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THE CALENDAR FOR 1868.
OCTOBER-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES,
d. h.
m.
Full Moon
2 3
34 A.M.
d. h. m.
New Moon 16 6 37 A.M.
Last Quarter
9 1
49 P.M.
First Quarter 23 5 Full Moon
18 P.M.
31
6
41 P.M.
DAY
DAY
OF THE; OF THE
DAYS
OF THE
8th & 9th
WEEK. MONTH.| MOONS.
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Thur.
1
16
The "
Frid.
2
17
Sat.
3
18
Sun.
4
19
Mon.
5
20
Tues.
6
21
Daily Press" started, 1858. Second Typhoon in Hongkong, 1667.
Great Landship in Tai-ping-shan, 1967.
Treaty of Peace between Austria and Italy signed at Vienna, 1866.
17th after Trixity.
French expedition left Chefoo for the Cores, 1886.
Wed.
7
22
Thur.
8
23
Supplementary treaty signed at the Bogue, 1848.
Frid.
9
24
Sat.
10
25
Sun.
11
26
Day of Atonement (Jewish festival.)
Shanghai captured, 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Fire at Canton, property destroyed
worth $4,000,000, 1851. Hongkong Stamp Act came into operation, Itʊ7.
18th after Trinity. Lord Napier died at Macao, 1834.
Mon.
12
27
Tues. 13
28
Ningpo occupied by British forces, 1841.
Wed.
14
29
“Flora Temple" lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 1852.
Jewish Feast of Tabernacles,
Thur. 15
30
Ball at Macao, 1866, in honour of Gov. Amara).
Frid. 16
1
Khanghoa in the Corea, taken by French, 1806.
Sat.
17
2
Sun.
18
3
19th after Trinity. St. Luke.
Mon. 19
4
Tues. 20
5
Wed. 21
6
Thur. 22
7
Last day of Feast of Tabernacles.
Frid. 23
8
58 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay & Wilcox, H. M. Ships "Columbine"
and "Fury." 18 10.
Sat.
24
9
Sun.
25
10
2013 after Trinity. Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844.
Kahding recaptured by the allies, 1×62.
Mon.
26
11
Tues. 27
12
Wed. 28
13
In Canton 1.200 houses and 3 factories burnt, 1843. First part of Anglo-Chirese Die-
tionary published 1866.
St. Simon and St. Jude. Terranova executed by the Chinese, 1822.
Thur. 29
14
Frid. 30
15
Great fire in Hongkong, 1886.
Sat.
31
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