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APRIL, 30 Days,

Chinese Ist Year, IIId Moon.

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 that heat more perceptible. In this and the summer months, southerly winds generally prevail; frequently however, they veer to the eastward, and prevail more from that direction, occasionally coming from the south and southwest at Macao and its vicinity.

Days of Days of

month.

moon.

Chronicle of events in China, &o̟.

1 tu

30

2 w

1

3 th

2

4 f

3

5 s

4

6 S

7 m

8 tu

9 w

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5

THIRD MOON.

Confucius died, æt. 72, B. c. 429.

Queen of Portugal born, 1819.

Kwoh Siping strangled át Macao for selling opium,

1838.

Sir John Davis makes an arrangement with Ki

ying, 1847. Fifth Sunday in Lent.

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10 th

9

Il f

10

12 s

11

BS

12

14 m

13

15 tu 14

16 w

15

17 th

16

Kíying appointed imperial commissioner, 1842. H. B. M. Commission return to Canton, 1837.

Palm Sunday.

Yihshán, Lungwan, and Ki Kung arrive in Canton

1841.

18 f 17

13

19 s 20 S 19

Good Friday.

First steamer, the Forbes, reaches China, 1830. Easter Sunday.

E. I. Company ceased to trade with China, 1834. Schooner Emma attacked near Chuenpí, 2 En- glishmen killed, 1849.

St. George.

21 m

20

22 tu

21

23 w 22

24 th 23

25 f 24

26 s 27 S

25

26

Low Sunday.

28 m 29 tu

28

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30 w 29

27.