28
THE CALENDAR FOR 1879.
DECEMBER-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
d. h. m.
Bec.
d. h. m. Bec.
Last Quarter 6
New Moon 13
3 19 37 P.M.
6 40 38
A.M.
First Quarter 20 6
Full Moon 28 11
51 44
A.M.
11 51
43
A.M.
DAYS DAYS
DAYS
OF THE
OF THE OF THE
WEEK. MONTH.MOONS.
10th&11th
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Mon.
1.
18
Tues.
2
19
St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchan, 1553.
Wed.
3
20
Thur.
21
First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.
Frid.
5
22
Sat.
6
23
Sun.
24
Mon.
8
25
Tues.
9
26
Wed.
10
27
Thur. 11
28
Frid.
12
29
Sat.
13
1
Six Foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imper iskat
under General Gordon, 1863.
East India Co.'s last servant left China, 1836. Confucius died, B.C. 490.
2nd Sunday in Advent. European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.
Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1881.
Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowr‹ Jat Osaka, 1867. The N. Y. L. & C. Co 's steamer "Mongol" ran on a sunken rock near the ne Pins and
sank in 5 minutes; 17 lives were lost, including Captain Flamank and his wife, 1874. French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832.
Sun.
14
2
3rd in Advent
Mon. 15
3
All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.
Tues. 16
4
Loss by fire of the American ship "Horatio," at Shanghai, 1874.
Wed.
17
5
Thur. 18
6
The P. M. 8. S. Co.'s stramer "Japan" was burnt to the water's edge about 130 miles from Hongkong near Breaker Point while on a voyage from Yokohama, and 1 European ateerage passenger, the cook, and 389 Chinese were drowned, $358,508 treasure lost, 1874.
Earthquake in Formosa, 1867.
Frid. 19
7
Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.
Sat.
20
8
Sun.
21
9
4th in Advent. St. Thomas. Steam navigation first attempted,1738.
Mon. 22
10
Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of Plenipo -
tentiary Elliot, 1836.
Tues. 23
11
British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.
Wed. 24
12
Christmas Eve.
Thur. 25
13
Christmas Day. Destructive fire at Nagasaki, 1859.
Frid. 26
14
Brig "Etna" lost on the coast of Formosa, 1859.
Sat.
27
15
Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.
Sun.
28
16
Mon. 29
17
Tues. 30
18
Wed.
31
19
let Sunday after Christmas. Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and
France, 1857.
Prince Kung received Captain Garcia y Garcia, Peruvian Minister, 1874.