THE CALENDAR FOR 1921
AUGUST-31 DAYS.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
xiii
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894.
war against Russia, 1914. Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
SUNRISE
SUNSET
1st
...5h. 54m.
7h. 05m.
1919
1920
15th
...6h. 00m.
6h. 56m.
Maximum
...87.1
85.4
...
Minimum
...78.5
78.5
MOON'S PHASES
Mean
...82.8 81.7
d.
h. m.
New Moon
4
4 17
Barometer, 1920
A.M.
First Quarter
Mean...
29.72
...
...
10
10
14
P.M.
Full Moon
18
11
28
P.M.
Last Quarter
26
8
51
P.M.
1919 19.670 inches
RAINFALL
1920 10.975 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF
6 & 7
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Mon,
1
28
Kucheng massacre, 1895.
Germany declared
Tues.
2
29
Wed.
3
30
Thurs.
Fri.
5
Satur.
ลงค
Sun.
7
Mon.
8
Tues.
9
Wed.
10
FO7
Thurs.
11
8
› Fri.
12
9
Satur.
13
10
Sun.
14
Mon.
15
H2
11
12
Tues.
16
13
Wed.
17
14
Thurs.
18
15
Fri.
19
16
Satur.
20
17
Sun.
Mon.
22
21
18
22
19
***
Tues.
23
20
Wed.
24
21
Thurs.
25
99
2
Fri,
26
23
Satur.
27
24
Sun.
28
25
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
235
29
26
30
27
31
28
British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842. First Chinese Bazaar held at Canton, 1908. War declared by Great Britain against Germany, 1914. Macartney's Embassy entered Peiho, 1796. Bombardment of Keelung by French, 1884. Allied march on Peking started, 1900. Li Hung Chang visited Queen Victoria, 1896.
Political unrest in Kwangtung culminated in seriour Sghting 1916. Serious flood at Tientsin, 1871. Hongkong Volunteers mobilised, 1914.
British Squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.
Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul, at Hakodate, 1874.
British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.
Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888. Lady
may launched the War Drummer, first staudard ship built in Hongkong, 1918. 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, 1913. Compul- sory Military Service Bill passed its third reading in the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, 1915.
British steamer "Glenfarg "sunk after striking a submerged rock near Goto Islands, 1914.
China declares war against Germany and Austria-Hungary, 1917.
Great fire on French Concession, Shanghai, 991 houses destroyed, loss Tls, 1.500.000, 1879. Total loss of the E. & A. steamer ** Gatterthun" near Sydney. 1895. Peking Legations rescued, 1900. Murder of Messrs. Bruce and Lowis at Chengchow, 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 landed in Shanghai, 1900. Large gang of pirates attacked Cheungchow, killing three Indian constables, and looting the village, 1912. American Chamber of Commerce established at Shanghai, 1915.
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. 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, 1864. 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.
Wreck of the C. N. Co.'s str. "Tientsin near Swatow, 1887. Disturbances 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.
Amoy taken by the English, 296 guns captured, 1841.
Lord Amherst's Embassy left for Yuen-ming-yuen, 1816. Slavery abolished in British possessions, 1833. Kimpai forts silenced by French, 1884. Hongkong Legislative Council passes Ordinance to admit enemy aliens only on licence for 3 years. Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
Wreck of "Futami Maru" off Cape Calavite, 1900.
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping at
Hongkong, Macao and Whampoa, 1848.
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