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APRIL, 1848,-XXX DAYS.
Chinese XXVIIIth Year, IId and HId Moons.
The thick fogs which begin to disappear towards the end of March are in April seldom if ever seen. The atmosphere, however, continues damp, and rainy days are not unfrequent. At the same time the thermometer gradually rises, and the nearer approach of the sun renders the heat more perceptible. In this and the summer months southerly winds generally prevail; frequently however they veer to and blow from the eastward.
Days of Days of
month.
moon,
Chronicle of events in China, &c.
1 s
2 S
3 m
*88
28
29
30
4 t
5 w
2
6 t
3
7 f
4
8 8
5
9'S
6
10 m
ll t 12 w
Confucius died, at 72, B. c. 429. THIRD MOON.
Kwoh Siping strangled at Macao, 1838. The emperor's annual ploughing celebrated, 1834.
7 Kiying appointed imperial commissioner, 1842. H. B. M. commissiour returned to Canton, 1837.
7800
9
Yishán, Lunwan, and Kí-Kung arrived in Canton,
1841.
13 t
10
14 f
11
15 s
12
16 S
13
17 m
14
18 t
15
19 w
16
120 t
17
21 f
18
122 s
19
23 S
20
24 m
21
25 t
22
26 w
23
127 t
34
28 f
25
29 s
26
30 S
27
E. I. Company ceased to trade with China, 1834.
Captain (now hon. major) Caine appointed chief
magistrate of Hongkong, 1841.
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