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d. h. m.

THE CALENDAR FOR 1869.

MAY-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. m.

Last Quarter 3 9 15 P.M.

First Quarter 19

5 6 A.M.

New Moon 11 11 43 P.M.

Full Moon

25

10 59 P.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

WEEK. MONTH | MOONS.

3rd & 4th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Sat.

1

20

Sun.

2

21

Rogution Sunday

Mon.

3

22

Tues.

4

23

Wed.

5

24

Thur.

6

25

Frid.

7

26

Sat,

8

27.

Sun.

9

28

Mon.

10

29

Borlase raid at Swatow, 1961. Empress Eugenie born, 1826. Brit. troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842. Str. "Iron Prince" attacked by pirates. Maborum--Mahomedan Holiday.

Ascension Day.-Holy Thursday.

Hongkong Mint opened, 1866. Lord Brougham died, 1868.

Prince Kung's honours restored, 1885.

1st Sunday after Ascension.

Attempt to assassinate Count Bismark by Karl Blind, a student of the University of

Berlin, 1866.

Tues. 11

30

Wed.

12

1

Thur. 13

2

Frid.

14

3

Sat.

15

4

Sun.

16

5

Whit Sunday. Mahomedan Holiday.

Mon. 17

6

Whit Monday. Mahomedan Holiday.

Tues. 18

7

́Wed.

19

8

Thur. 20

9

Frid. 21

10

Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858.

** Lesmona" captured by Pirates in the China Sea, 1868. Delivery of 20,283 chests Opium completed, 1839.

N. G. barque

Sat.

22

11

Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841. Tea Market opened at Fonchow, 1868.

Sun.

23

12

Trinity Sunday. U. 8. A. Legation at Yeddo burned down, 1883. P. & O. steamer “

pares "lost on Fisherman's Group, 1868.

Bo-

Mon.

24

13

Queen Victoria born, 1819. Seamen's Hospital Hongkong opened, 1868.

Tues. 25

14

Wed. 26

15

Impeachment of President Johnson failed. 1888.

Thur. 27

16

Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.

Frid. 28

17

Sat.

29

18

Sun.

30

19

1st Sunday after Trinity. H. B. M. Herew gloop “Reynard” lost on the Pratas shoal in

trying to rescue remainder of crew of " Velocipede," 1851.

Mon.

31

20