THE CALENDAR FOR 1913
JULY----31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
....5h. 43m.
7h. 00m.
1911
1912
15th....
..........5h. 48m.
7h. 08m.
Maximum
.....86.7 88.0
Minimum
....78.6 79.5
Mean
.82.0 83.0
MOON'S PHASES
d.
1.
m.
New Moon
4
1
06
P.M.
First Quarter
11
5
37
A.M.
Full Moon
18
2
06
P.M.
Last Quarter
26
5
59
P.M.
BAROMETER, 1912
Mean........
.29.76
1911
RAINFALL
1912
8.060 inches
7.555 inches
17
WEEK
Tues.
1
27
Wed.
2❘ 28
Thur.
3 29
Frid.
4
1
DATS OF DAYS OF ❘ 5 and 6 |
MONTH MOONG
CHRONOLOGy of Remarkable EVENTS
Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857. Two swedish mis- sionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893. Attempted assassination of Sir Henny May on his return to Hongkong as Governor, 1912.
Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.S. "Blode," 1840. French Expedition
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 Macno, 1884. U. S. Pacifle Cable opened to Manila.
Bat.
5
2
Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1886.
naught's Statue unveiled in Hongkong, 1902.
Duke of Con-
Sun.
6
Mon.
7
Tues. 8
Wed. 9
6
First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.
Thur. 10
7
Frid. 11 Sat.
12
Sun.!
Mon. 14 11
Tues. 15 12
Wed. 16 13
Thur. 17
Frid. 18
8
9
13 10
14
15
Sat.
19
16
Sun. 20
17
Mon. 21
18
Tues. 22
19
Wed. 23
20
Thur. 24
21
Frid. 25
22
Sat.
26
Sun. 27
Mon. Tues.
Wed. i
Thur.
F
28
29
30
31
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** **2*
23
24
25
27
| 28
Hongkong low level electric tram service started, 1904
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7TH AFTER TRINITY. Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.
Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846. Japanese occupy Sakhalin, 1905.
Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtze blockaded by British feet. 1840. First Bazaar by Chinese held at Hongkong in aid of relief of distress caused by West River foods, 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,
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8TH AFTER TRINITY. First English ship reached China, 1835. French gunboats fired
on by Siamese at Paknam, 1803. Pirates attacked 8. S. Sainam "
on West River, killing Rev. Dr. MacDonald and injuring several of the crew, 1906. Statue of Paul Beau unveiled at Hanoi, 1890. Tientsin native city captured 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.
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, 1889, 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, 1804. Indo-China 8.8. "Hopsang" sunk by
Russians. Pechili Gulf, 1904.
9th after TriSITY. Wreek of the C.M,S. N. Co.'s str. “Pautah" on Shantang Promontory 1857. Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shangtung; great inundation 1889. Typhoon
in Hongkong, 1902.
Coronation of King George V., 1911.
Armed attack on Japanese Legaton "t Seoul, Corea, and eight inmates killed 1982. British trale prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed
at Peking. 1884.
"Kowshing," British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, wink 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 Newehwang, 1904.
Great flood at Chefoo kills 1,000, 1903,
10TH AFTER TRINITY. Canton opened to British trule, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1802. Disastrous typhoon at Hongkong, 1908. **Empress of Janan " wrecked, 1911.
Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864. Sir Matthew Nathan arrived Hongkong, 1904.
26 German cunhoat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory all but eleven of the crew perished,1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila, 1898. Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan died, 1912. Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.
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