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THE CALENDAR FOR 1912

JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

..5h. 43m.

7h. 00m.

1910

1911

15th

........5h. 48m.

7h. 08m.

Maximum

.87.0 86.7

Minimum

..78.8

78.6

Mean

.82.3 82.0

MOON'S PHASES

d.

h.

m.

Barometer, 1911

Last Quarter

8

0

47

P.M.

Mean...

.29.68

New Moon

14

9

13

A.M.

First Quarter

21

1

18

P.M.

1910

RAINFALL

Full Moon

29

28

P.M.

13.905 inches

1911

8.060 inches

DATS OP Days op' 5 and 6

17

27

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CHRONOLOGY OF REMArkable EvENTS

Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857.

sionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893.

Two Swedish mis-

French Expedition

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

from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873. 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.

Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.

5TH AFTER TRINITY. Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846. Japanese occupy

Sakhalin, 1905.

First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.

Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtaze blockaded by British fleet, 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, 1854. Suspension of Hongkong Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1897. Macau troops commenced operations to exterminate pirates at Colowan Island, 1910.

First English ship reached China, 1835. French gunboats fired on by Siamese at Paknam, 1803. Pirates attacked §. S. "Sainam" on West River, killing Rev. Dr. Mao- Donald and injuring several of the crew, 1906.

6th after TriniTY. Statue of Paul Beau unveiled at Hanoi, 1890. Tientsin native city cap- tured by Allies, 1900. Chinese Imperial Edict declared bow and 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.

MONTH MOOKS

Mon. Tues.

1

17

18

Wed. 3

19

Thur.

20

Frid.

21

Sat.

6

22

Sun.

Mon.

Tues. 9

Wed. 10

Thur. 11

**** *

23

24

25

26

Frid. 12

28

Sat.

13

29

Sun. 14

1

Mon. 15

2

Tues. 16 Wed. 17

3

Thur. 18

5

Frid.

19

6

Sat.

20

Sun.

21

Mon.

Tues. ¡

Wed.

Thur.

22****

7

8

9

23

10

24

11

25

12

Frid. 26

!

13

Sat.

27

14

Sun.

28

15

Mon. 29

16

Tues. 30

17

Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.

Wed. 31

18

British trade with China re-opened, 1842, The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to

Hongkong, 1872.

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 S.S. "Hopsang” sunk by

Russians, Pechili Gulf, 1904.

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

7TH AFTER TRINITY, Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shangtung; great inunda

tion 1889. Typhoon in Hongkong, 1902.

Coronation of King George V., 1911.

Armed attack on Japanese Legaton at Seoul, Corea, and eight inmates killed 1882. British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah 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, 1901. 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 estiinated at 40,000 persons, 1862. Disastrous typhoon st Hongkong, 1908. * Empress of Japan " wrecked, 1911.

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8TIL AFTER TRINITY. Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1804. Sir Matthew Nathan arrived

Hongkong, 1904.

German gunboat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory, all but eleven of the crew

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

Hongkong low level electric tram service started, 1904