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THE CALENDAR FOR 1910

JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

..5h. 43m.

7h. 00m.

1908 1909

15th

.5h. 48m.

7h. 08m.

Maximum

....87.0

86.5

Minimum

78.7

78.2

Mean

..82.3

81.9

MOON'S PHASES

d.

h.

m.

BAROMETER, 1909

New Moon

7

5

20

A.M.

Mean..

29.77

First Quarter

14

4

24

P.M.

Full Moon

22

4

37

P.M.

1907

RAINFALL

1908

Last Quarter

29

5

34

P.M.

22.265 inches

12.825 inches

=

17

DAY OF DAY OF 5 and 6

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Frid.

1

25

Sat.

2

26

Sun.

3

27

Mon.

4

28

Tues.

Wed.

10 CO

5

29

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857. Two Swedish mis-

sionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893.

Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.S. "Blode," 1840. French Expedition

from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.

| 6TH AFTER TRINITY. Steamer "Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons

perished, 1893. Hongkong low level electric tram service opened, 1904.

Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong

and Macao, 1884. U. S. Pacific Cable opened to Manila.

Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1886. Duke of Con.

naught's Statue unveiled in Hongkong, 1902.

6

30

Thur. 7

1

Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884. Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.

Japanese occupy Sakhalin, 1905.

Frid.

8

2

Sat.

9

Sun. 10

4

Mon. 11

5

Tues. 12

6

Wod. 13

7

First English ship reached China, 1636.

Thur. 14

8

Frid.

15

9

Sat.

16

10

Sun. 17

11

Mon. 18

12

Tues.

19

13

Wed.

Thur.

21

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

≈ 7*** 25

20

14

15

16

22

17

Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and

23

18

9TH AFTER TRINITY.

24

19

*

Tues. 26

Wed.

27

Thur.

28

Frid.

29

Sat.

30

Sun. 31

22 2***

287

20

21

22

23

24

25

The Yangtsze

First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656. 7TH AFTER TRINITY. Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522.

blockaded by Britishfleet, 1840. First Bazaar by Chinese held at Hongkong in aid of relief of distress caused by West River floods, 1908

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, 1864. Suspension of Hongkong

Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1897.

French gunboats fired on by Siamese at

Paknain, 1803. Pirates attacked S. S. "Sainam" on West River, killing Rev. Dr. Mac- Donald and injuring several of the crew, 1906.

Statue of Paul Beau unveiled at Hanoi, 1890. Tientsin native city captured by Allies

1900. Chinese Imperial Edict declared bow & arrow obsolete arms, 1905.

Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadrons, 1874;

Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan; 500 persons killed, 1888.

ST. SWITHEN'S DAY. British trade with China re-opened, 1842, The King of Cambodia

arrived on a visit to Hongkong, 1872.

9TH AFTER TRINITY. Ningpo Joss-house Riots, Shanghai; 15 killed and many wounded,

between Russia and China on Amur River, 1900.

Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in

London, 1885. Li Hung-chang passed through Hongkong on his way North, 1900.

Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1864. Indo-China 8.8. “Hopsang" sunk by

Russians, Pechili Gulf, 1904.

Wreck of the C. M. S. N. Co.'s str. "Pautah" on Shantang Promontory 1857.

Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shangtung; great inundation 1889. Typhoon

in Hongkong, 1902.

British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burnah Convention signed at Peking, 1886. Kowshing,"

"British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with loss 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, 1961. Japanese occupy Newchwang, 1904.

Great flood at Chefoo kills 1,000, 1903.

Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1962. Disastrous typhoon at Hongkong, 1908

Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864. Sir Matthew Nathan arrived Hongkong, 1904. German gunboat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory, all but eleven of the crew

perished, 1806. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila, 1896.

Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.

10TH AFTER TRINITY. Hongkong low level electric tram service started, 1904

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