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THE CALENDAR FOR 1886.
SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
d.
h.
m. sec.
d.
h. m. sec.
New Moon
28
4
54 46 A.M.
Full Moon
31 6 26 44
P.M.
First Quarter
5
3 31 46
P.M.
Last Quarter
21 1 31 47
P.M.
APOGEE, 11 days, 11 hours, P.M. PERIGEE, 27 days, 3 hours, A.M.
DAYS DAYS
OF THE OF THE
DAYS
OF THE
8th & 9th
WEEK, MONTH,|MOONS.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Wed.
Thur.
2
Frid.
3
Sat.
Sun.
CT ID 00 19 1
4
5
6
4
7
5
8
Mon.
6
9
Tues.
7
10
Wed.
8
11
Thur.
9
12
Frid. 10
13
Sat.
11
14
Sun. 12
15
Mon. 13
16
Tues. 14
17
Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, died of the wounds inflicted by an assassin, 1870. Treaty with Austria signed at Peking, 1869. Arrival of the "Vega” at Yokohama,
after having discovered the North-East Passage, 1679.
Treaty of peace between America and England signed, 1783.
Forts in Canton river garrisoned by Chinese troops, 1841. Loss of the Indo-China Com-
pany's steamer "Europe," near the mouth of the Min, 1882.
11th after Trinity. Attack on the forts at Shimonoseki, Japan, by the allied fleets under
Adml. Kuper, 1864. H.M.S. "Zephyr" fired on by Chinese in Kimpai Pass, 1884. Death of Tso Tsung-tang at Foochow, 1885,
H.R.H. Prince Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1869.
"Imogene" and "Andromache" passed the Bogue, 1834, H.E. Count Rochechouart
Minister for France, left for Europe, 1872.
Great typhoon in Hongkong, 1867.
Sir Hercules Robinson assumed the government of Hongkong, 1859.
Riot by Chinese mob at Canton; great destruction of houses and property on Shameen,
1883. Typhoon in Hongkong, steamer "Taisang" driven shore, 1884.
12th after Trinity.
B.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia visited Hongkong, 1872. Convention signed
at Chefoo by Sir Thomas Wade and Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang 1876. Public Meeting in Hongkong, with reference to the blockade of the port by the Chinese
Customs' cruisers, 1874.
Wed. 15
18
Typhoon at Yokohama and Tokio, 1884.
Thur. 16
19
New convention between Germany and China ratified at Peking, 1881.
Shanghai on Franco-Chinese difficulty, 1884.
Public meeting at
Frid. 17
20
Pier and Godown Co, closed, 1873.
Sat.
18
21
Sun.
19
22
Mon. 20
23
Tues. 21
24
Wed. 22
25
Thur. 23
26
Frid. 24
27
Sat.
25
28
13th after Trinity.
P. & Ŏ. Company's steamer "Singapore" lost on her voyage toHakodate, 1867, James Henry Logan, Customs officer, tried at Canton for causing death of Chinese boy at Honam, and convicted of manslaughter, 1883.
St. Matthew. Steamer "Miramar" foundered in typhoon, all hands but two lost, 1884, Terrific typhoon at Swatow, 1858.
Am. Brig "Lubra" taken by pirates, 1868. Terrific typhoon in Hongkong and Macao
many thousands of lives lost, 1874.
H.M.S.Rattler" lost off Japan, 1868. Piratical attack on the German barque “Apen- rade," near Macao, 1889. The Satsuma rebels in Japan routed with great slaughter, their leader, Saigo, killed, and the insurrection suppressed, 1877.
Land Regulations for Canton passed, 1871. Daring attack upon a Chinese shop in Wing
Lok street, Hongkong, by armed robbers, 1878.
Sun.
26
29
Mon.
27
30
14th after Trinity. Lord Napier arrived at Macao dangerously ill, 1834. Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.
Tues. 28
1
Rules and Regulations of the Morrison Education Society approved, 1836.
Wed.
29
2
Thur.
30
3
Michaelmas Day. Hurricane at Manila, causing immense damage to shipping, 1885, All the Bogue forts destroyed by the British feet, 1811. Heavy typhoon in Formoss
Channel, 1874,