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THE CALENDAR FOR 1885.

JUNE 30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES,

d.

h

d.

A.

m.

600.

4.

800.

Last Quarter

6

7 40 48

A.H.

First Quarter 19

9 24 45

P.M.

New Moon

13

6 18 41 A.M.

Full Moon 27

6 53 49

P.M.

APOGEE, 1 day, 8 hours, A.M, PERIGEE, 13 days, Midnight. APOGEE, 28 days, 2 hours, P.M.

DAYS DAYS

OF THE OF THE

DAY!

OF THE

4th & 5th

WEEK. MONTE. MOONS.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Mon.

1

19

Тцев.

2

20

Wed.

3

21

Tbur. 4

22

Frid.

5

23

Bat.

6

24

Sun.

7

25

Attempt to blow up the Hongkong Hotel, 1888.

Hongkong connected with London by wire, 1971.

Barthquake at Manila destroying the town and killing more than 2,000 persons, 3868. Ratification of Treaty between Brazil and China, 1882. Death of Sir Arther Kennedy, 1389.

Corpus Christi.

+

Departure of the first teamer of the Occidental and Oriental Co.'s line from Hongkong

to San Francisco, 1875,

Hey rain in Hongkong, properly to the value of $500,000 destroyed, and many lives lont

180s. Amended French treaty with Annam signed, 1884.

1st qffler Trinity, British ship "Tricolor" lost on the Fratus, 1868.

Mon.

26

Tues.

27

Wed.

10

28

Attempt to destroy by Bee the British feet in Canton river, 1940,

Typhoon at Formona; loan of several vessels, 1870.

Thur.

11

29

Frid.

12

30

Sat.

13

1

Sun.

14

2

Mou.

15

3

Tues. 16

Wed. 17

K

Thur.

19

6

Frid. 19

7

Sat.

20

8

Micarloey's embassy arrived, 1791.

Sun.

21

9

Mon.

22

10

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

Frid. 26

Sat.

Bun.

Mon.

Tues.

*** *****

23

11

24

12

26

13

14

27

15

28

16

20

17

30

18

Bt. Bernabee. Portuguese prohibited trading at Cantor, 1840.

Opening of the fret Railway in Japan, 1872. Loss of steamer "Marlboro; għ"' near

Vainio Head, 1894.

British steamer "Carisbrooke" fired into and captured by Chinese Cuefime cruiser, 1856

2nd qfter Trinity. Russian and Chinese treaty, 1728.

British bark "Cæsar" and Danish achooner "Carl” taken by pirates of Pedro Branca,

1948. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen, 1867.

Woonung taken, 1843

Loan of the M M, steamer "Meikong" on Ran Hafoon, near Cape Guerdafui, 1877.

French Supplementary Convention with Cambodia signed, 1884,

Explosion of the “Union Star"" at Shanghai, 17 persoon killed, and 10 wounded, 1862.

Dinastrona inyadation at Frochow, two Thousand liven Jost, 1877

Shanghai occupied by British forces, 1842.

3rd after Trinity. Massacre at Tientsin, 1870.

Canton blockaded by English foreen, 1890.

Elying visits Hongkong, 1813. Bhock of Earthquake in Hongkong, 1874. French troops

rarprised by Chine e near Lang-on, 1884.

St. John the Baptist. Midsummer day. Chinese merchants in Hongkong sent petition to Her Majesty, with reference to the Blockade of the Colony by Cuatemi cruisers, 1874. Treaty of Nanking exchanged. 1643. Attack on British Legation at Tokio, 1802, Treaty

between China and Pera, alan Couvention for China Comminaou to Peru, 1874, Treats between England and China signed at Tientsin, 1858, Degree respiting Ch'ong

Hów, 1890.

Trenly between France and China wigned, 1958. Confiscation of the str. "Prince Albert"

by the British Consul and Customs at Canton, 1688.

4th after Trinity.

The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of Clion at Peking, 1579

Typhoon at Taiwan-fu. 1884.

British expedition to Chins arrived, 1840. Opening of a section of the Eboogbať anë

Woosung railway, 1676.

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