Days of Days of Days of Month. Week. Moon.
Notable Chronological Events.
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Circumcision. Osaka and Hiogo opened 1868. Overland Tele- | (13.) Anniversary of the lth of Emperor K'ang-hi A.D. 1723. graph through Russia opened 1872.
(2.) M. M. Str. "Donnai" arrived.
2nd Sunday after Christmas. Commiss. Yeh captured 1858.
---Mercury enters Aquarius between 5-7 a.m.
(16.) Festival of Kwan-yin (Avalokiteshvara), the goddess of mercy, worshipped by Buddhists and Tauists, but chiefly by
women.
(17.) Birth-day of Amitabha Buddha, the ruler of the paradise in the West. Solar term "little cold." Sun in Taurus. (18.) Day of ill luck.
(19.) Day for obtaining heaven's forgiveness for sins.
1st Sunday after Epiphany. Seamen's Church, West Point, (23.) Birthday of the spirit that grants progeny. Descent of opened 1872.
Secretary to American Legation murdered at Yedo 1871.
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Epiphany. P. M. Str. "Japan" arrived.
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" Peiho arrived.
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2nd Sunday after Epiphany.
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(15.) Arsenic put in bread for H'kong resid. by baker Alam (16.) M. M. Str. “
Sailor's Home at Hongkong formally opened 1863.
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the spirits of the southern bushel.
(26.) Birthday of the spirits of the different points of the com-
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(27.) Birthd, of a deitied Buddhist priest.
1857.│(29.) Birthday of Surya-ashni Deva, a Buddhist deity. The
earth spirit exercises his influence. (1.) Troelith Moon.
(2.) The moon enters Aries between 1-3 p.m.
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Hongkong ceded to Great Britain 1841. Licensed Gambling-(3.) Solar term "great cold.' Sun enters Aries between 11-1 houses closed in Hongkong 1872.
(21.) Linguist of Brit. Legation murdered by the Japanese 1860. (24.) Fatal collision between P. & O. Steamer "Bombay" and U. S. Corvette "Oneida" in Yokohama Bay, 120 lives lost 1870. P. & O. Str. “Geelong" arrived. (25.) 3rd Sunday after Epiphany. P. M. Str. "Alaska" arrived. (26.) British took possession of Hongkong 1841.
Conversion of St. Paul.
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(5.) Venus enters Scorpio between 11-1 p.m.
(6.) Anniversary of the death of an Empress. Anniversary of Shakyamuni (B.C. 592) attaining to Buddhaship. (8.) The annual hrat of the Peking Court. (10.) Mercury enters Scorpio between 11-1 p.m. (11.) Anniversary of the death of an Empress. (12.) Anniversary of the death of an Empress.
FEBRUARY.-12th and 1st Moons.
PHASES OF THE MOON.