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Christian

CALENDAR FOR CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE PHILIPPINES.

Day of the

Week

1 Tuesday

MARCH-31 DAYS.

Parsee

Chinese

Japanese

Jewish

Mahomedan

Shaenshoyee

Kudmee, or Nowroz

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CHINESE: 1st and 2nd Moons..... JAPANESE: Sho-gwats-Ni-gwats...

JEWISH: Addar-Nisan

MAHOMEDAN: Ramazan—Shawal

Hijree Fuslee..

Boorsun.

Shaenshoyee: Sharaver-Mehar

PARSEE: Kudmeo: Mehar-Aban, or..

Nowroz 190 to 220..

Chronology of Remarkable events.

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The Inflexible, arrives at Singapore with Yeh as prisoner, 1858. Rise { of Coolies on board Leonidas, 1861.

2 Wednesday 2424242211191 Sir Hugh Gough arrived at Whampoa, 1841. 3 Thursday 2525252312192

4 Friday

2626262413193 Imperial Commissioner Пlipu died at Canton, 1853.

5 Saturday 2727272514194] Chinese Custom House at Macao abolished by the Governor, 1849.

6 B

2828282615|195 Napier's Fort captured, 1831.

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7 Monday

8 Tuesday

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9 Wednesday 2 2 12918198

10 Thursday 11 Friday 12 Saturday

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14 Monday

15 Tuesday

3 3 23019199 4 4 3 120200 Brit. brig Ann, lost on Formosa, 18-12.

Brit. troops in Chin-hai and Ningpo attacked 1842. Lin arrived in Canton, 1839.

5 4 221201 Kishen goes a state prisoner to Peking, 1841. 6 6 5 322202 Chinese Custom House closed at Macao, 1849. 76423203] Seamen's Bethel at Whampoa dedicated, 1850.

8 8 7 524204 Chinese forces at Tsz'ki routed, 1741.

16 Wednesday 9 9

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17 Thursday 1010 9 726206 Macartney's Embassy leaves China, 1794. 111110 827207 Canton brought under British guns, 1841.

18 Friday

19 Saturday 121211 928208 Foreigners detained in Canton by Lin, 1839.

20 B 1313121029209 Gov. Bonham lands at Hongkong, 1848. Armistice agreed upon at

{Canton, 1841.

21 Monday

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Commissioner Yeh arrives at Calcutta, 1858. Brit. ship Sarak, first 22 Tuesday

15151412 1211free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834.

Kiying appointed commander-in-chief, 1842. Piracy and murder on 23 Wednesday 16161513 2212 board the Japonica, at Namquam, 1863.

Friend of China newspaper commenced, 1842. Capt. Elliot forced his

24 Thursday 17171614 3213way to Canton, 1839.

25 Friday

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26 Saturday 19191816 5215

27 B

28 Monday

29 Tuesday

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2121 2018 7217 Chests of opium, 20,289 in number, surrendered, 1839.

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British merchants at Shanghai present an address to Lord Elgin, 1858. 22222119 8218 A committee for roads appoined in Hongkong, 1842. Am, ship Anne

30 Wednesday 23232220 9219

Bowen, lost on Montufar shoal, 1863.

31 Thursday 2424232110220 Mutiny on board Stag Hound, at Anjer, 1860.

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