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THE CALENDAR FOR 1912

MARCH-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st..

.....6h. 46m.

6h. 25m.

1910

1911

15th

...6h. 33m.

6h. 31m.

Maximum ...............67.0

69.5

Minimum

..60.1

61.8

Mean

.63.3

65.5

MOON'S PHASES

d.

h.

m.

BAROMETER, 1911.

Full Moon

3

6

42

PM.

Mean

.30.02

Last Quarter

11

3

56

A.M.

New Moon

19

6

09

A.M.

1910

RAINFALL

11 02

A.M.

0.580 inches

1911 3.810 inches

13

First Quarter 26

Days of DAYS OF|1 and 2

WEEK

Frid.

Sat.

MONTH

123

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 Embassy left China, 1657.

1ST IN LENT, Foreign Ministers received in audience by the Emperor at the Taz Kuang

Po, 1991.

Mooxs

13

14

Sun.

15

Mon. Tues. Wed.

16

5

17

18

Hostilities at Canton recommenced.

19

20

Thur.

Frid.

4364

∞ ao

TO OTRO & AN

Sat

9

21

Sun.

10

22

Mon. 1: Tues. 12

23

24

Wed. 13

25

Thur. 14

26

Frid. 15

27

Sat

16

28

Sun. 17

Mon. 18

29

30

Tues. 19 Wed. 20

Thur. 21

123

Emperor Kwang Hsu assumes the government, 1889.

Expulsion of Chinese Custom House from Macao by Governor Amaral, 1849.

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 Prussia, 1898. Russo-Chinese Manchurian

Convention signed, 1902.

Attack on Messrs. Farnham and Rohl at Shanghai, 1872.

| 2ND IN LEST. 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 20,000, 1905. 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 Bac Ninh, by the French, 1884,

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, 1960.

Governor Sir H. Robinson left Hongkong for Ceylon, 1865. Jubilee of Hongkong Cham-

ber of Commerce, 912.

Chinese Envoy Fing 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.

3RD IN LEST. S. Patrick's Day. Lord Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794. Severe

earthquake in Formosa, 1900.

Edict of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton, 1889. Chungking declared

open to foreign trade, 1891.

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, 1910.

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.

in the Philippines, 1901

Aguinaldo captured by the Americans

4TH IN LENT. First Section of Manila-Dagupan railway opened, 1891. Attempted assaS-

sination of Li Hung-chang at Shimonoseki, 1895

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

Canton, 1839,

Great flood at Foochow, 1974. Newchwang placed under Russian martial law.

Protocol of Convention

Frid. 22

Sat.

23

Sun

24

6

Mon

25

7

Tues.

26

Wed.

27

Thur

Frid.

Sat.

223

8

9

Death of the widow of the Emperor Tung-chi, 1873.

28

10

between China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887. 20,289 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839.

29

11

30

12

Sun.

31

13

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 res Ïved on a boycott of Japanese products which lasted through- out the year, 1908

PALM SUNDAY. Abolition of the coolie trade at Macao, 1874. Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught in Hongkong, 1890; all gambling saloons in Canton closed, 1912.