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THE CALENDAR FOR 1915

MARCH-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st 15th

6h. 46m.

6h. 25m.

1913

1914

.Ch. 33m.

6h. 31m.

Maximum

...C5.8

71.7

Minimum

...58.5

63.5

MOON'S PHASES

Mean

....61.7 67.2

d.

h.

m.

Full Moon

2

2

33

A M.

BAROMETER, 1914

Last Quarter

8

8

28

P.M.

Mean

29.911

New Moon

16

3

42

A.M.

First Quarter

21

6

48

A.M.

1913

RAINFALL

Full Moon

31

1 38

P.M.

6.945 inches

1914 1.190 inches

13

DAYS OF DAYs or] 1 and 2

WEEK

MOSTU Moons

Mon. 1

16

Tues. 2

17

Wed. 3

18

Thu". 4

19

Frid. 5

20

Sat.

6

21

Sun.

7

22

Mon.

8

23

Tues. 9 Wed. 10

24

25

Frid.

* 227

&N

Thur. Ti

26

Frid. 12

27

Sat. 13 Sun. 14

28

29

Mon. 15

30

Tues. 16

1

Wed. 17

2

Thur.

18

3

19

4

Sat.

20

Sun. 21

6

Mon.

22

7

Tues.

13

8

Wed.

21

9

Thur.

25

10

Frid.

26

11

Sat.

27

12

Sun.

28

13

Mon. Tues.

29

14

30

15

I

31

16

Wed.

* * *** 28

-T

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. Mr. Hermann, manager of Siemens Schuckert at Yokohama, airested in connection with Japanese Naval scandal,

1914.

First Dutch Embassy left China, 1657.

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

Expulsion of Chinese Custom House from Macao by Governor Amaral, 1849. Hostilities at Canton recommenced. Fort Napier taken by the English, 1841, 3RD IN LENT. Departure of Governor, Sir J. P. Hennessy, from Hongkong, 1882.

Kongmoon opened to foreign trade.

Russo-Chinese Manchurian

Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Henry of Prussia, 1898.

Convention signed, 1902.

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

Lin arrived in Canton, 1839. 12,000 Chinese troops attacked the English in Ningpo and Chinhai 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 Chi ese Republic, 1912.

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

by Sir F. W. Lugard, 1912.

Imperial Comunissioner Ki-chen, degraded by the Emperor, left Canton as a prisoner, 1841.

Capture of Bac Ninh, by the French, 1884.

4TH IN LENT. 8,000 Chinese troops routed by the English at Tze-hi with great slaughter,. 1842. New Law Courts at Yokohama opened, 1897. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Peking burnt down, 1900.

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

of Commerce, 1912.

Chinese Envoy Ping and suite left Shanghai for Europe, 1866. Japanese Diet resolved to nationalise the railway. China released the Japanese str. “Tatsu Maru” at Canton, 1908. 8ir F. D. Lugard laid foundation stone of Hongkong University, 1910.

S. 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.

Governor Sir G. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848.

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

5TH IN LENT. British ship "Sarab," first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834. Mr. F.

A. Aglen appointed Deputy Inspector of Chinese Maritime Customs, 1910.

Death, at Peking, of Sir Harry Parkes, H.B. M. Minister to China, 1885. Sir Robert Hart

left Peking for Home, 1968.

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-chang at Shimonoseki, 1895

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

Canton, 1839.

Great flood at Foochow, 1974. Newchwang placed under Russian martial law. Protocol of Convention between China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887.

PALM SUNDAY. 20,289 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839. Foundation

Stone of New Customs House at Canton laid, 1914.

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

Arrival of Governor Sir George Bowen, G.C.M.G., 1883. Chinese Regiment at Weihaiwei disbanded 1904. Cantonese resolved on a boycott of Japanese products which lasted throughout the year, 1908

Abolition of the coolie trade at Macao, 1874. Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Con-

naught in Hongkong, 1890. All gambling saloons in Canton closed, 1912.