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10
Th
11
Fr
12
Sa
13
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M
15
Tu
16
W
17
18
19
21
22
Tu
23
W
21
Th 25
Fr
26
Sa
27
23
M
2!
Ти
W
Th
Fr
4
Sa
5
0
7
Ta
8
20
W
ព
30
Th 10
F
11
OCTOBER.-8th and 9th Moons.
PHASES OF THE MOON.
d.
A.
212. 5.
FULL MOON,........
.6th
1 08
02 F.M.
LAST QUARTER,...........................
.13th
2 02
02 P.M.
FIRST QUARTED, PERIGEE,
NEW MOON....
21st
6 81
44 P.M.
Notable
ENGLISH.
d. .:28th. 5th
1.
312.
8.
7 40
82 A.M.
8 P.M.
12 A.M.
APOGEE,.....................................................17th
Chronological
Events.
WA CHINESE.
(10.) Birth of Pel-yoh, the god of the northern mountain. (11.) Death of Emperor T'ai-tsu-kro, A.D. 1627-
Post-Office Orders on Great Britain obtainable in H'kong 1809. [arrived 1872. First batue of the Tacping Rebellion 1650. P. M. SS. "Japan" (5.) 17th Sunday after Trinity. Cyclone at Calcutta 1861. (6.) Manila taken by British 1762. Looting of Summer Palaco, Pekin 1860. Brit. bark "Homer" foundered near Pescadores, 27 lives lost, 1871. British sch. "Rantipole" stranded ou (7.) M. M. Str. “Sindh” arrived 1872. [Pehoo Id., 1871. (8.) Seizure of Lorchia "Arrow" by Chinese 1856. (9.) Treaty betweer France v. 1 Japan sigued 1858. (18.) Commercial Trenty rozehided between China and Spain | (17.) Solar teri: ***
1864. Stamp Ordinanes introduced 1867.
(15.) Mid-autumn festival, also the feast of lanterns. Birthday Thea- of the regent of the Moos. Oblations to the moon. tricals. Exchange of presents of moon-cakes, (16.) Birth of Trifien, the monkey god, the Chinese Haun-
mt, worshipped especially in Futchan.
wold dew. Sau kaira.
(11.) Old Michaelmas Day. Lord Napier, Chief Commissioner | (19).) Auniversary of Chunder, the Clúwest Durgu, attaining to
[forces 1860. the state of Bodhisattva, at Cauton, died in Macao 1834.
(12.) 18th Sunday after Trinity. Pekin taken by the allied
(18.) Ningpo taken by British 1811. First square-rigged Ves- | (23.) Birth of Dipamkara, a fabulous Buddha. Death of an
sel built in Siam 1835. Mikado opeued Yokohama & Yedilo railway 1872. P. & O. Str. “ Decenn” arrived 1872.
|(16.) Emperor of Chiua married 1872.
(17.) St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, dedicated 1842. (18.) St. Luke. (19.) 19th Sunday after Trinity.
(21) Canton evacuated by the allied forces 1861. Telegraphic line to Australia open 1972, P.M.SS. "Alaska" arrived 1872. (22.) M. M. Str. " Provence" arrived 1872.
(24.) Kowloong ceded to Great Britain by Treaty of 1860. (23.) Ratification of Treaty between Frauce and China 1860, (26.) 20th Sunday after Trinity.
(27.) Sir M. Seymour opened fire on Canton 1856. The Tartar
General of Canton visited H.K., 1871.
[Britain 1848. (28.) Ste. Simon und Jude, Labuan taken possession of by Greut (29.) P.&O. Str. "Hindostan" arr. 1872. (30.) About 200 houses
burnt in H.K. 1860. (31.) Duke of Edinburgh art. in H.K. 1889. ¦
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Empress.
(25.) Birthday of the (regent of tho) Sun. Sick people worship
the Sun by prostrations towards the East, (29.) The Earth-spirit reigns.
(1.) Ninth Moon.
(1-9.) Nau-tau, the star spirit of the southern wiensure, and Peb- tau, the god of the northern measure, descond. Both worship- ped by Tauists.
(1-30.) On a fortunate day of this moon the Empresa, with all
the princesses, worship the discoverer of the silkworm. (8.) Solar term "frost descends." Sun enters Scorpio. (9.) Birth of the Tauistic Tan-man, goddess of the southern mea- sure, also called Marichi or Chundes. Visits to the tombs. Children fly kites. Also birth of Chun-yang, one of the Tauist putriarchs.
(11.) Birth of Yen-tze, a disciplo of Confucius.
