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THE CALENDAR FOR 1885.
AUGUST 31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
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h. m.
sec.
d.
2.
+
Last Quarter 4
5
91
91 43 A.M,
First Quarter 17
9
22 48 F.M.
New Moon 10 7 50 40 P.M.
Full Moon 26 1 1 42
A.K.
PERIGEE, 9 days, 6 hours, P.M. APOGEE, 22 days, 2 hours, A.M.
DAYS DAYS
DATA
OF THE
OF THE
OF THE
6th & 7th
I
MONTH, MOONS.
WEEK.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
1
Sat.
21
2
Sun.
22
3
Mon.
23
4
24
Tues.
5
Wed.
25
26
Thur.
7
27
Frid.
8
28
Sat.
9
Bun.
29
10
1
Mon.
11
Tues,
2
12
Wed.
3
Thur. 13
4
14
Frid.
6
Sat.
15
6
Sun. 16
7
Mr. T. F. Wade. C B., appointed H.B.M. Minster at Peking, 1871, Pah-tang occupied
by the 'lied forces, 1859.
Oth after Trinity.
Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.
British flest arrived before. Nanking, 1842.
Macartney's Embassy entered Paibo, 1796, Bombardment of Kelang by French, 1884,
Berions Flood at Tientsio, 1871. Loss of the British steamer “Hongkong" at ontmanes to
Heitan Straita, 1882.
British squadron arrived off the Peilo, 1940.
Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul at Hakodate, 1874.
10th after Trinity. British troops landed at Nanking, 1842.
Bir H. Pottinger and Admiral Parker arrived, 1841.
First public meeting of British merchants in Canton, galled by Lord Napier, who ang-
gested the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce, 1894,
Imperial decree ordering release of Ch'ung How out of deference to Russia, 1880. Trasaa between Customs officers and Chinese at Honom; a Chinese boy shot by Logan, 1993. 174 British prisoners executed in Formoss, 1942. Death of Sir John Bikalo, laća Chief
Justice of Hongkong, in London, 1883.
Tong-ur-ku taken, 1860.
Viceroy of Cantón tried to starve the foreigners in China, 1830. Kagoshima burst by Admiral Euper in the "Boryalon," 1865. Great Fire on French Concession, Shanghai: 191 hönsen destroyed; lów Tii. 1.600 000, 1879.
11th offer Trinity. Second public meeting of British merchants in Canton. British
trude stopped by Hong merchants, 1834. "French treaty with Siam signad, 1866,
Mon.
17
8
Tues.
18
9
Lord Napier ordered by the Viceroy to leave Canton, 1694. Datoh treaty with Japan
signed, 1858. Greai fire in Hongkong, 1886.
Wed.
19
10
Thur.
20
11
Frid.
21
12
Bat.
22
13
Bun.
23
14
Mon.
24
15
Tues.
25
16
First conference between Sir Henry Pottinger and Ki-ying on board the "Cornwallia,"
at Nanking, 1812. Taky forts taken by the Allied forces, 1880. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861. Treity between Japan and Fera signed at Tokio,
1973. Typhoon at Nagusiki, 1874.
Governor Amaral (Mueno) ansässinated, 1810, M■, Viceroy of Nanking, stabbod, 1870. Beizure of steamer "Spark" by pirates between Canton and Macao, 1974, Telegraph line to Pakiig opened, 1884. Typhoon at Amay, 1994,
12th after Trinity. Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribu-
tion, 1884. Chinese fret at Pagoda Anchorage destroyed by French, 1884.
St. Bartholomew. Burning of the P. M. B. 5, "Amer. 1," at Yokohamn, 1872. British Chamber of Commerceestablished at Canton, 1894. Treaty between Great Britain
and Ja: an signed, 1959. Typhoon in Southern Japan, 1869,
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Wed.
26
17
British left Hacao, 1830.
Thur. 27
18
Amor taken by the English, 296 gunı çaptured, 1841.
Frid. 28
19
Zord Amherst's Embany left for Toen-ming-70an, 1918. Blavery abolished in British
possessions, 1833, Eimpui forts silenced by French, 1881.
Sat.
29
20
Treaty of Yanking signed, 1845.
Sun.
30
21
18th after Trinity. Conference at Trentsin with Ki-shen, 1840.
Mon.
81
22
Severe typhoon on Coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to shipping
at IT ongkong, Maeno, and Whampoa, 1848. Typhoon in China Ben, 1881.