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Christian

CALENDAR FOR CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE PHILIPPINES,

Day of the

Week

AUGUST-31 DAYS.

Parsee

Chinese

Mahomedan

Japanese

Jewish

Shaenshoyee

Kudmee, or Nowroz

CHINESE: 6th and 7th Moons.

JAPANESE: Roku-gwate-Schi-gwats JEWISH: Ab-Eluj

MAHOMEDAN: 8'affer--Rubee-ul-aval

Hijres....

Fuslee..

Soorsun....................................

́Shaenshoyee: Bohamman-Asfandyar

PARSEE: Rudme: Asfandyar Furverdeen, or

Nowroz 343 to 8..

.5624

.1281

.1274

.1265

.1233-34

Chronology of Remarkable events.

Day of the Month

1 Monday

2 Tuesday

2929282613343

1 1292714344

Dr. Morrrison died at Canton, 1834.

* North China Herald” commenced, 1850. Typhoon at Canton (bar.

3 Wednesday 2 2 12815345 (22.10), 1832.

4 Thursday

5 Friday 6 Saturday

B

8 Monday

3 3 22916346 British fleet arrived before Nankin, 1842. 4 4 33017347

5 5 4 118348 Stanton taken prisoner, 1840. Typhoon at Canton, 1835.

6 6 5 219349

77 6 320350

9 Tuesday 8 8 7 421351 British squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840. Tsing-poo re-captured {by the Imperialists, 1862. 10 Wednesday 9 8 522352 Sir H. Pottinger and Admiral Parker arrive, 1841. 11 Thursday 1010 9 623353 Captain Elliot entered the Peiho, 1840.

12 Friday

13 Saturday

14 B

15 Monday

16 Tuesday

111110 724354

121211 825355 174 British prisoners executed on Formosa, 1842, 131312 926356

1414131027357 (Hon. J. W. Davis arrives at Canton, 1848. Indian Oak lost on Lia- 1515141128358

chiu, 1840. Beaver lost on the Babuyanes Island, 1862.

17 Wednesday 1616151229359

18 Thursday 1717161330360

19 Friday

18181714 1361(Barrier at Macao attacked, 1810. Rev. W. M. Lowrie killed by pirates,

20 Saturday 19191815 2362

21

B

1847. Steamer Manila lost, 1881.

20201916 3363 Sir H. Pottinger landed in Hongkong, 1841.

22 Monday

21212017 4364 Gov. Amaral assassinated, 1849. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1851. 23 Tuesday

22222118 5365 24 Wednesday 23232219 6

25 Thursday 24242320 7

25252421

26 Friday 27 Saturday 26262522 9 28 B 2727262310 2828272411

29 Monday

30 Tuesday

2929282512 31 Wednesday 3030292613 3030292613

Attack on the Black Joke 1839. Captain Elliot leaves China, 1841.

2 { Passalhão fort taken by the Pyrtuguese (under the command of Lieut.

Mesquita), 1849. Mr. Harvey killed on Tsungming, 1840.

3 British leave Macao, 1839. Amoy taken, 1841.

4

5

6 Treaty of Nankin signed, 1842.

7 Conference at Tientsin with Kishen, 1840.

Severe typhoon on Coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to Shipping at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1848. Ty- phoon in China Sea, 1861.