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THE CALENDAR FOR 1879.
APRIL-30 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
d.
h.
m. 8ec.
d.
h. m.
sec.
Full Moon
6 6
0 37
P.M.
New Moon 21 9 31
42
A.M.
Last Quarter 13
9
45 37
A.M.
First Quarter 29 9 52 40
A.M.
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
4
13
Sat.
5
14
Sun.
6
15
Mon.
7
16
Tues.
8
17
Wed.
9
18
Thur. 10
19
Frid.
11
20
Sat.
12
21
Sun. 13
22
Mon. 14
23
Tues.
15
24
Wed, 16
25
Thur. 17
26
Fri.
18
27
Sat.
19
28
DAYS DAYS
DAYS
OF THE
3rd & Int.
OF THE OF THE
WEEK. MONTH, MOONS.
1 2 3
10
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Chronology of Remarkal. Events.
The port of Hothow, Hainan, opened to foreign trade, 1876. Hongkong joins the Postal Union, 1877. The ports of Fakhoi, Wenchow, Wuhu, and Ichang formally opened to trade, 1877.
Prince Kung degraded by the Empress Dowager, 1885.
12 The steamer "Hailoong" struck on Hailoong Rock, 1872.
Tung-chi, late Emperor of China, born 1857.
Bogue Forts destroyed by General D'Aguilar, 1847. Coolie mutiny on board the Italian
ship" Therese,” 1868.
Palm Sunday Convention between Sir John Francis Davis and the Viceroy Ki-ying
for the admission of Europeans into the city of Canton, within two months, 1842. Hongkong Mint opened, 1866
Captain Elliot writes to the Governor of Canton informing him that a British ship saved
17 shipwrecked Chinese seamen, 1837.
Ki-ying appointed Imperial Commissioner, 1842. Extraordinary fraud on the Comptoir
D'Escompte de Paris at Yokohama, 1875,
Good Friday. Earthquake in Thibet, Batang destroyed, 1870. Departure of Sir Richard G. MacDonnell, Governor of Hongkong, 1872. Terrific tornado in Canton; 2,000 houses destroyed, and 10,000 lives lost, 1878. 37,000 Christians butchered in Japan, 1738. Loss of M. M. steamer “Nil,” 1874.
Easter Sunday.
Yih-shan, Lung-wan, and Ki-kung arrived in Canton to command Chinese troops, 1841. Collision between steamers "Ava” and “Rous,” 1872. Loss of C. C. 8. N.” steamer “Haining” on a rock off Kooshan, 1878.
8t. Francis Xavier left Gos for China, 1852.
Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hongkong, 1872. Break-down of the P. & 0, steamer
"Gwalior" in the China Seas, 1875.
Telegraph to Shanghai opened, 1871. Loss of the steamer "Kwangtung" off one of the
Ocksen islanda, 1878.
* Sir Charles Forbes," the first steamer in China waters, arrived, 1830.
Sun.
20
29
Low Sunday.
Mon. 21
1
H.M.8. "Salamis " returned to Hankow from Upper Yangtsse, 1869.
Tues. 22
2
East India Co. ceased trade with China,1834. Arrival of Governor J. Pope Hennessy in
Hongkong, 1877.
Wed. 23
3
St. George's Day.
Thur.
24
4
Revolt on board the “Tamaris,” Captain killed by the coolies, 1870.
Frid.
25
5
St. Mark's day.
Sat.
26
6
The second Dutch Embassy arrived at Canton from Peking, 1796.
Sun.
27
7
2nd after Easter,
Mon. 28
8
Tues.
29
9
Wed.
80
10
Capt. Caine appointed chief magistrate of Hongkong, 1841, Major-General Whitfeild ̈
left Hongkong, 1874.