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THE CALENDAR FOR 1875.
MAY-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
d. h.
m. sec.
d. h. m. sec.
New Moon
6 10 40
10 40 20 · P.M.
Full Moon
First Quarter 12
3 13 26 P.M.
Last Quarter 28
20 4 26 38
2 06 44
P.M.
P.M.
DAYS DAYS
DAYS
OF THE
OF THE OF THE
3rd & 4th
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
WEEK. MONTH | MOONS.
. Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
CT IN CO 2 Hond
1
26
27
Rogation Sunday.
28
4
29
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874.
5
1
Thur.
6
2
Borlase raid at Swatow, 1861. Empress Eugenie boru, 1826. British troops evacuated
Ningpo, 1842. The "Dolores Ugarte,” coolie ship, burnt near Macao, 1871,
Ascension Day. Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Yeddo, 1874.
Frid.
7
3
Hongkong Mint opened, 1866. Lord Brougham died, 1868.
Sat.
8
4
Sun.
9
5
Mon. 10
6
Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.
1st after decension.
Attempt to assassinate Count Bismarck by Karl Blind, a student of the University of
Berlin, 1866.
Tues. 11
7
Wed.
12
8
Thur. 13
9
Frid.
14
10
Sat.
15
11
Sun.
16
12
Whit Sunday.
Mon.
17
13
Tues. 18
14
War rumoured between Japan and Formosa, 1874.
Wed. 19
15
Thur. 20
16
Forts at mouth of Peibo captured by British and French forces, 1858.
"Lesmons" captured by Pirates in the China Sea, 1888.
N. G. barque
Frid. 21
17
Delivery of 20,283 chests Opium completed, 1839.
Sat.
22
18
Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.
Sun.
23
19
Trinity. U. 8. A. Legation at Yedo burned down, 1863. P.&O. steamer “Benares”’
lost on Fisherman's Group, 1868.
Mon.
24
20
Queen Victoria born, 1819.
Tues. 25
21
Wed.
26
22
Impeachment of President Johnson failed, 1888.
Thur. 27
23
Corpus Christi. Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.
Frid. 28
24
Loss of steamer "Douglas,” 1872.
Sat.
29
25
Sun.
30
26
1st after Trinity. H.B.M. screw sloop "Reynard” lost on the Pratas shoal in trying to rescue remainder of orew of “Velocipede,” 1851. "Opossum,” with Yangtase E1- ploring Expedition, returned to Hankow, 1889.
Mon.
31
27