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THE CALENDAR FOR 1870.
JANUARY-31 DAYS,
MOON'S PHASES.
(For Civil Mean Time at Hongkong.)
d. h. m. 8.
d. h. m.
New Moon
2
7 42 04 A.M.
First Quarter 10 4 39 52 A.M.
38
Full Moon 17 17 Last Quarter 24 New Moon 31
10
5 59
11 17 16 P.M.
21 52 P.M. 34 P.M.
DAY
DAY
DAYS
OF THE
OF THE OF THE
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
12th & lat
WEEK. MONTH│MOONS.]
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Sat.
1
30
Sun.
2
1
Mon.
3
2
Tues.
4
3
Wed.
5
4
Thur.
6
5
Frid.
7
6
Sat.
8
7
Sun.
9
8
Circumcision, Hiogo and Osaka opened 1868.
2nd after Christmas.
Lin Taibsu appointed Commissioner, 1839. Li Bingyuen appointed Imperial Com
missioner in Kwangsi, 1851.
Commissioner Yeb captured, 1858.
Epiphany.
Forts at Chuenpi taken with great slaughter, 1841.
Ice one-fourth inch thick at Canton, 1852. Gunner of the " Lady Hughes" strangled
at Canton, 1785.
1st after Epiphany. Murder of Mr. Helworthy, 1909. Marriage of the Mikado of Japan,
1989.
Mon. 10
9
Tues. 11
10
Wed.
12
11
Thur.
13
12
Frid.
14
13
Sat.
15
14
Sun.
16
15
2nd after Epiphany.
Mon.
17
16
Great Gunpowder explosion in Hongkong harbour, 1867.
Tues.
18
17
Wed. 19
18
Elliot and Kishen treaty, coding Hongkong, 1841.
Thur. 20
19
Steamer "Cores" lost on her voyage to Yokohama, 1887. Sir Edmund Head died, 1888.
Attack on Lieut. Kerr and the bost of the "Cockchafer" at Swatow, 1989.
Frid.
21
20
Sat.
Sun.
223
22
21
23
22
3rd after Epiphany. P. & O. steamer Niphon lost off Amoy, 1868.
Mon.
24
23
Tues. 25
24
Princess Royal married, 1859.
Wed. 26
25
Hongkong taken possession of, 1841. St. Paul's Church at Macao burnt, 1835.
Thur
27
26
Frid.
28
27
Sat.
29
28
Sun.
30
29
Mon.
31
1
Napoleon III. Married, 1853.
4th after Epiphany. Lord Saltoun left China with $3,000,000 ransom money, 1945.
First arrival of the " Colorado" from San Francisco, 1987.
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