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AUGUST, 31 Days.
Chinese Ist Year, VIIth and VIIIth Moons.
During this month the heat is as oppressive generally as in the month of July-often indeed it is more so, although the thermometer usually stands lower. Towards the close of the month, when summer begins to break up, the wind occasionally veers from southeast to north and northwest. Tyfoons seldom occur earlier than the first of this month, or later than the end of Sep.
Days of Days of}
month. moon.
10
5
2 s
6
3 S
77
4 m
8
5 tu
9
6 w
10
7 th
11
8 f
12
9 s
13
10. S
14
11 m
15
12 tu
16
13 w
17
14 th
13
15 f
19
16 s 20
17 S
21
18 m
22
23
19 tu
22 f
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Chronicle of events in China, &c.
(Chinese Periodical commenced, by Mr. Gutzlaff, 1833. Dr. Morrison died at Canton, æt. 53, 1834. Tyfoon, barom. 28.10, 1832.
North China Herald commenced, 1850. Seventh
Sunday after Trinity.
British fleet arrived before Nanking, 1842.
A tyfoon, 1835. Mr. Stanton made prisoner, 1840.
Batavia taken by the English, 1811. British squad-
ron arrived off the Pei ho, 1840.
Sir H. Pottinger and Sir W. Parker arrive, 1841.
Eighth Sunday after Trinity.
Captain Elliot entered the Pei ho, 1840.
174 British prisoners executed on Formosa, 1842.
Commissioners Hi-ngan and Húsungah arrived,
1832. Hon. J. W. Davis arrives, 1848.
Ninth Sunday after Trinity.
Barrier at Macao attacked, 1840. Rev. W. M.
Lowrie killed by pirates, 1847.
Sir H. Pottinger landed in Hongkong, 1841. Gov. Amaral assassinated, 1849.
20 w 21 th
24
25
26
23 s
27
28
29
Brit. Cham. Com. formed, 1835. Passalhao fort ta-
ken by the Portuguese, 1849.
30
British leave Macao, 1839. Amey taken, 1841.
24 S
25 m
Attack on the Black Joke, 1839. Capt. Elliot
leaves China, 1841. 10th S. after Trinity.
26 tu
27 w 28 th
2
29 f
3
30 s 31 S
4
5
1 Eighth MoON.
Parsee year 1221 commences.
Treaty of Nanking signed, 1842. Hon. J. R.
Morrison died, 1843.
Conference at Tientsin, 1840.
11th Sunday after Trinity.
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