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THE CALENDAR FOR 1913

DECEMBER-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG Temperature

1st ....

.....6h. 48m. .

5h. 35m.

15th......

..6h. 57m.

5h. 40m.

Maximum.....

Minimum

Mean

1911

...68.5

1912

66.2

..60.5 57.2

..64.3 64.1

MOON'S PHASES

d. }.

II.

First Quarter

5 10

59

P.M.

Full Moon

13

11

00

P.M.

Last Quarter

21

0

16

A.M.

New Moon

27

10

50

P.M.

Days of Days or 11 and 12;

BAROMETER, 1912

Mean....

.30.19

1911 0.95 inches

RAINFALL

1912 4.900 inches

WEEK

Mon.

MONTH

MOONH

CHRONOLOOy of Remarkable ÉvesTS

Tues.

Wed.

1 2 3

5

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun. Mon. Tues.

I

:

OTH

6

9

7

10

11

9

12

Wed. 10

13

Thur. 11

14

Frid.

12

15

Sat.

I

13

+

Sun. 14

17

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,

2ND IN ADVENT. European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1961. Consecration of new Pei-tang Cathedral

Peking, 1988,

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 Decrce stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are to he received in

audience every New Year, 1890,

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

Reception of foreign ladies by the Empress Dowager of China, 1858. 3RD IN ADVENT.

Mon. 15

18

All Roman Catholic Priests (not. Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.

Tues. 16

19

t

Wed.

I 17

20

Thur.

18

Frid.

19

Sat.

20

Sun. 21

Mon. 22

Tues.

Wed. ! 24

Thur.

Frid.

23

25

29

Sat.

| 27

1

ST. JOHN.

Sun.

28

2

Mon. 29 Tues. 30 Wed. 31

3

26

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21

22

:3

24

25

ST.

26

27

28

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer "Japan" burnt, 1 European passenger, the cook, and 389 Chinese drowned, 1974. United States District Court for China opened at Shanghai, 1908, Sir W. Des Voeux, formerly Governor of Hongkong, died, 1909. Sir Hugh Gough and the Eästern 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, 1893, Tuan Fane murde ed, 1911

4TH IN ADVENT. Steam navigation first attempted, 1736

THOMAS. Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of Plenipotentiary Elliot, 1830.

Sir Henry May, of Hugkong, appointed Governor of Fiji, 1910. One million dollars

worth of forged Chinese banknotes reized in Hongkong, 19.2.

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

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

of property, 1878.

St. Stephes. Great fire at Tokyo, 11,000 houses destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1897. The N.0.00

#teamer ** Shanghai” destroyed by fire on the Yangtze, over 300 lives lost.

Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1965.

191 AFTER CHRIstmas, Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857°

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