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THE CALENDAR FOR 1871.

APRIL-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. m. §.

d. h. m.

8.

Full Moon

5 9

Last Quarter 12

59 28 P.M.

1 27 58 P.M.

New Moon 20 2 40

04 A.M.

First Quarter 28

7 24

22 A.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE OF THE

OF THE

2nd & 3rd

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

WEEK. MONTH.| MOON,

Sat.

1

12

Sun.

Mon.

Tucs.

Wed.

OT A CO 29

.

13

3

14

15

Palm Sunday. Prince Kung degraded by the Empress Dowager, 1865. Richmond, the insurgent Capital, captured by Union forces, 1865.

Tung-chi, Emperor of China, born 1857.

5

16

Coolie Mutiny on board the Italian ship "Therese," 1868.

Thur.

6

17

Jewish Feast of Passover.

Frid.

7

18

Good Friday.

Sat.

8

19

Insurgent army under Lee surrendered to Union army under Grant, 1865.

Sun.

9

20

Euster Sunday.

Mon.

10

21

Kiying appointed Imperial Commissioner, 1842.

Tues,

11

22

Earthquake in Thibet, Batang destroyed, 1870.

Wed.

12

23

Bombardment of Fort Sumter and civil war commenced, 1861.

MacDonnell left Hongkong for England, 1870.

Governor Sir Richard

Thur.. 13

24

Capture of the Magdala, and end of Abyssinian expedition, 1888.

Frid.

14

25

Sat.

15

26

Sun.

16

27

Mon.

17

28

Yihshan, Lungwan, and Ki-kung arrived in Canton to command Chinese troops, 1841.

President Lincoln assassinated, 1865.

1st after Easter. Attempt to assassinate the Emperor of Russia, by Karakozoff, Russian

Peasant, 1888.

Sir H. Parkes first visited Osaka, 1867.

Tues.

18

29

Wed.

19

30

Thur. 20

1

Per P. & O. steamer "Rangoon," Mrs. II. R. Dawvur arrived, 1866. Napoleon III. born, 1808.

Frid.

21

Sat.

22

Sun. 23

62 00 BONO

H.M.S. "Salamis" returned to Hankow from Upper Yangtze, 1889.

East India Co, ceased trade with China, 1834.

3

4

2nd after Easter. St. George's Day.

Mon.

24

5

Tues.

25

6

Wed, 26

7

Thur. 27

8

Fri.

28

9

Sat.

29

10

Sun.

30

11

3rd after Easter. Capt. Caine appointed chief nagistrate of Hongkong, 1841.

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