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Christian
CALENDAR FOR CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE PHILIPPINES.
FEBRUARY-29 DAYS.
Parsee
Chinese
Japanese
Jewish
Mahomedan
Shaenshoyee
Kudmee, or Nowroz
CHINESE; 12th and 1st Moons.....
JAPANESE: Jiu-ni-gwats--Sho-gwats..
JEWISH: Sh'bat-Addar..
MAHOMEDAN: Shaban--Ramazan
Hijree...
Fuslee..
Day of the
Week
1 Monday
2 Tuesday
Soorsun...
PARSEE: Shaneshoyee: Amurdad--Sharaver..
(Kudmee: Sharaver—Mehar, or Nowroz 161 to 189
Chronology of Remarkable events.
2424242111161 Inhabitants of Hongkong declared British subjects, 1811. 2525252212162
3 Wednesday 2626262313163 H. B. M. sloop Hyacinth enters inner harbor of Macao, 1840. 4 Thursday 2727272414164
10-5 Friday
6 Saturday
C
-8 Monday
2828282515165 Rebellion broke out at Lienchau, 1832.
29 29292616166 Captain Halcon, Spanish Envoy, arrived in Macao. 1840. 3030302717167 Chin Chin and Customs squabble at Swatow, 1860.
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1280
.1273
.1261
1233
1 1 12818168 Great fire at Kwilin, Capital of Kwangsi province, 1849. Snow fell in
{Canton, 1835, Emperor Shunchi died, 1601. -Tuesday 2 2 22919169
10 Wednesday 3 3 3 120170 Blockade of Canton raised, 1858.
11 Thursday
4 4 221171 Emperor Kienlung died, 1795.
5 322172
6 6 423173 Empress of China, died, 1840. Capt. Elliot's second interview with
12 Friday 13 Saturday
14
C
15 Monday
8 8 8 625175
7 7 7 524174
{Kishen, 1841.
Gov. Su visits the U. S. S. Plymouth, 18-19. Chiu Apo seized on Chi
nese territory and carried to Hongkong, 1851.
16 Tuesday 9 9 9 726176 Ports of Hongkong and Tinghai declared free, 1841.
Hastings, 1840
17 Wednesday 101010 827177 Conference between Mr. Bonham and Sü in Anson's Bay on board the 18 Thursday 111111 928178 Boat of str. Nemesis, fired on at Wangtong, 1841.
1212121029179 Am. ship Hotspur, lost on the Paracels, 1863.
1313131130180 Piratical boats pursued by Chinese revenue and gov't boats into Aber-
{deen, and seized, 1851.
14141412 1181 Med. Missionary Society organised at Canton, 1838.
19 Friday
20 Saturday
21 C
22 Monday
15151513 2182
23 Tuesday
16161614 3183 Hostilities with the English resumed, 1841.
24 Wednesday 17171715 4184(Chusan evacuated by the Brit. forces, 1841, prisoners Anstruther and
25 Thursday 18181816 5185
26 Friday
19191917 6186 27 Saturday 20202018 7187
28
C 21212119 8188 29 Monday 22222220 9189
others restored.
(Capt. Da Costa & Lieut. Dwyer murdered at Wong-ma-kok, on Hong- kong, 1819. Thukwang died 1850 (reigned 30 years). Rewards offered for Englishmen by Lin, 1841.
Chinese executed before the factories at Canton, 1839. Bogue Forts
captured, 1841.