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THE CALENDAR FOR 1869.

MARCH-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h.

d. h. m.

m.

Last Quarter

5

1 19 P.M.

First Quarter 21

1

30 P.M.

New Moon

13

4 23 P.M.

Full Moon

28

5 9 A.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

WEEK, MONTH. MOONS.

1st & 2nd

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Mon.

1

19

St. David's day.

Tues.

2

20

Wed.

3

21

Imperial Commissioner Ilipu died at Canton, 1853.

Thur.

4

22

Abraham Lincolu inaugurated President of the United States, 1861.

Frid.

5

23

Sat.

6

24

Sun.

7

25

4th Sunday in Lent. Russian steamer “Wolga" lost in the Japanese Sea, 1868.

Mon.

8

26

Tues.

9

27.

Wed. 10

28

Thur.

11

29

Frid.

12

30

Sat.

13

1

Sun.

14

2

Mon.

15

3

Tues.

16

4

Wed.

1 17

5

Thur.

18

6

Frid.

19

7

First naval battle between Monitor and Iron Clad vessels fought, in Hampton Roads.

Prince of Wales married, 1863. Lin arrived in Canton, 1839.

Gov. MacDonnell arrived in Hongkong, 1866.

Attempted assassination of Prince Alfred, near Sydney, N.S.W., 1888.

Chinese Custom House closed at Macao, 1849.

5th Sunday in Lent. Outrage on French Sailors in Japan, 1868.

Governor Robinson left Hongkong for Ceylon, 1865.

Prince Imperial of France born, 1856.

St. Patrick's Day. Macartney's Embassy left China, 1794.

Foreigners detained in Canton by Lin, 1839.

Sat.

20

8

Gov. Bonham landed at Hongkong, 1848.

Sun.

21

9

Palm Sunday.

Mon. 22

10

British ship "Sarah" first free-trader, sailed from Whampoa, 1834.

Tues. 23

11

Kiying appointed Commander-in-chief, 1842.

Wed.

24

12

Captain Elliot forced his way to Canton, 1839.

Thur.

25

13

Lady day. Hungshing born.

Frid.

26

14

Good Friday,

Sat.

27

15

Jewish feast of Passover.-First day.

Sun.

28 16

Easter Sunday. 20,289 Chests of Opium, in number, burned by Lin, 1939,

Mon.

29

17

Tues.

30

18

Wed.

31

19

Kwanyin's birthday.