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THE CALENDAR FOR 1869.

NOVEMBER-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHases.

d. h. m.

d.

h.

m.

New Moon

4

7

12 A.M.

Full Moon 19 2 54 P.M.

First Quarter 11

10

32 A.M.

Last Quarter 27 1 50 A.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

WEEK. MONTH. | MOONS.

19th & 10th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

123

28

29

30

Swimming Bath opened, Hongkong, 1866. All Saints.

All Bouls.

General U. S. Grant elected President of the United States, 1868.

Thur.

4

1

Frid.

5

2

Sat.

6

3

Sun.

7

4

24th after Trinity,

Mon.

8

5

Great Hurricane in the West Indies, 1867.

Tues.

9

6

The French repulsed at the Cores, 1866. Prince of Wales born, 1841.

Wed.

10

7

Thur. 11

8

Capt. Guimaraes, of H. F. M. Corvette "Dom Joao I,” sworn in as Governor of Ma-

cao, 1851. Hongkong Association founded, 1887.

Frid.

12

9

Sat.

13

10

Sun. 14

11

25th after Trinity. Convention signed between Russia and China, 1860.

Mon. 15

12

H. M. gun-boat Gnat lost in the Palawan, 1868.

Tues.

16

13

Wed. 17

14

Shanghai opened to foreign commerce, 1843.

Thur. 18

15

Frid.

19

16

Hongkong Volunteers visited Macao, 1864. Great Fire in Hongkong, 1867.

Sat.

20

Sun. 21

Mon.

Tues.

Wed. 24

Thur. 25

27****

17

18

Grand Volunteer Fête at Macao, 1884. Princess Royal born, 1840. Gunpowder Explo-

sion at liankow, 1887.

28th after Trinity. Major Baldwin and Lieut, Bird, of H. M.'s 20th Regt. brutally mur-

pered at Japan, 1864.

22

19

23

20

21

Ship

22

** Omar Pacha" lost in China Sea, 1887.

Tremendous fire at Yokohama, 1866.

Frid.

26

23

Sat.

27

24

Sun.

28

25

First Sunday in Advent. Great fire in Hongkong, 1867.

Mon. 29

26

Tues.

30

27

St. Andrew's day.