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THE CALENDAR FOR 1869.

JANUARY--31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

(For Civil Mean Time at Hongkong.)

d. h. m.

d. h. m.

Last Quarter

5

1 59 P.M.

First Quarter

21 8

2 A.M.

New Moon

13

2 29 A.M.

Full Moon

28 9 6 A.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

[11th&12th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

WE EK.

MONTH MOONS,

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

- 2 3 4

1

19

Circumcision. Hiogo and Osaks opened 1868,

2

20

3

21

22

Tues.

5

23

Wed.

6

24

Thur.

7

25

Frid.

8

26

2nd Sunday after Christmas. Lin Tsihsu appointed Commissioner, 1839. Li Singyuen

appointed Imperial Commissioner in Kwangsi, 1851.

Commissioner Yeh captured, 1858.

Epiphany.

Forts at Chuenpi taken with great slaughter, 1841.

Ice one-fourth inch thick at Canton, 1852. Gunner of the "

at Canton, 1785.

Lady Hughes" strangled

Sat.

9

27

Sun.

10

28

1st Sunday after Epiphany.

Mon.

11

29

Tues.

12

30

Wed.

13

1

Thur.

14

2

Frid.

15

3

Sat.

16

4

Sun.

17

5

2nd Sunday after Epiphany. Great Gunpowder explosion in Hongkong barbour, 1867.

Mon.

18

6

Tues. 19

7

Elliot and Kishen treaty, ceding Hongkong, 1841.

Wed. 20

8

Steamer "Cores" lost on her voyage to Yokohama, 1967. Sir Edmund Hend died, 1868

'Thur.

21

9

Frid.

22

10

Sat.

23

11

Sun.

24

12

P. & O. steamer Niphon lost off Amoy, 1968.

Septuagesima.

Mon.

25

13

Princess Royal married, 1858.

Tues.

26

14

Hongkong taken possession of, 1841. St. Paul's Church at Macao burnt, 1835.

Wed. 27

15

Thur 28

16

Frid.

29

17

Napoleon III. Married, 1853.

Sat.

30

18

Lord Saltoun left China with $3,000,000 ransom money, 1816.

Sun.

31

19

Sexagesima. First arrival of the "Colorado" from San Francisco, 1867. Man-day.