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JULY, 31 Days.
Chinese XXXth Year, Vth and VIth Moons.
During July-which is the hottest month in the year-the average height of the thermometer is 88° in the shade, at noon, both at Canton and Macao. This month is subject to frequent and heavy showers of rain, and-as is also the month of August-to storms of thunder and lightning. The winds, with very little variation, blow steadily during the whole month from the south or south- wets.
Day of | Day of month.
moon.
Chronicle of events in China, &c.
1 m
22
2 t
23
3 w
24
4 t
5 f
26
6 s
27
7 S
25
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28
29
9 t
1
10 w
2
12
13 s
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The Blonde visited Amoy, 1840.
Treaty of Wánghia signed, 1844.
The Rev. Dr. Milne arrived in Macao, 1811.
The Morrison sailed for Japan, 1837.
Tinghái first taken, 1840.
Bark Troughton plundered by pirates, 1835.
Lin Weihí killed, 1839. Queen's Road chapel at Hongkong dedicated, 1842. Sixth Sunday after Trinity.
Riot, and several Chinese shot in Canton, 1846. SIXTH MOON.
The Yangtsz' kiáng blockaded, 1840.
Amberst's embassy arrived, 1816.
47 Adwired Maitlandcarved in the Wellesley, 1838.
First English ship Teached China, 1635.
5
Ở một
14 S
15 m
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17.
Kementh Sunday. Trinity.
7
Lord Napier and suite, arrived, 1834.
British trade reopened, 1541.
Dutch en bys arrived at Peking, 1656. Grand Canal blockaded, 1842.
Tyfoon) 1841. Chinking, fú carried by storm,
1842. Eighth Sunday after Trinity.
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18 t
10
19 f
120 s
12
21. S
13
122 m
141
23 t
15
124 w
16
25 t
17
126 f.
18.
27 s
19
128 S
2i)
Ninth Sunday after Trinity.
31
Hon. A. H. Everett died, 1847.
22
29 m 130 t 131 w
23 Gov. Lin and Tang sentenced to banisment, 1841.
A murderous attack on a party at Yiitáu in Ho-
năm, 1846.
second tyfoon this year, 1841.
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