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FEBRUARY, 1345.-XXVIII DAYS.

Chinese XXIVth Year, XIIth Month and XXVth year, Ist Month.

Days of Days of

Day month.

moon.

Chronicle of events in China, &c.

I s

25

2 S

26

3 m

27

4 t

28.

5 w 6 t

29

Elliot and Gutzlaff visit the city gates, Canton, 1835. Inhabitants of Hongkong declared to be [British subjects, 1841.

The Hyacinth enters the harbor or Macao, 1840. |Rebellion broke out at Lienchau, 1832.

30 Capt. Halcon, Spa. envoy, arrived in Macao, 1840.

7 f

1

8 s

2

9 S

3

10 m

4

11 t

5

12 w

6

13 t

7

14 f

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15 s

9

16 S

10

17 m

11

18 t

12

19 w

13

20 t

14

21 f

15

22 s 23 S

16

24 m

25 t

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26 w

20

27 t

21

28 f

22

17

Yuentán, or Chinese NEW YEAR's day. Snow in Canton, 1835. Shunchí died 1661.

Kienlung died, 1795.

Empress of China died 1840. Elliot's second inter-

view with Kishen, 1841.

Coroner's inquest at the Ophthalmic hospital at Canton, 1839. Ports of Hongkong and Ting. [hái declared free 1842. Boat of the Nemesis fired on at Wangtong, 1841.

Med. Missionary Society organized, Canton, 1838.

Hostilities with the English resumed, 1841.

18 {

Chusan evacuated by the British forces, 1841, pri

soners Anstruther and others restored. Rewards offered for Englishmen by Lin, 1841.

A Chinese executed before the factories, Canton,

1839. Bogue forts captured, 1841.