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THE CALENDAR FOR 1911
OCTOBER-31 DAYS
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
SUNRISE
SUNSET
1st.....
....6h. 16nı.
6h. 10m.
15th............6h. 11m.
5h, 57m.
Maximum...
Minimum
Mean
MOON'S PHASES
1909 1910
.81.5
79.7
.74.0 72.0
.77.8 75.3
d. h.
n.
Barometer, 1910
Full Moon
8
0
11
P.M.
Mean...
.30.02
Last Quarter 15 New Moon
7
46
A.M.
22
0
09
P.M.
1909
RAINFALL
1910
First Quarter 30
2 41
P.M.
23.985 inches
0.045 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF) 8 & 9
CO LO
ON
WEEK MONTII
MOONS
Sun.
1 1
10
Mon. Tues.
11
3
12
Wed.
13
I
Thur. 5
14
Fird.
6
15
Sat.
7
16
Sun.
8
17
Mon.
9
18
Tues. 10
19
Wedl.
11
20
Thur. 12
i
21
Frid.
:
13
22
Sat.
14
23
Sun. 15
24
Mon. 16
25
Tues. 17
26
Wed.
18
27
+
Thur. 19
28
Frid.
20
29
Sat.
1
21
30
Sun. Mon.
22
23
24
25
26
27
6
Sat. ! 28
7
Sun,
29
Mon.
30
9
31
10
Tues. Wed. Thur.
Frid.
Tues.
282 NA***N*88 =
2
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CHRONOLOGY Of Remargable Events
16TH AFTER TRINITY. The "Hongkong Daily Press" started, 1857. Inauguration of Hongkong College of Medicine, 1887. Hyogo declared an open port, 1892. Gold Standardadopted in Japan, 1897. British Section, Canton-Kowloow Railway opened, 1910. Confucius born, B.C. 562. Tamsui bombarded by French, 1884.
Serious riot at Hongkong, 1884. Treaty between France and Siam signed at Bangkok, 1893. Withdrawal of British steamers from West River, 19:0. Chinese National Assembly Inaugurated, 1910.
Attack on foreigners at Wenchow, 1884. Terrible fire at Amoy, 1902. Typhoon at
Hongkong, 1894.
French expedition left Chefoo for Corea, 1866. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir Williani
Des Vœux, 1887. Lin Kung-yi, Viceroy of the Liang-kinug, died at Nanking 1902. Hongkong Government agreed to lend the Viceroy of Wuchang £1,100,000 to repurchase
from an American syndicate the Canton-Hankow railway concession, 1906,~ II.R.H. Prince Alfred visited Peking, but not received by the Emperor, 1809. Great public meeting at Hongkong to consider increase of crime in Colony, 1878. Chinese Court left Kaifengfu on its way to Peking, 19/1.
17TH AFTER TRINITY, Supplementary Treaty signed at the Bogue, 1848. French landing party at Tamsui repulsed, 1884. Death of Lady Robinson, wife of the Governor of Hongkong, 1894. Battle of Shaho, Russo-Japanese War commenced, ended 25th in disastrous defeats of Russians; casualties 45,500 Russian ; 15,879 Japanese, 1904, Shanghai captured, 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Official inspection of Tientsin-haiping Rail- way, 1888. Wreck off the Pescadores of the Norwegian str, "Normand," with loss of all on board except two, 1892. Shanghai-Woosung Railway placed under Chinesecontrol, 1904. Lord Napier died at Macno, 1834. Wreck off the l'escudores of the P. & U, str. “* Bokhara,"
with loss of 125 lives, 1892.
The first Chinese merchant steamer (the "Meifoo") left Hongkong for London with
passengers to establish a Chinese firm there, 1881.
Revolt in the Philippines, 1872. Eight Chinese banks in Peking suspended payment 1910. Ningpo occupied by British forces, 1841. First railway in Japan officially opened by the Mikado, 1872. Allies capture Paotingfu, 1900. ** Flora Templet" lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 1859. Hankow burut at her wharf, Hong- kong, 75 deck passengers perishing, 1906, 1811 AFTER TRINITY.
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Explosion on the Chinese trooper “Kungpai," loss of 500 lives, 1895.
Khanghoa, in Corea, taken by the French, 1866.
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, dedicated, 1842. Daring piracy on board the British
str. "Greyhound, 1885. Tạo Mn, Viceroy at Canton, died, 1502.
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At a meeting of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, a scheme
of reconstruction was approved, 1892,
Great fire in Hongkong, 1859. Great typhoon at Formosa, 1861. Japanese (loverument
welcomed American Battleship Fleet, 1908
Terrific typhoon at Manila; enormous damage to property, 1882.
The Shanghai and Woosung railway closed by the Chinese Government, 1877. H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1860. Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1875,
Death at Saigon of M. Filippini, Governor of Cochin-China, 1887.
19TH AFTER TRINITY. 58 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay and Wilcox, H.M.
ships Columbine and .“ Fury,” 1849.
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¡ King Chulalongkorn of Siam died, 1910.
Japanese cross the Yalu, 1894.
Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844. Kalding recaptured by the
Allies, 162. Sir Claude Macdonald leaves Peking, succeeded by Sir E. Satow, 1900. Chin-lien-cheng taken by the Japanese, 1894.
Serious earthquake in Central Japan, 7,500 persons killed, 1801. Attempted insurrection at Canton, 1895. Prince Adalbert of Prussia visited Hongkong, 1904. Mass .ere of four American Missionaries and a child at Lienchow, 1905. Prince Ito assasinated at Harbin, 1909.
20TH AFTER TRINITY. Portuguese frigate "D. Maria II." blown up at Macao, 1850. Great fire in Hongkong, 1866. Fenghuang taken by the Japanese, 1894. Chinese Govern-
ment welcomed American Battleship Fleet at Amoy, 1908.
H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1869. Talienwan and Kiuchow taken by
the Japanese, 1804.
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