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THE CALENDAR FOR 1914

CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable Events

OCTOBER-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

.....6h. 16m.

6h. 10m.

1912

1913

15th....

..6h. Im, 5h. 57m.

Maximum.

.81.5

80.3

MOON'S PHASES

Minimum

.72.1 72.2

d. h. 111.

Mean.

..76.1 76.1

Full Moon

4

1

59

P.M.

BAROMETER, 1913

Last Quarter 12

5

33

P.M.

Mean.....

..30.02

New Moon

19

2

33

P.M.

1912

RAINFALL

First Quarter

26

41

A.M.

0.015 inches

1913 3.550 inches

DAYS OF, Days or

&& !

WEEK

MONTH

MOONS

Thur.

1

12

Frid. Sat.

W 19

13

14

Sun.

15

Mon.

16

Tucs.

17

Wed.

Thur.

- X

==

18

19

Frid.

20

Sat.

10

21

22

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2== Z ཡི╗འདམས་ཆོ

Sun.

=

Mon.

12

23

Tues. 13

24

Wed.

14

Thur. 15

Frid. Sat.

16

17

Sun.

18

29

21

23

Sat.

21

Sun.

25

Mon.

Tues.

26

27

Mon. 19

Tues, Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

20

-

2 (2

30 a

9

Wed. Thur. 29 Frid. 30

28

10

I !

12

Sat.

31

13

The Hongkong Daily Press” started, 1857. Inauguration of Hongkong College of Medicine, 1887. Hyogo declared an open port, 1992. Gold Standard adopted in Japan, 1897. British section, Canton-Kowloow Railway opened, 1910. Tamsai bombarded by French, 1881.

Serious riot at Hongkong, 1884. Treaty between France and Siam Signed at Bangkok, 1803 Withdrawal of British stealueis from West River, 1960), Chinese National Assembly Di, augnateri. 1990.

17in Arisa Turvy. Attack on foreigners at Wenchow, 1884. Torrible fire at Amoy, 19:02, Typhoon at Hongkong, 1801. Carton-Kowloon Railway opened for through traffe, 1911. French expedition ieft Chefgo for Corea, 1866. Arrival in Hong Kong of Governorsir William

Des Voeux, 1987, Liu Kang-yi, Viceroy of the Liang-xiang, di dat Nanking, 1902. Hongkong Government agreed to lend the Viceroy of Wuchang £1,100,000 to repurchase from an American syndicate the Canton-Hankow rauway concessión, 1985, ~ H. R.H. Prince Alfred visited Peking, but not received by the Emperor, 1969. Great public meeting at Hongkong to consider increase of crime in Colony, 1875. Chinese Court left Kaifengin on its way to Peking, 1901.

Suppiementary Treaty signed at The Hague, 1948. French landing party at Tamsui repubed, (~~). Death of Lady Robinson, wite of the Governor of Hongkong, 1984, Battle of Shahe, Russo-Japanese War, commenced. Ended 20th in disastrous defeats of Russians; casualties 45,509 Russian; 15,579 Japanese, 1904.

Shanghai captured, 1941. Chinhai taken, 1841. Official inspection of Tientsin-kaiping Rail- way, 1888," Wreck off che Pescadores of the Norwegian str, “Normand," with loss or all on board except two, 1892. Shanghai-Woosing Railway placed under Chinese control, 19504. Lord Napier died at Macao, 1894. Wreek oth the Pesadores of the 1' & 0, str. Bokhara,

with los ot 125 lives, 1992. Cutbreak of Chinese Revolution at Wichang, 1911, Yoan Shin Kai mangaron dAposiolent of the Chinese R punile, 1913, 1STE AFTER TRINITY. The first Chinese merchant' str. ("Mottoo") leit Hongkong for London with passengers to establish a Chinese firm there, 1881. Õutineak of revonuation in Chancat Wucleong, 1911.

Revolt in the Philippines, 1872. Eight Chinese bants in Peking suspended payment, 1910. Ningpo occupied by Batishi forces, 1841. First railway in Japan outeraity opened by the Mikado, 1872. Allies capture Paotingtu, 4500, “Plora Templet" lost in the China Sea, with upwards at stor enfies on board, 1879, Sur. * Hankow" burnt at her wharf, Hong. kong, 75 deck passengers perishing, 1906,

Explosion on the Cimase trooper “Kungpai," loss of Goth lives, 1895.

Confucius horn, B.0, 372.

Khanghoa, in Corea, taken by the Frenen, Isút,

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

str. “Greyhound,

Tas Mu, Viceroy at Canton, stred, 1 #4.

1971 ALTER TRINITY. At a meeting of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London

and Chma, a scheme et reconstruction was approved, 1892,

Great fire in Hongkong, 1839. Great typhoon at Formosa, 1861. Japanese Government

weld med Amneriem Bottleship Fleet, 1908 Territic typhoon at Manila; enormous damage to property, 1882. The Shanghai and

Woosing railway closed by the Chinese Government, 1877.

H.R.11. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1869). Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1575.

Death at Saigon of M. Filippini, Governor of Cochin-China, Issī.

ös pigdical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay and Wilcox, H.M. ships “Columbine” and

1840.

King Chulalongkorn of iam died, 1910.

Japanese er iss the Valu, 15994,

20TH AFTER TRINITY, Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844, Kahding recaptured by the Allies, 1862. "Sir Claude Macdonald leaves Peking, succeeded by Sir E. Satow, 1900,

Chin-lien-cheng taken by the Japanese, 1894.

Serious earthquake in Central Japan, 7,500 persons killed, 1801. Attempted insurrection al Canton, 1895. Prince Adalbert of Prussia visited Hongkong, 1994, Mass ere of four American Missionaries and a child at Lienchow, 19055, Prince Ito assassinated at Har- bin, 1949. Hon. Mr. W. D. Barnes, Colonial Secretary of Honghong, died suddenly whilst playing polo, 1911.

Portuguese frigate "D. Maria II." blown up at Miao, 1856,

Great fire in Hongkong, 1866, Fenghuang taken by the Japanese, 1894. Chinese Govern.

ment welcomed American Battleship Fleet at Amoy, 1905.

HRH Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, Is. Talienwan and Kinchow taken by

the Japanese, 19.