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THE CALENDAR FOR 1868.

AUGUST-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

h.

d. h.

m.

m.

Full Moon

3

7 28

P.M.

New Moon 18 0 43

P.M.

Last Quarter 11 8 4

P.M.

First Quarter 25

8 23

A.M.

DAY DAY.

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

6th & 7th

WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.Į

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

1 2 3

13

Lammas day. Lupan, God of Carpenters and Masons, born.

14

8th after Trinity.

15

Tues.

4

16

British fleet arrived before Nankin, 1842.

Wed.

5

17

Thur.

6

18

Frid.

7

19

Sat.

20

Sun.

9

21

9th after Trinity. British squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.

Mon. 10

22

Sir H. Pottinger and Admiral Parker arrived, 1841.

Tues.

11.

23

Wed. 12

24

Thur. 13

25

174 British prisoners executed on Formoss, 1842.

Frid.

14

26

Sat.

15

27

Sun

16

28

10th after Trinity. Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861.

I

Mon.

17

29

Tues. 18

1

From 1st to 15th burning clothes Festival.

Wed. 19

2

Parsee Holiday for six days commences.

Thur. 20

3

Frid.

21

4

Sat.

22

Gov. Amaral assassinated, 1849.

Bun.

23

6

Mon. 24

7

11th after Trinity. Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribu- tion demanded by the Home Government, 1864. Treaty of Peace between Austria and Prussia signed at Prague, 1888. Schleswig Holstein, Hesse Cassel, Hanover, Nassau, and Frankfort incorporated with Prussia." St. Bartholomew.

Tues. 25

8

Wed. 26

9

British leave Macao, 1839.

Thur. 27

10

Frid.

28

11

Sat.

29

12

Treaty of Nankin signed, 1842.

Sun.

30

18

12th after Trinity. Conference at Tientsin with Kishen, 1840.

Mon. 31

14

Bevere typhoon on Coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to Shipping

at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1848. Typhoon in China Sea, 1881.

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