Directory_and_Chronicle_1915 — Page 19

18

THE CALENDAR FOR 1915

AUGUST-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st

...5h. 56m.

7h. 02m.

1913

1914

15th

..6h. 01m.

6h. 53m.

Maximum

86.5

87.9

Minimum

.77.7

78.2

Mean

......81.6 82.3

MOON'S PHASES

d. 11.

Last Quarter

3

5

EN

m

BAROMETER, 1914

27

A.M.

Mean

..29.591

New Moon

11

6

52

A.M.

First Quarter

18

10 17

A.M.

1913

RAINFALL

Full Moon

25

5 40

A.M.

10.565 inches

1914 4.205 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF 6 and 7

WEEK | MONTH

MOONS

Sun.

1

21

Mon.

Tues.

Wed. 4

I W 3

2

3

22

22

23

24

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

10 30 1-00 -

5

25

6

26

27

8

28

9

29

Tues.

10

30

Wed. 11

1

Thur. 12

2

Frid.

13

3

Sat. 14

4

Sun.

15

5

Mon. 16

6

to

Tues. 17

7

Wed. 18

8

Thur. 19 Frid. 20

9

10

Sat. 21

11

+

Sun. 22

12

Mon. 23

13

Tues. 24

14

Wed. 25

15

Thur. 26

16

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

Kucheng massacre, 1895.

9TH AFTER TRINITY. Both China and Japan declare war, 1894.

Germany declared war against Russia, 1914. Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870. British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842. First Chinese Bazaar held at Canton, 1908. Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Keelung by French, 1884.

Allied march on Peking starts, 1900. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria, 1896. War declared by Great Britain against Germany, 1914.

Serious flood at Tientsin, 1871. Hongkong Volunteers mobilised, 1914.

British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.

10TI AFTER TRINITY. Assassination of Mr. IIaber, German Consul, at Hakodate, 1874. British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.

Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888. First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, called by Lord Napier, who

suggested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1834.

174 British prisoners executed in Formosa, 1842. Manila occupied by U.S. Troops,

1898. Attempted assassination of Admiral Li Chun at Canton, 1911.

Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860. Japanese squadron sinks Russian cruiser Rurik near Tsushima,

1904. Fighting and looting at Canton following flight of rebel leaders, 1213. British steamer “Glenfarg" sunk after striking a submerged rock near Goto Islands, 1914, 11TH AFTER TRINITY. Great fire on French Concession, Shanghai, 991 houses destroyed,-

loss Tis. 1,500,000, 1879. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer "Gatterthun" near Sydney, 1395. Peking Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis at Cheng. chow, Hunan, 1902. Prince and Princess Arisugawa entertained at Hongkong, 1904. British trade of Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French Treaty with Siam

signed, 1856.

"Empress of India" sinks Chinese cruiser "Wong Tai" in collision near Swatow, 1903.

Destructive typhoon at Macao, 1913.

Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1834. Great fire in Hongkong, 1868. Indian troops lauded in Shanghai, 1900. Large gang of pirates attacked Cheungchow killing three Indian constables, and looting the village, 1912.

First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallis,"

at Nanking, 1842. Taku forts taken by the Allied forces, 1860. Palace Revolution at Peking, Empress Dowager again assumes the Regency, 1898.

12TH AFTER TRINITY. Governer Amaral (Macao) assassinated, 1849. Seizure of steamer *Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1874. Telegraph line to Peking opened, 1884. Korea annexed by Japanese, 1910. H.M.S. Bedford wrecked at Quelpart, 1910. Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution, 1861. Chinese fleet at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884. Japan declared war on Germany, who had ignored her request to evacuate Kiaochow with a view to its

eventual restoration" to China, 1914.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW. Wreck of the C. N. Co.'s str. "Tientsin" near Swatow, 1887. Dis-

turbances at Amoy, Japanese landed marines, 1900.

British Chamber of Commerce established at Canton, 1834. Treaty between Great Britain

and Japan signed, 1858.

British left Macao, 1839. British steamer "Dunearn" foundered in a typhoon off Goto

Islands, 1908.

Fric. 27 Sat. 28

17

Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.

18

Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816. Slavery abolished in British

possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884.

Sun. 29

19

Mon. 30 Tues.

20

13TH AFTER TRINITY. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842. Wreck of "Futami Maru" off Cape Calavite, 1900.

31

21

Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping at

Hongkong, Macao and Whampoa, 1848.