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THE CALENDAR FOR 1932

JULY-31 DAYS

SUNRISE

1st 15th

***

400

5h. 42m.

SUNSET 7h. 11m.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE

5h. 48m.

7h. 11m.

...

Mean Maximum

Mean Minimum

MOON'S PHASES

d.

Mean

1930

1931

86.8

87.4

78.5 79.0

82.3

82.7

•

...

h.

m.

New Moon

4

6

ZO

A.M.

First Quarter.

IL

11

7

A.M.

Full Moon

18

5

6

A.M.

...

Last Quarter ...

25

9

41

P.M

1930

RAINFALL

1931

29.025 inches

9.860 inches

DAYS OF DAYS OF 5 & 6

WERK

MONTH

MOONS

Fri.

1

28

Satur.

Sun.

3

30

Mon.

Tues.

Wed. Thurs.

Fri. Satur,

9

Sun.

10

BO THE LO COT

67800

6

Mon.

11

Tues.

12

H2

Wed.

į

13

10

Thurs.

14

11

Fri.

15

12

Satur.

16

13

Sun.

17

14

Mon,

18

15

Tues

19

16

Wed.

Thurs.

22

20

21

29

1

2

3

4

∞ a

1978

2 23

225

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. Hougkong Legislative Council approved a development scheme for the south side of the island of Hongkong, 1914. 6TH AFTER TRINITY. Steamer "Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145

persons perished, 1893. Hongkong low level electric tram service opened, 1904. INDEPENDENCE DAY, U.S.A. Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable

laid between Hongkong and Macao, 1884. U.S. Pacific Cable opened to Manila. Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1886. Duke of Con- naught's Statue unveiled in Hongkong, 1902. Hongkong Legislative 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.

7TH AFTER TRINITY. 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. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854. Macao troops coni.

menced operations to exterminate pirates at Colowan Island, 1910.

First English ship reached China, 1835. 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.

STIL AFTER TRINITY. 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, 1820. Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Floods cause collapse of houses at Po Hing

Fong, Hongkong, 71 deaths, 1925.

"Hopsang sunk by

"

Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1864. Indo-China s.s.

Russians, Pechili Gulf, 1904. Great storm in Hongkong, 20.43 ins, of rain in 9 hours, 1926. 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. Attempted assassination of Mr. T. V. Soong, China's finance minister in Shanghai. 1931.

9TH AFTER TRINITY. British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah

Convention signed at Peping, 1886.

64

Kowshing," British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with lo88 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.

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.

Severe typhoon visits Shanghai, 1915,

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.

Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.

10TH AFTER TRINITY,

Fri.

Sat.

223

22

19

23

20

Sun.

24

21

Mon.

25

22

Tues. Wed.

223

26

23

27

24

Thurs.

28

Fri.

29

26

Satur.

30

27

Sun.

31

28