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THE CALENDAR FOR 1931
MARCH-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
1st 15th
6h. 46m.
SUNSET 6b. 27m.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1929
1930
...
...
6h. 33m.
6h. 33m.
Mean Maximum Mean Minimum Mean
70.6
68.8
...
...
61.1
60.1
...
...
MOON'S PHASES
...
...
64.9 63.9
d.
b..
m.
Full Moon
Last Quarter
•
4
6
36
P.M.
Mean
BAROMETER, 1930, at Sea Level
30.08 inches
11
1
15
P.M.
New Moon
First Quarter......
19
3
51
P.M.
...
27
1.
4 P.M.
1929 0.505 inch
RAINFALL
1930 7.230 inches
DAYS OF DAYS OF
WEEK
MONTH
1 & 2 MOONS
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
Sun.
1
13
Mon.
Tues.
Wed. Thurs.
Fri.
2 3 4 5
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18
Satur.
7
19
Sun.
00
8
20.
Mon.
9
21
Tues.
10
22
Wed.
11
23
Thurs.
12
14
15
16
17
24
24
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230
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2ND IN LENT. St. David's DAY, Bombardment of the Chinhai forts by French men-of-
war, 1885.
Twenty-six opium divans closed in Hongkong, 1909. Mr. Herrmann, manager of Siemens Schuckert at Yokohama, arrested in connection with Japanese Naval scandal. 1914. 6,000 British Troops in Shanghai, 1927.
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.
Departure of Governor, Sir J. P. Hennessy, from Hongkong, 1882.
3RD IN LENT. Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Henry of Prussia, 1898. Russo-Chinese
Manchurian Convention signed, 1902. Tiger killed in the New Territory, 1915. Attack on Messrs. Farnham and Rohl at Shanghai, 1872. Earthquake in Tokyo, 1927.
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 occupied Moukden, 1905. Yuan Shih Kai inaugurated as President of the Chinese Republic, 1912. Governor Sir R. G. MacDonnell arrived in Hongkong, 1866. Hongkong University opened by H.E. Sir F. W. Lugard, 1912. King Eward Hotel, Hongkong, completely gutted by fire with serious loss of life, 1929.
Imperial Commissioner Ki-chen, degraded by the Emperor, left Canton as a prisoner, 1841. Capture of Bac-Ninh, by the French, 1884. Death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, im Peiping, 1925.
8,000 Chinese troops routed by the English at Tze-hi with great slaughter, 1842. New Law Courts at Yokohama opened, 1890. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Peiping burnt down, 1900.
4TH IN LENT. 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. H. E. Sir F. D. Lugard laid foundation-stone of Hongkong University, 1910.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Lord Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794.
Formosa, 1906.
Edict of Commissioner Lin to surrender all opium in Canton, 1839.
open to foreign trade, 1891.
Severe earthquake in
Chungking declared
Governor Sir G. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848. General strike at Macao owing to a
clash between the authorities and a crowd of Chinese who besieged the Police Station and were fired upon, 34 being killed and 31 wounded, 1922. Fall of Shanghai to Southerners, 1927.
Fri.
13
25
Satur.
14
26
Sun.
15
27
Mon.
16
Tues.
17
29
Wed.
18
30
Thurs.
19
1
Fri.
Satur.
22
Sun.
20
21.
3
22
2
23
Mon.
Tues.
24
Wed. Thurs.
25
26
Fri.
27
780
Satur.
28
10
Sun.
Mon.
8888
29
30
HA
11
12
Tues.
31
13
British ship "Sarah," first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834. Mr. F. A. Aglen
appointed Deputy Inspector of Chinese Maritime Customs, 1910. Sang," 1927.
Pirating of
Hop
5TH IN LENT. Death of Sir Harry Parkes, H.B.M. Minister to China, 1885. Sir Robert
Hart left Peiping for Home, 1908. Hongkong Aerodrome opened, 1928. Captain Elliot forced his way to Canton, 1839. Aguinaldo captured by the Americans in
the Philippines, 1901. British naval raid on Bias Bay, 1927.
First Section of Manila-Dagupan railway opened, 1891.
Attempted assassination of
Li Hung-chang at Shimonoseki, 1895. Nanking taken by Southerners, foreign women shamefully outraged by Nationalist soldiers, 1927. ANNUNCIATION.
Protocol of Convention between
Great flood at Foochow, 1874 Newchwang placed under Russian martial-law. Launch of the "Autolycus," at Taikoo Dock, 1917.
China and Portugal signed at Lisbon, 1887.
20,289 chests of opium burned by Lin at Canton, 1839. Foundation-stone of New Customs House at Canton laid, 1914. Sino-Japanese agreement settling the Tsinan incident signed, 1929.
PALM SUNDAY. Seizure and occupation of the Pescadores by the French fleet, 1885. Arrival of Governor Sir George Bowen, G.Č.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
Connaught in Hongkong, 1890. All gambling saloons in Canton closed, 1912.
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