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THE CALENDAR FOR 1880.
OCTOBER-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
d.
h. m.
d.
sec.
h. m.
sec.
New Moon
4
0 19 41
P.M.
Full Moon 18 0 02
41 P.M.
First Quarter 11
8 10 46 A.M.
Last Quarter 26
2 36 41 P.M.
DAYS DAYS
DAYS
OF THE
OF THE OF THE
8th & 9th
WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Frid.
1
27
Sat.
Sun.
Q Co
2
28
3
29
Mon.
4
1
Tues.
5
2
Wed.
6
3
Thur.
7
4
Frid.
8
5
Sat.
9
6
Sun.
10
77
Mon. 11
The "Daily Press" started, 1858. Ting-hai captured by the English, 1841. A second
typhoon in Hongkong, 1867. Earthquake at Manila, 1969.
Great Landslip in Tai-ping-shan, 1867. Confucius born, B.C, 562. Mr. Vlangally, Rus-
sian Minister, returned to Peking, 1870.
19th after Trinity.
Loss of the O. S. 8. steamer "Hector," near Amoy, 1875.
French expedition left Chefoo for Corea, 1866.
H.R.H. Prince Alfred visited Peking, but not received by the Emperor, 1869. Great
public meeting at Hongkong to consider the increase of crime in the Colony, 1878. Supplementary treaty signed at the Bogue, 1848. Severe gale in Hongkong; serious
damage to small craft and loss of life, 1878.
Shanghai captured, 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Fire at Canton, property destroyed
worth $4,000,000, 1851. Hongkong Stamp Act came into operation, 1867.
20th after Trinity. Lord Napier died at Macao, 1834. H.IH. the Grand Duke Alexis
left Hongkong for Nagasaki, 1872. Death of Dr. Wong at Canton, 1878.
8
Tues. 12
9
Revolt in the Philippines, 1872.
Wed.
13
10
Ningpo occupied by British forces, 1811, Railway in Japan officially opened by th
Mikado, 1872.
Thur. 14
11
Frid.
15
12
Sat.
16
13
Sun.
17
14
Mon.
18
15
"Flora Temple" lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 1859.
Outrage on foreigners in Formosa, 1888. Wedding of the Emperor of China, 1872. British schooner "Lech Bulig" lost on Lambay Island, S. W. Coast of Formosa, 1875. Khanghoa, in Corea, taken by the French, 1866. News received that the Emperor of China had refused to accept a model railway offered to him by the Duke of Sutherland and others, 1873,
21st after Trinity. St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, dedicated, 1842,
Lord Palmerston died, 1865.
Loss of the British barque "Roodee" by fire, at Manila,
Tues. 19
16
1875, Great fire in Hongkong, 1859.
Great typhoon at Formosa, 1861.
Wed. 20
17
Thur.
21
18
Frid. 22
19
Sat.
23
20
Sun.
24
21
Mon. 25
22
Tues. 26
23
Great Earthquake in California, 1868. The Shanghai and Woosung railway closed by the
Chinese Government, 1877.
H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1869. Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1875. 58 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay & Wilcox, H. M. Ships "Columbine
and "Fury," 1849.
22nd after Trinity. Rebellion of Samurai at Kumamoto, Japan; 400 soldiers killed by the
insurgents, 1876,
Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844. Kahding recaptured
by the allies, 1862.
In Canton 1,200 houses and 3 factories burnt, 1843.
Wed.
27
24
Visit of the Tartar General Chang-Shan to Hongkong, 1871.
Thur.
28
25
Frid.
29
26
Sat.
30
27
Sun,
31
28
St. Simon and St. Jude. Terranova executed by the Chinese, 1822.
33
Portuguese frigate "D. Maria II. blown up at Macao, 1850.
Great fire in Hongkong, 1866.
23rd after Trinity. H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1869. Settlement of the
Formosa difficulty between Japan and China, 1874.
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