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THE CALENDAR FOR 1925

xiii

JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

SUNSET

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

1st 15th

...5h. 42m.

7h. 11m.

1923

1924

...

...5h. 47m.

7h. 11m.

Maximum ...

...86.1

86.4

...

...

Minimum

...78.8

78.4

MOON'S PHASES

Mean

...82.0 81.7

...

d. h. m.

BAROMETER, 1924

Full Moon

6

0

54

P.M.

Mean

....

29.71

Last Quarter

13

5

34

A.M.

New Moon

21

5

40

A.M.

1923

RAINFALL

First Quarter

29

4

23

A.M.

18.525 inches

1924 19.675 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF

WEER MONTH

5 & 6 MOONS

Wed.

1

11

Thurs,

2

12

Fri,

13

Satur.

14

Sun.

15

Mon. Tues.

Wed. Thurs.

Fri,

67012

16

17

18

19

20

Satur.

11

21

Sun.

12

22

Mon,

13

23

Tues.

14

24

Wed.

15

25

Thurs

16

26

Fri.

17

27

Satur,

18

28

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

Wed. Thurs.

Fri.

2 22222

19

29

20

30

21

23

24

Satur.

25

n

Sun.

26

Mon.

27

7

Tues.

28

Wed.

29

9

Thurs. Fri

30

31

25

10

14

CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS

Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki, Japan, opened to trade, 1857. Two Swedish mission- aries murdered at Sungpu, 1893. Attempted assassination of Sir H. May on his retuin to Hougkong as Governor, 1912. Restoration of Emperor of China by Chang Hsun, 1917. Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by H.M.S. "Blode," 1840. French Expedition from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873. Hongkong Legislative Council approved a development scheme for the south side of the island of Hongkong, 1914. Steamer "Don Juan burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons perished, 1893.

Hongkong low level electric tram service opened, 1904.

Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable laid between Hongkoug

and Macao, 1884. U. S. Pacific Cable opened to Manila.

Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1886. Duke of Connaught's Statue uuveiled in Hongkong, 1902. Hongkoug Legislative Council voted $50,000 for the relief of distress in the West River districts, 1914.

Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.

Serious flooding of the West River iuvolving great loss of life and damage to property, 1915. Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846. Japanese occupy Sakhalin, 1905. First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.

Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtsze blockaded by British fleet, 1840. First Bazaar by Chinese held at Hongkong in aid of relief of distress caused by West River floods, 1908. Rebellion against Yuan Shih Kai broke out in the Yangtsze provinces, 1913.

Engagement between the U. S. Naval Forces and the Coreans. Amherst's embassy

arrived in China, 1816.

Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. Suspension of Hongkong Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1897. Macau troops commenced operations to exterminate pirates at Colowan Island, 1910.

First English ship reached China, 1635. French gunboats fired on by Siamese at Paknam, 1803. Pirates attacked 8. S. “Sainam" on West River, killing Rev. Dr. MacDonald and injuring several of the crew, 1900.

Statue of Paul Beau unveiled at Hanoi, 1890. Tientsin native city captured by Allies,

1900. Chinese Imperial Edict declared bow and arrow obsolete arms, 1905. Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadrons, 1874. Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan, 500 persons killed, 1888. Radio-telegraphic station at Cape D'Aguilar opened, 1915.

British trade with China re-opened, 1842, The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to

Hongkong, 1872. Chinese boycott of Shameen begins, 1924.

Ningpo Joss-house Riots, Shanghai, 15 killed and many wounded. Agreement between Russia and China on Amur River, 1900. Crisis at Peking; Chihli fights Anfu faction and 6,000 casualties reported, 1920.

Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoo Convention signed in London, 1885. Li Hung-chang passed through Hongkong on his way North, 1900. Chan Kwing Ming declared independence of Kwangtung, 1913. Hongkong's two days' Peace Celebrations begin, 1919.

Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1864. Indo-China S.S. "Hopsang" sunk by

Russians, Pechili Gulf, 1904.

Wreck of the C.M.S. N. Co.'s str. "Pautah" on Shantung Promontory, 1887.

Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shangtung, great inundation, 1889. Typhoon

in Hongkong, 1902. Death of Sir Kai Ho Kai of the Hongkong Executive Council, 1914. Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight inmates killed, 1882. British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed

at Peking, 1886.

"Kowshing," British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with loss of about 1,000 lives, 1894. Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1850. First visit of Prince Chun, the Emperor's brother, to Hongkong, 1901. Japanese occupy Newchwang, 1904.

Great flood at Chefoo kills 1,000, 1903. Royal Proclamation forbidding British subjeots to

trade with the enemy in China and Siam came into force, 1915.

Canton opened to British trade, 1843. Terrific typhoon at Canton, Macao, Hongkong, and Whampoa; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1862. Disastrous typhoon at Hongkong, 1908. 'Empress of China" wrecked, 1911.

Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864. Sir Matthew Nathan arrived Hongkong, 1904. Baron de Macar sentenced at Shanghai to a year's imprisonment for false pretences and abuse of confidence in connection with the flotation of "The British and Belgian Industrial Bank of China," 1914. Severe typhoon visits Shanghai, 1915.

German gunboat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory, all but eleven of the crew per- ished, 1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila,1896. Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan died 1912. Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.

Hongkong low level electric tram service started, 1904.