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CALENDAR FOR CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE PHILIPPINES.

NOVEMBER-30 DAYS.

Day of the Month

Christian

Day of the

Week

Tuesday

CHINESE: 10th and 11th Moons...

Parsee

JAPANESE: Jiu-gwats-Jiu-itchi-gwats

JEWISH: Hashwan-Kisleu.....

MAHOMEDAN: Jumades-ul-aval-Jumadee-ul-akhur

Chinese

Japanese

Jewish

Mahomedan

Shaenshoyee

3 3 22910

Kudmee, or Nowroz

PARSEE:

Hijree

Fuslee...

Soorsun

(Shaenshoyee: Ardibehisht-Khordad)

Kudmee: Khordad-Tir, or

Nowroz 70 to 99..

4 5

.5625

...1281

.1274

....1265

.1234

Chronology of Remarkable events.

70 Factories in Canton burnt, 1922.

2 Wednesday 4 4 33011 7129 War Junks destroyed at Chuenpi, 1889. The Joseph Fletcher

3 Thursday 5 5 4 112

72

6 6 5 213 73

wrecked on Wukido, 1859.

4 Friday

5 Saturday

7 7 6 314 74 Truce agreed on by Capt. Elliot at Canton, 1840.

·6

B

7Monday

8 8 7 415 75

9 9 8 516 76

Canton Register commenced, 1828, U. S. A. ship Peacock arrived at

8 Tuesday 1010 9 617 7

17 77Canton, 1812.

9 Wednesday 111110 718 78

10 Thursday 121211 819 79 Sir A. Ljungstedt died at Macao, 1835.

11 Friday

12 Saturday

13

B

14 Monday

15 Tuesday

as Governor of Macao, 1851.

131312 920 80 Capt. Guimarães, of H. M. F. M. Corvette Dom João I. sworn in 1414131021 81

1515141122 82 Earthquake at Shanghai, 1847.

1616151223 83 Convention signed between Russia and China, 1860.

1717161324 84 Rev. C. Fast killed near Fuchau. 1850.

16 Wednesday 1818171425 85 First attempt made to transport grain from Shanghai to Tientsin by

{{ sea, 1848.

17 Thursday 1919181526 86 Shanghai opened to foreign commerce, 1843.

18 Friday

19 Saturday

2020191627 87

2121201728 88 Captain Guimarães Inaugurated governor of Macao, 1851.

20 B 2222211829 89 Massacre at Foochow of the crews of Hongkong boats, 1860. Captain

21 Monday 22 Tuesday

Elliot returned from the Peiho, 1840.

2323221930 90 Kiying and Muchangah degraded and deprived of their offices, 1850. 24242320 1 91 American barque Chevallie wrecked on Cape Blank, 1862.

23 Wednesday 25252421 2

21 2 92 In Canton 1400 buildings burnt, 1835.

24 Thursday 26262522 3 93

25 Friday

27272623 4 94

26 Saturday 28282724 5 95

27

B 29292825 6 96 General Chamber of Commerce formed at Canton, 1836. 28 Monday 30302926 7 97 Kishen arrived at Canton, 1841,

29 Tuesday 1 13027 8 98

30 Wednesday 2 2 128 9 99 American barque Lucky Star wrecked on Formosa, 1962.