
20
10
Mon. 21
11
Tues.
12
Wed. 13
13
Thur.
21
14
Frid.
25
Sat.
26
Sun.
Mon
Tues.
Wed.
* 27 282
15
16
Great flood at Foochow, 1874.
17
18
EASTER SUNDAY Death of the widow of the Emperor Tung-chi, 1873.
of Convention between China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887. 20,289 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839.
29
19
Seizure and occupation of the Pescadores by the French fleet, 1885.
30
20
Frid.
49 7 * 2272
Governor Sir H. Robinson left Hongkong for Ceylon, 1867.
Chinese Envoy Ping and suite left Shanghai for Europe, 1866. Japanese Diet resolved to nationalise the railway. China released the Japanese str. "Tatsu Maru” at Canton, 1908,
S. Patrick's Day. Lord Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794. Severe earthquake in
Formosa, 1906.
Edict of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton, 1839.
open to foreign trade, 1891.
Governor Sir G. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848.
Chungking declared
PALM SUNDAY. Wreck of the steamer "Nanzing," near Hongkong, 1891. British ship "Sarab," first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834.
Death, at Peking, of Sir Harry Parkes, H.B.M. Minister to China, 1885. Sir Robert Hart
left Peking for Home, 1968
Captain Elliot forced his way to Canton, 1839. Aguinaldo captured by the Americans
in the Philippines, 1901
First Section of Manila-Dagupan railway opened, 1891, Attempted assassination of
Li Hưng-chang at Shimonoseki, 1895.
GOOD FRIDAY. Captain Elliot demands passports for himself and all the British subjects
imprisoned in Canton, 1839.
Newchwang placed under Russian martial law.
Protocol
Thur 31 21
Arrival of Governor Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G., 1883. Chinese Regiment at Weihaiwei disbanded. Cantonese resolved on a boycott of Japanese products which lasted through- out the year, 1908
Abolition of the coolie trade at Macao, 1874. Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught in Hongkong, 1890.
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