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THE CALENDAR FOR 1913

OCTOBER-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

1st.... .....6h. 16m.

15th............6h. 11m.

MOON'S PHASES

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

6h. 10m.

1911 1912

5h. 57m.

Maximum...

.78.2

81.5

Minimum.

.70.8

22.1

d. h.

III.

Mean

...74.3

26. I

First Quarter

7

46

A.M.

BAROMETER, 1912

Full Moon

15

07

P.M.

Mean...

....30.02

Last Quarter 23 6

53

A.M.

1911

RAINFALL

1912

New Moon

29

10

29

P.M.

1

5.685 inches

0.015 inches

DATS OF DAYS OF 9 & 10

MONTI

MOONS

Curoxology of Remarkable EveNTS

WBEK

Wed.

2

3

Thur.. Frid.

WIO

3

Sat.

4

5

Sun.

5

6

Mon.

6

7

Tues.

7

S

Wed. 8

9

Thur. 9

10

Frid. 1 10

11

Sat.

11

12

Sun. 12

13

Mon.

13

¡ 14

Tues. 14

15

Wed. 15

16

Thur. 116

17

Frid. 17

18

Sat.

18

19

Sun.

19

20

Mon. Tues.

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20

21

21

22

22

23

1

The "

Hongkong Daily Press" started, 1877. Inauguration of Hongkong College of Medicine, 1997. Hyogo declared an open port, 1892. Gold Standard adopted in Japan, | 1897. British section, Canton-Kowloow Railway opened, 1910,

Confucius born, B.C. 56%, Tamsin bombarded by French, 1884.

! Serious riot at Hongkong, 1984. Treaty between France and Siam signed at Bangkok, 18943. Withdrawal of British steamiers from West River, 19-0). Chinese National Assembly Inaugurated, 1919,

Attack on foreigners at Wenchow, 184. Terrible fire at Amoy, 1902, Typhoon at

Hongkong, 184. Canton-Kowloon Railway opened for through Craffle, 1911.

2018 AFTEK TRINITY. French expedition left Chetoo for Corea, 1866. Arrival in Hongkong of Governor Sir William. Des Vœux, 1957. Làn Kung-și, Viceroy of the Liang-kiang, died at Nanking, 1902.

Hongkong Government agreed to lend the Viceroy of Wuchang £1,100,000 to repurchase from an American syndieate the Canton-flansow rauway concession, 1906. H.R.H. Prince Alfred visited Peking, but not received by the Emperor, 1889, Great publio meeting at Hongkong to consider increase of crime in Colony, 1878. Chinese Court left Kaifengfu on its way to Peking, 1991.

Supplementary Treaty signed at The Hague, 1848. French landing Hongkong, 1894. repulsed, 18984. Death of Lady Robinson, wife of the Governor of party at Tamsui Battle of Shaho, Russo-Japanese War commenced, ended 25th in disastrous defeats of Kussians; casualties 45,500 Russian ; 15,579 Japanese, 1904. Shanghai captured, 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Official inspection of Tientsin-Kaiping Rail- way, 1888, Wreck off the Pescadores of the Norwegian str, “Normand," with loss of all on board except two, 182. Shanghai-Woosung Railway placed under Chinese control, 1904. Gồm. Napier died at Macao, 1834. Wreck of the Pescadores of the P & O. str. ** Bokhara,'

with

1995 lives, 1892. Outbreak of Chinese Revolution at Wucbang. 1911 The first Chinês wchant str. (“Meitoo") left Hongkong for London with passengers to establisha Chinese" there, 1881. Outbreak of revolution in China at Wuchang, 1911, 21ST AFTER TRINITY. Revog in the Philippines, 1972.

Eight Chinese baulk in reking suspended payment, 1910,

Ningpo occupied by British forð 1941. First railway in Japan officially opened by the Mikado, 1872. Allies capture Paoft 1900. "Flora Templet" lost in the China Sea,

· Hankow “burnt at her wharf, Hongkong

with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 75 deck passengers perishing, 180865,

Explosion on the Chinese trooper “ Kungpai,” loss of ng lives, 1895. Khanghoa, in Corea, taken by the French, 1866.

St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, dedicated, 1842. Daring piracy on board the British

str. "Greyhound, " 1885, Tao Mn, Viceroy at Canton, nied, 1:02.

ST. LUKE. At a meeting of the Chartered Sercantile Bank of India, London and China,

a scheme of reconstruction was approved, 1892.

22ND AFTER TRINITY. Great fire in Hongkong, 18×850. Great typhoon at Formosa, 1861.

Japanese Government welcomed American Battleship Fleet, 1968

Terrific typhoon at Manila; enormous damage to property, 1882. The Shanghai and

Woosung railway closed by the Chinese Government, 1877.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1869, Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1875.

Death at Saigon of M. Filippini, Governor of Cornin-China, 1887,

58 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay and Wilcox, H.M, ships "Columbine and

**Fury,” 1849.

24 King Chulalongkorn of Siam died, 1910.

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** * *** ON

Wed.

Thur. 23 Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon. 27

24 | 25

25

26

26

27

28

Japanese cross the Yahu. 1894.

Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844. Kahding recaptured by the Allies, 1862. Sir Claude Macdonald leaves Peking, succeeded by Sir E. Satew, 1900, 3RD AFTER TRINITY. Chin-lien-cheng taken by the Japanese, 1884.

Serious earthquake in Central Japan, 7,500 persons killed, 1891. Attempted insurrection

at Canton, 1896. Prince Adalbert of Prussia visited Hongkong, 1904.

Mass cre of four American Missionaries and a child at Lienchow, 1905. Prince Ito assassinated at Har- bin, 1!#9.

Hon. Mr. W. D. Barnes, Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, died suddenly whilst playing polo, 1911.

Portuguese frigate “ D. Maria II," blown up at Macao, 1850,

Tues. Wed.

Thur. 30

888

28

29

29

1

2

Frid. 31

Great fire in Hongkong, 1866. Fenghuang taken by the Japanese, 1394. Chinese Glovera-

ment welcomed American Battleship Fleet at amoy, 1905.

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H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1869, Talienwan and Kinchow taken by

the Japanese, 1804.