IZ
THE CALENDAR FOR 1885.
APRIL-30 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
·
Last Quarter
d. h.
h. m.
7 10 18 45 F.M.
Bec.
d.
h.
m. séc.
First Quarter
22
6 56 42 A.M.
New Moon 15 2 27 44 P.M.
Full Moon
29 1 47 43 P.H.
APOGEE, 6 days, Midnight. PERIGER, 18 days, 11 hours, P.M.
DATE DAYS
OF THE OF THE
DATS
OF THE
|2nd & 3rd]
WEEK, MONTH., MOONS.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Wed.
1
18
Thur.
2
17
Frid.
9
18
Sat.
19
Sun.
5
20
Mon.
21
Tues.
7
22
The port of Hoshow, Hainan, opened, 1876. Hongkong Jaine the Postal Union, 1877,
The ports of Pakboi, Wenchow, Wuhu, and Ichang opened, 1877.
Prince Kung degraded by the Empress Dowager, 1865.
Good Friday. The steamer "Hailoong" struck on Hailoong Rock, 1872,
Tung-chi, late Emperor of China, born 1967.
Foster Sanday. Bogne Porta destroyed by General D'Águilar, 1817. Coolie mating on
board the Italian ship" Therese,” 1689.
Convention between Sir John Francis. Daris and the Viceroy Ki-ging for the admission
of Europeana into the city of Canton, within two months, 1818. Hongkong Mist opened, 1886.
Wed.
8
23
Thur.
9
24
Fri.
30
25
Sat.
11
26
Sun.
12
27
Mon.
13
28
Tues. 14
29
Wed. 15
1
Thur. 16
2
Frid.
17
Ki-ying appointed Imperial Commissioner, 1842, Extraordinary traud on the Comptoir
D'Escompte de Paris at Tokohama, 1875.'
Terride tornado in Canton; 3,000 houses destroyed, and 10,000 lives lost, 1878.
Low Bunday, 37,000 Christians butchered in Japan, 1789. Low of M. M. stommer " Nil,"
1874. Afriral of the King of Hawaii in Hongkong, 1891.
Fik-sboa, Lung-wan, and Hi-kung arrived in Canton to command Chinese troops, 1841.
Loss of C. C. 8. N. steamer "Ésining" on a rock off Kooshan, 1878.
St. Francia Caviar left Gos for China, 1662.
Bir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hongkong, 1878. Collision near Ockson between the British gunbout "Lapwing" and the Chinoen steamer "Hochung;" total low of the latter, 1881.
Telegraph to Shanghai opened, 1871. Arrival of Prines Heinrich of Germany in Shang-
kỉ 180.
Sat.
18
4
Sun.
19
K
Snd after Bailer,
1830.
**Sir Charles Forbes,” the dret steamer in China watara, arrived,
Mon. 20
6
Tues. 21
7
Wed.
22
8
H.M.9.** Salamis" returned to Hankow from Upper Yangisso, 1889.
Erst India Co.sessed trade with Chins, 1834. Arrival of Governor J. Pope Hennessy in
Hongkong, 1877.
Thur. 23
9
8t. George's Day.
Frid. 24
10
Sat.
25
11
Sun.
26
12
Mon.
27
13
Tues. 28
14
Wed. 29 Thur.
15
30
16
Bavolt on board the " Tamaris," captain killed by the coolies, 1870,
St. Mark's day. Captors of the citadel at Hanoi, Tonquin, by the French forosa, 1953. 3rd after Buster. The second Dutch Embassy arrived at Canton from Peking, 1798, National Exhibition at Bangkok opened by the King of Biam, 1882. Foundation stone of New Central School, Hongkong, laid, 190k
Balideations of Corean treaty with England excbanged, 1884
Arrival of General Grant in Hongkong, 1879, The Great Wo Shih Bhan case opened st
Foodhow, 1879.