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THE CALENDAR FOR 1912

DECEMBER-31 DAYS

SUNSET

5h. 35m.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

SUNRISE

....6h. 48m.

15th.... .....6h. 57m. 5h. 40m.

MOON'S PHASES

d.

h.

m.

Last Quarter 1

7

05

P.M.

New Moon

9

1

07

A.M.

First Quarter 17

1

06

A.M.

Full Moon

24

0

30

P.M.

Last Quarter

31

4

12

A.M.

Days of DAYS of 10 and 11'

Maximum....

Minimum

Mean ....

1910 1911

..65.1 68.5

...54.9

60.5

.59.7 6.43

BAROMETER, 1911

Mean......

.30.15

1910 0.790 inches

RAINFALL

1911

0.095 inches

Mon.

6780

WEBK MONTH

MOONS

Sun.

1

Mon. Tues.

2

Wed. 4

Thur.

Frid. Sat. Sun.

*** 27 28

28

29

23

ADVENT.

24

25

26

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

30

9

1

Tues. 10

2

Wed. 11

Thur. 12

Frid. 13

5

French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832,

Reception of foreign ladies by the Empress Dowager of China, 1898.

S. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.

Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists under General Gordon, 1863. The Japanese warship “Unebi-kan "left Singapore and

not heard of again, 1886.

Confucius died, B.C. 490.

European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

2ND IN ADVENT.

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral

Peking, 1888.

Piracy on board the Douglas str. Namoa," five hours after leaving Hongkong. Captain Pocock and three others murdered and several seriously wounded, 1890. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir William Robinson, 1891.

Indemnity paid by Prince of Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned at

Osaka, 1867.

Imperial Decree stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to be received in

audience every New Year, 1890.

First

Sat. 14

Sun.

15

67

Mon. 16

Tues. 17

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat. 21

Sun.

Mon.

23

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

28

Sun. 29

Mon.

Tues.

31

*** *** ** * * 2 287

18

19

I

20

12

13

22

14

15

16

17

26

18

27

19

20

10

11

3RD IN ADVENT. All Roman Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer “ 'Japan" burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 389 Chinese drowned, 1874. United States DistrictCourt for China opened at Shanghai, 1906. Sir W. Des Vœux, formerly Governor of Hongkong, died, 1909. Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.

Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the "Bacchante, 1881. Two cotton mills destroyed by fire at Osaka, 120 persons burnt to death, 1899. Tuan Fane murdered, 1911

Steam navigation first attempted, 1736"

4TH IN ADVENT. Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the

movements of Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1936.

Sir Henry May, of Hongkong, appointed Governor of Fiji, 1910.

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

CHRISTMAS DAY. Great fire in Hongkong; 368 houses destroyed, immense destruction

of property, 1878.

Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1897. The N. C. Company

steamer "

Shanghai" destroyed by fire on the Yangtsze, over 300 lives lost.

Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.

Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857.

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1ST AFTER CHRISTMAS,

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Dr. Sun Yat Sen elected Provisional President of the Republic of China, 1911.