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FULL MOOX,
2.
d. k. 11. 4th 11 25 00 P.M. Last Quarten,......................................... 12th 8 24 8 A.M.
|Daya ng Daga of ¡mys ofĮ „Month. | Wieks.“ Huvna.
Sa
12
2
13
3
M
11
Tu 15
W
16
Th
17
Fr
13
Sa
19
10
M
21
To
22
W
23
13
Th 21
11
Fr
25
15
Sa
26
16
27
17
28
18
Tu 29
19
W
39
20
Th
21
Fr
22
Sa
3
28
21
M
25
'In
28
W
27
Th
29
Fr
9
29
10
80
11
PHASES OF THE
d. NEW Moox,...
.20th FIRST QUARTER, ............. 27th
NOVEMBER-9th and 10th Moons.
MOON.
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12. X.
PERIGEE, 11 13 14 A.. APOGEE,
3 19 32 p.m. | PentGEE,..
Notable
Events.
ENGLISH.
Chronological
All Saints Day. Swimming Bath, Hongkong, opened 1866. 21st Sunday after Trinity,” All Souls Day. [Cimumples 1839. Great Britain commenced war with Chiun by the naval action of P. M. SS. “* Great Republic " arrived 1872. Pokin evacuated by allied powers 1860.
["Hoogly" arrived 1872. Electric Telegraph established in Calentta 1863. M. M. Str. 22nd Sunday after Trinity. Prince of Wales boru 1811. First Steamer Guilt in Sanŭ 1555.
St. Martin. Half Querter bag.
Sir M. Seymour captured Rogue and Anniugloy Forts 1856. (14.) Major Baldwin and Li、nt, Bird murdered at Kamakura
1961. P. & 0. Str. “ Ifydepos" arrived_1872.
I. M. Gunboat "* Gunt " lost at Palawon 1868.
23rd Sunday after Trinity. I, R. H. tho Duke of Edinburgh left Hongkong in the “ Gulatea" 1889. Queen Victorin re- ceived Siamese Ambassadors 1837,
(17.) Shanghai open to Foreign Commerce 1818.
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CHINESE.
1.M.
5 1.34.
.2nil .14th ........80th 11 a.M.
(15.) Birth of Chu-fu-tze, the grentest Chinese philosopher next
to Inu-tszo Rud Confucius.
(16.) Birthday of the spirit of the loom.
(17.) Birth of Sien-fung, a Tanist deity controlling success in war and in trade. Birth of Kol-tsu, a Truist author and al- chemist of the 3rd century.
(18.} ]ii»th of Tsui-shing, one of the inventors of the Chineso written character. Worshipped by Confucinuists. Solar term "winter begins." Suu in Scorpio.
(19.) Death of Kwan-yiu (Avalókitėslvara), tho personification of mercy, called “the Bodhisattva who is a thousand urmus and a thousand eyes and a merciful heart.”-- Worship of Hea- }} VOD. Confession of sius.
(24) Birthulay of the ruler of the five monnlains. A Tanist
deity.
(28) General worship of Wu-kwang, the Tanist god of fire. Birthday of Ma-yeu-shwai, one of the generals of Peh-ti (god of the North Pole).
(29.) Death of nu Einpress : public offices closeil,
(9.) Hongkong Volonteurs visited Macno 1864, farrived 1872. | (330.) Birtholoy of Buddha Väidurya, a fictitions personage. (29) Port. Custom House closed Macao 1845. P. M. SS, “China | (1.) Tenth Moon. Birth of Tung-hwang, the angast great ruler (21) Hongkong Volunteers returned from Mueno 1864.
(22.) St. Cecília, M. M. Ste, ** Tigro " arrived 1872.
(21) 24th Sunday after Trinity,
Suiter Rifles first used in netion at the capture of Anping, For.
mosa, by sailors of H. M. u.a. “ Algering " 1869. General Chamber of Commeres formici in Canton 1580. P. &
O. Str. "Mirzapore " arrived 1872, (28.) Grent Fire at Hongkong 1907.
1st Sunday in Advent. St. Andreic's Day. Now Boat-hauso and Gymnasium opened by TI. E, the Governor. St. Josepli's Church opened 1872.
of the East, a Tanist deity. Doscent of Ulus nine gods of the great bear, worshipp, d by Tauists, who recita litanies for the Head for the next Line days. Birth of Chatt, one of the at- tendunts of Kwan-ti, the god of war,
(3.) Birth of one of the San Mau, three brothers, worshipped by Tanists. Solar ters "ittle snow." San enters Sagittarius, (5.) Birth of Bollidlarma, the first patriarch of Chinese Build- hism, son of a king in Southern India; he died in China about A.D. 129.