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THE CALENDAR FOR 1911

MARCH-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

.........6h. 46m.

6h. 25m.

1909

1910

15th ............Ch. 32m.

Ch. 31m.

Maximum

.....67.6 67.0

Minimum

...60.8 60.1

MOON'S PHASES

Mean

.....64.1 63.3

d.

h.

E

New Moon

I

8

31

A.M.

BAROMETER, 1910.

First Quarter

8

7

01

A.M.

Mean....

.30.04

Full Moon

15

7 58

A M.

Last Quarter

23

New Moon

30

00 00

8

26

A.M.

1909

RAINFALL

1910

8

38

P.M.

2.345 inches

0.580 inches

13

DAYS OF DAYS OF 2 and 3

MONTH

WEEK

MOONH

Wed.

1

Thur.

2

2

Frid. 3

3

Sat.

4

4

Sun.

Mon.

6

Tues.

Wed.

8

Thur. 9 Frid. 10

0

10

Sat. 11

11

Sun. 12

12

Mon. 13

13

Tues.

14

14

Wed. 15 Thur.

15

16

16

17

Sat

18

18

Sun.

19

19

Mon.

20

20

Tues.

21

21

Wed.

22

22

Thur.

23

23

Frid.

Frid.

Sat.

Mon

** 227 N * * * 25 AR8

21

24

25

25

Sun.

26

26

27

27

Tues.

28

28

Wed.

29

29

Thur

30

1

Frid.

31

2

CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable EveNTS

ASI WEDNESDAY, 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 Embassy left China, 1657.

Foreign Ministers received in audience by the Emperor at the Tsz Kuang Po, 1891. Emperor Kwang Hsu assumes the government, 1889.

1ST IN LENT. Expulsion of Chinese Custom House from Macao by Governor Amaral, 1849 Hostilities at Canton recommenced. Fort Napier taken by the English, 1841. Departure of Governor Sir J. P. Hennessy from Hongkong, 1882. Kongmoon opened to

Foreign trade.

Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Henry of Prussin, 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 10,000, 1905.

| Governor Sir R. G. MacDonnell arrived in Hongkong, 1866.

2ND IN LENT. Imperial Commissioner Ki-chen, degraded by the Emperor, left Canton

as a prisoner, 1841 Capture of Bacninh, by the French, 1881.

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.

Governor Sir H. Robinson left Hongkong for Ceylon, 1865.

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. Sir F. D. Lugard laid foundation stone of Hongkong University, 1910.

8. Patrick's Day, Lord Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794. Severe earthquake in

Formosa, 1906.

Eliet of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton, 1839. Chungking declared

open to foreign trade, 1891.

3RD IN LENT, Governor Sir G. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848.

Wreck of the steamer "Nanzing,” near Hongkong, 1891.

British ship Sarah," first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834. Mr. F. A. Aglen

appointed Deputy Inspector Chinese Maritime Customs, 1810.

Death, at Peking, of Sir Harry Parkes, H.B.M. Minister to China, 1885. Sir Robert Hart

left Peking for Home, 1908

Captain Elliot forced his way to Canton, 1839.

in the Philippines, 1901

Aguinaldo captured by the Americans

GOOD FRIDAY. First Section of Manila-Dagupan railway opened, 1891, Attempted

assassination of Li Hung-chang at Shimonoseki, 1895

Captain Elliot demands passports for himself and all the British subjects imprisoned in

Canton, 1839.

4TU IN LEST. Great flood at Foochow, 1974. Newchwang placed under Russian martial law, Death of the widow of the Emperor Tung-chi, 1873. Protocol of Convention

between China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887,

20,280 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839.

Seizure and occupation of the Pescadores by the French fleet, 1885.

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, 1800.