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THE CALENDAR FOR 1868.

JUNE-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

h. m.

d. h.

...

Full Moon

5 2

31

Р.М.

New Moon 20 10 21

P.M.

Last Quarter 13 5

50

P.M.

First Quarter 27

1 27

P.M.

DAY DAY DAYS

OF THE

"OF THE OF THE

Int. & 5th,

WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.!

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Mon.

1

11

Whit Monday.

Tues.

2

12

Wed.

3

13

Thur.

4

14

Terrible earthquake at Manila, destroying the town and killing more than 2,000 per-

sons, 1883.

The Governor of Kwang-tung. Tsiang, arrived at Canton, 1966.

Frid.

5

15

Sat.

16

Sun.

7

17

Trinity Sunday,

Mon.

8

18

Tues.

9

19

Wed. 10

20

Thur.

11

21

Portuguese prohibited trading at Canton, 1610, St. Barnabas.

Fril. 12

22

Sat.

13

23

Sun.

14

24

Mon.

15

25

lat Sunday after Trinity. – Rugian and Chinese treaty, 1729. Four pirstes concerned

in the attack on "Iron Prince" executed, 1982. Great opium swindle, 1982. Hope Dock opened at Aberdeen, 1867.

Tues. 16

26

Wusung taken, 1942.

Wed. 17

27

Thur. 19

28

Frid. 19

29

Sat.

20

1

Explosion of the “Union Star” at Shanghai. 17 persons killed, and 10 wounded, 1963. Shanghai oreupied by British forces, 1842. Stanford convicted and sentenced to eight

years' penal servitude, 1862.

Accession of Queen Victoria, 1937. Macartney's embassy arrived, 1703.

Sun.

21

2

But Sunday after Trivity.

Mon. 22

3

Canton blockaded by English fore 13, 181). Cəmengrcial Bank suspended, 1988. Decla-

ration of war issued by Prussia against Austria, 196.

Tues. 23

Wed. 24

5

Thur. 25

Frid. 26

7

Sat

27

Sun.

28

Μου.

29

10

St. Peter.

"Tues.

30

11

Kiying visits. Hong.ong, 1813. Destenction of 20,293 cheats Opium completed by Lán

at the Bogne, Is39,

St. John the Baptist. Midsummer day. Total Defeat of the Itaban army under Victor

Emmanuel, by the Austrians under Archduke Albrecht, at Custozza, 1966, Taiping Wong, chief rebei, beheadied,

Treaty of Nanking exchanged at Hongkong, 1983. Murderous attack on the British

Legation at Yeado, 192.

Confi-estion of the Str. “Prince Albert" by the British Consul and Customs, at Canton,

1866.

3rd Sanday after Trinity,

British expedition to China arrived, 1819. Typhoon near Hongkong 1965, in which the P. &. O. Co's Stean ir “C' "rea", and Mr. D. Lapraik ́a Str. "Chautreiner" were lost with all hands. Agra Bank suspended. 1966.

NOTE. --Chinese festivals, &c., in the Intercalary Moon are the some as the preceding Moon,

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