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THE CALENDAR FOR 1569.

OCTOBER-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

h. m.

d. h.

m.

New Moon

5 9

56 P.M.

Full Moon 20 9

33 P.M.

First Quarter 12

5

39 P.M.

Last Quarter 28 4

10 P.M.

DAY DAY

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

8th & 9th

WEEK. MONTH,Ị MOONS,

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

1 2 3

26

The "

27

28

Mon.

4

29

Tues.

5

1

Wed.

6

2

Thur.

7

3

Frid.

8

4

Sat.

9

Sun.

10

6

Mon. 11

7

Daily Press" started, 1858. Second Typhoon in Hongkong, 1867.

Great Landship in Tai-ping-shan, 1867.] Confucius died, B.C. 562. -19th after Trinity. Treaty of Peace between Austria and Italy signed at Vienna, 1866.

1.

French expedition left Chefoo for the Corea, 1866.

Supplementary treaty signed at the Bogue, 18-48.

Day of Atonement (Jewish festival.)

20th after Trinity, Shanghai captured. 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Fire at Canton, pro- perty destroyed worth $1,000,000, 1851. H'kong Stamp Act came into operation, 1867, Lord Napier died at Macao, 1834.

Tues.

12

8

Wed. 13

9

Ningpo occupied by British forces, 1841.

Thur. 14

10

Frid. 15

11

"Flora Temple” lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 1839.

Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Outrage on foreigners in Formosa, Is68.

Ball at Macao, 1866, in honour of Gov. Amaral,

Sat.

16

12

Khanghoa in the Corea, taken by French, 18€6,

!

Sun.

17

13

21st after Trinity. St. Luke.

Mon.

18

14

Tues. 19

15

Wed. 20

16

Thur. 21

17

Great Earthquake in California, 18€8.

Frid.

22

18

t

Sat.

23

19

58 piratical vessela destroyed by Captains Hay & Wilcox, H. M. Ships “Columbine”

and "Fury," 1848,

Sun.

24

20

22nd after Trinity.

Mon. 25

21

Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844. Kahding recaptured

by the allies, 1862.

Tues. 26

22

Wed. 27

23

Thur.

28

24

In Canton 1,200 houses and 3 factories burnt, 1843. First part of Anglo-Chilese Die-

tionary published 1806.

St. Simon and St. Jude. Terranova executed by the Chinese, 1822.

Frid. 29

25

Archbishop of Canterbury died, 1868.

Sat.

30

26

Great fire in Hongkong, 1866.

Sun.

31

27

23rd after Trinity.