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THE CALENDAR FOR 1925
AUGUST-31 DAYS
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
SUNRISE
SUNSET
1st 15th
...5h. 54m.
7h. 04m.
1923 1924
...6h. 00m.
6h. 55m.
MOON'S PHASES
Maximum Minimum Mean
...85.4
86.7
...77.5
78.2
...
...81.2
81.9
*
d.
h.
m.
Full Moon
BAROMETER, 1924
4 7
59
P.M.
Mean...
29.72
Last Quarter
...
11
5
11
P.M.
New Moon
19
9
15
P.M.
1923
RAINFALL
1924
First Quarter
27
0
46
P.M.
34.310 inches
10.655 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF
6 & 7
WEEK
MONTH
MOONS
Satur.
1
12
Sun.
2
13
Mon.
3
14
Tues,
4
15
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Satur.
Sun.
IN CO 2 00 OS
16
17
18
19
20
Mon,
10
Tues.
11
Wed.
12
222
21
23
Thurs.
13
24
Fri.
14
25
Satur.
15
26
Sun.
16
27
Mon.
17
28
Tues.
18
29
Wed. Thurs.
19
20
12
22
Fri,
21
Co
Satur.
22
Sun.
23
5
Mon.
24
♡
Tues.
25
7
Wed.
26
*
Thurs,
27
9
Fri
28
10
CHRONOLOGY of Remarkable Events
Both China and Japan declare war, 1894. Kucheng massacre, 1895. Germany declared
war against Russia, 1914.
Victims of massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870. Swatow struck by disastrous typhoon and tidal wave, which did extensive damage to shipping and house property and caused the loss of many thousands of lives, 1922.
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 serious fighting 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. Sun Yat Sen left Canton hurriedly on H.M.S. Moorhen " for Hongkong, whence he sailed for Shanghai, thus leaving his op- ponents in undisputed possession of the city and province.
Sir H. Pottinger arrived at Hongkong, 1841. Destructive typhoon at Foochow, 1888. Lady
May launched the War Drummer, first standard 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. Disastrous tidal waves on the north-west coast of Korea, swept away hundreds of houses, did much damage to shipping, and caused the loss of over 1,000 lives, 1923.
British trade of Canton stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. French Treaty with Siam
signed, 1856.
C
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. American Chamber of Commerce established at Shanghai. 1915. Hongkong in 1923, was struck by the worst typhoon experienced since 1909, the squall velocity reaching a maximum of 130 miles an hour. Considerable damage was done to property on shore and to shipping in the Harbour, but the loss of life was relatively small.
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.
Chinese boycott of Shameen ends, 1924.
Governor 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
Satur.
Sun.
Mon.
282
29
30
31
=23
11
Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842.
12
Wreck of "Futami Maru" off Cape Calavite, 1900.
13
years, 1919.
Severe typhoon on coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping at
Hongkong, Macao and Whampoa, 1848. Great War officially ends, 1921.
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