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THE CALENDAR FOR 1910

JUNE-30 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

Ist......

...5h. 39m.

6h. 51m.

15th....

5h. 39m. 6h. 07m.

MOON'S PHASES

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1908 1909

Maximum

..83.6 86.3

Minimum

Mean

.77.2 78.6

.80.2 81.8

d. h. 117.

Last Quarter

BAROMETER, 1909

1

6

24

A.M.

New Moon

7

9

16

P.M.

Mean......

...29.79

First Quarter 15

0

19

A.M.

Full Moon

1908

RAINFALL

1909

27

4

12

A.M.

Last Quarter

30

0

39

P.M.

15.245 inches

7.385 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF WEEK MONTH

4 and 5

Mooxs

Wed. 1

2+

Thur. 2

25

Frid. 3

26

Sat.

4

27

Sun.

LO

5

28

Mon.

6

29

Tues.

7

1

Wed.

8

2

Thur. 9

3

Fri.

10

Sat. 11

5

Sun.

12

6

Mon. 13

7

Tues. Wed. 15

14

8

9

Thur. 16

Frid. 17

10

11

Sat.

18

12

Sun. 19

13

Mon. 20

14

Tues. 21

15

Wed.

22

16

Thur. 23

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

2*28

17

24

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CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLK EVENTS

Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1878. New Opium Agreement between Hongkong and Chiua came into force, 1887. Anti-foreign riot at Tanyang, 1891 Canton-Samshui Railway completed

Hongkong connected with London by wire, 1971. Formal transfer of Forinosa from

China to Japan, 1895. Revs. Norman and Robinson murdered, 1900.

Earthquake at Manila, killing more than 2,00 persons, 1863. Death of Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1883. Russell & Co. suspend payment, 1891. Kelung taken possession of by Japanese, 1895.

Treaty between France and Corea signed at Seoul, 1880. West River opened, 1897. 2ND AFTER TRINITY. Departure of the first O. & 0. steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco, 1875. Messrs. Argent and Green murdered in an anti-foreign riot at Wuhsueh, 1891. Communication with Peking cut off, 1900.

Heavy rains in Hongkong, property to the value of $500,000 destroyed, and many

lives lost, 1864. Attempted anti-foreign riot at Kiukiang, 1891. Hongkong-Cantou steamer "Powan"

wrecked, 108.

Destruction of Mission premises at Wusieh 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

Typhoon at Formosa; loss of several vessels, 1876. Admiral Seymour starts for

Peking, 1900.

Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1640.

3RD AFTER TRINITY. Opening of the first railway in Japan, 1872.

British steamer "Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese Custonis cruiser, 1876. Imperial Edict condemning attacks on Foreigners, 1891. Baronvon Ketteler, German Minister, murdered in Peking, 1900.

Russo-Chinese Treaty, 1728. Battle of Telissu (Russo-Japan War) Russians defeated

with a loss of 7,000 men and 16 guns, 190!.

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Tidal Wave, Japan, 28,000 lives lost, 1898. British barque "Cæsar" and Danish schooner

"Carl

taken by pirates off Pedro Blanco, 1566. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen 1807. Russian squadron sank Japanese transport "Hitachi," badly injured “Sado," 1904. Woosung taken, 1842.

First foreign-owned junk leaves Chungking, 1891. Capture of Taku Forts by Allies, 1900. Explosion of the "Union Star" at Shanghai, 17 persons killed and 10 wounded, 1862-

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

4TH AFTER TRINITY. Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842.

Macartney's embassy arrived in China, 1793. Attack on mission premises at Haiman

city, 18:1. Unprecedented floods in the West River, 1908. 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, 1884. Russian Baltic Fleet, after remaining six we ks in l'onkin waters, sailed from Kamranh Bay northward, 1905. Assassination of M. Carnot, President of the French Republic, 1894. Treaty of Nanking

exchanged, 1843. Attack on British Legation at Tokyo, 1862.

25

19

26

Mon

27

21

5TH AFTER TRINITY. Treaty between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858. 20

ditional Convention between France and China signed at Peking, 1887. Treaty between France and China signed, 1858. Confiscation of the str. Prince Albert "

by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 186

Ad-

4

Tues.

28

22

Agreement effected between Great Britain and the United States for reciprocal protection

of British and American Trade Marks in China, 1903.

Wed. 29

Thur.

888

23

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

Indian Mints closed to silver, 1893.

30

24

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

Woosung Ballway, 1376. Flɔɔding of the Takasimă coal mine), 1801.