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1st 15th
THE CALENDAR FOR 1931
JULY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
5h. 42m.
...
SUNSET 7h. 11m.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1929
1930
...
5h. 47m.
7h. 11m.
...
Mean Maximum Mean Minimum Mean
85.9
...
86.8
***
...
78.1
78.5
81.6
82.3
MOON'S PHASES
d.
h.
m.
BAROMETER, 1930, AT SEA LEVEL
Last Quarter
8
7
52
A.M
...
Mean
...
...
New Moon
First Quarter...
Full Moon
15
8
20
P.M.
...
22
1
16 P.M.
•
29
8
47 P.M.
1929 22.700 inches
29.61 inches
RAINFALL
1930 29.025 inches
...
DAYS OF DAYS OF
WEEK
MONTH
5 & 6 MOONS
Wed.
1
16
Thurs.
2
17
Fri.
18
Satur.
19
Sun.
5
20
Mon.
21
22*** 2 *
26
27
28
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs. Fri.
10
*7**
23
24
25
Satur.
11
Sun.
12
Mon.
13
Tues.
14
29
Wed.
19
15
1
Thurs.
16
?
Fri.
17
3
Satur.
18
Sun.
19
5
Mon.
Tues
22
20
21
67
Wed.
22
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
****
8
23
9
24
10
25
11
26
12
27
13
23
CHRONOLOGY OF REMARKABLE EVENTS
DOMINION DAY, CANADA. Hakodate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki, Japan, opened to trade, 1857. Two Swedish missionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893. 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 developinent 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.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY, U.S.A. Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable
laid between Hongkong and Macao, 1884. U.S. Pacific Cable opened to Manila. 5TH AFTER TRINITY. Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1886. Duke of Connaught's Statue unveiled in Hongkong, 1902. Hongkong Legisla- tive Council voted $50,000 for the relief of distress in the West River districts, 1914. Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884. Marshall Li Tsai Hsin left for Nanking, 1928. Serious flooding of the West River involving 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. Rebellion against Yuan Shih Kai broke out in the Yangtsze provinces, 1913. Amherst's embassy arrived in China, 1816. Eight ins. rain in 4 days in Hongkong, 1929. 6th AFTER TRINITY. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. Macao 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 S. S. "Sainam" on West River, 1900. Nanking
'terminated" French trade conventions, 1928.
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.
Fong, Hongkong. 71 deaths, 1925. 7TH AFTER TRINITY, Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1864. Indo-China s.s. "Hopsang" sunk by Russians, Pechili Gulf, 1904. Great storm in Hongkong, 20.43 ins. of rain in 9 hours, 1926.
Floods cause collapse of houses at Po Hing
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. Indian ran amok at district police station Hongkong, turning machine gun on station force, 1930.
Attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, 1882. 12 hour street fountain supply of
water in Hongkong, 1929.
British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed
at Peping, 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.
8TH AFTER TRINITY. Great flood at Chefoo kills 1,000, 1903. 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.
Sun.
Mon.
225
Tues.
28
14
Wed.
29
15
Thurs.
Fri.
333333
30
16
Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.
31
17
Severe typhoon visits Shanghai, 1915,
Sir Matthew Nathan arrived Hongkong, 1904.
German gunboat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory, 1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Manila, 1896. Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan died, 1912. Radio service inaugurated between Hongkong and Manila, 1927.
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