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THE CALENDAR FOR 1913

MARCH-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TemperaturE

1st............6h. 46m.

6h. 25m.

1911

1912

15th ............6h. 33m.

Ch. 31m.

Maximum

..69.5

67.9

Minimum ........... ...61.8

60.6

Mean

MOON'S PHASES

...65,5

64.3

d. h.

m.

BAROMETER, 1912.

New Moon

8

8

22

A.M.

Mean..

First Quarter 16

...30.05

58

A.M.

Full Moon

22

7

56

PM.

1911

RAINFALL

Last Quarter

29

56

P.M.

3.810 inches

1912

4.345 inches

Days of Days or 1 and 2

13

Tues. !

4

Wed. 12 Thur. Frid. 14

5

13

6

7

Sat.

15

8

Sun,

16

=

Mon. 17

10

Tues. 18

11

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,

4TH IN LENT. First Dutch Embassy left China, 1657.

Foreign Ministers received in audience by the Emperor at the Tsz Kuang Po, 1891.

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Sat.

1

24

Sun.

25

Mon.

3 26

Tues. Wed. 5

4

Thur. Frid.

6

** ****

27

Emperor Kwang Hsu assumes the government, 1889.

28

29

30

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

10

Se m

1

9

W 19

2

3

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

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

Lin arrived in Canton, 1839. 12,000 Chinese troops attacked the English in Ningpo and

Chinbai 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. Yuan Shih Kai inaugurated as President of the Chiese Republic, 1912.

Governor Sir R. G. MacDonnell arrived in Hongkong, 1866. Hongkong University opened

by Sir F. W. Lugard, 1912,

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, 1900.

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

ber of Commerce, 912.

PALM SUNDAY. Chinese Envoy Ping and suite left Shanghai for Europe, 1866. Japanese Diet resolved to nationalise the railway. Chiru relensen the Japanesesti. “Tatsu Maru” at Canton, 1908. Sir F 1. Lugard laid found» tion stone et Hongkong University, 1910. Š. PATRICK'S DAY, Lord Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794. Severe earthquake in

Formosa, 1906,

Edict of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton, 1839.

Chungking declared

open to foreign trade, 1891.

Wed. 19

12

A

Governor Sir G. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848.

Thur. 20

13

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

Frid. 21

14

GOOD FRIDAY. British ship "Sarah." first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 18344,

A_Aglen appointed Deputy Inspector of Chinese Maritime Customs, 1910.

Mr. F.

Sat.

22

15

Sun. 23

16

Mon.

24

17

Tues.

25

Wed. 26 Thur 27

Frid. 28 Sat.

Sun.

* 22 ***

18

19

Death, at Peking, of Sir Harry Parkes, H B.M. Minister to China, 1825. Sir Robert Hart

left Peking for Home, 1968

EASTOR DAY. Captain Elliot forced his way to Canton, 1839. Aguinaldo captured by

the Americans in the Philippines, 1901

First Section of Manila-Dagupan railway opened, 1891, Attempted assassination of Li

Hung hang at Shimonoseki, 12035

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

Canton, 1839.

Great flood at Foochow, 1874, Newchwang placed under Russian martial law.

20

Death of the widow of the Emperor Tung chi, 1973.

between China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887.

Protocol of Convention

21

20,289 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839,

29

22

30

23

Mon. 1 31

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

191 After EastEE, Arrival of Governor Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G., 1882, Chinese Begiment at Weihaiwei disbanded. Cantonese res lved on a boycott of Japanese products which lasted throughout the year, 1968

24 Abolition of the coolie trade at Mnean, 1974. Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Con-

naught in Hongkong, 1800; all gambling saloons in Canton closed, 1912.

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