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THE CALENDAR FOR 1870.

MAY-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. m.

d.

h.

m.

8.

New Moon

First Quarter 8 Full Moon

15

1

1 2 13 11 14 40

52 A.M.

Last Quarter 22

1 45

52 P.M.

22 P.M.

04 P.M.

New Moon 30 5 33 40 A.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYB

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

WEEK. MONTH | MOONS.

4th & 5th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

1 2 3

1

2nd after Easter.

2

3

Wed.

4

Thur.

5

5

Frid.

6

6

Sat.

7

7

Borlase raid at Swatow. 1861. Empress Rugenie born, 1828. Brit. troops evacuated

Ningpo, 1842. Str. "Iron Prince" attacked by pirates.

Hongkong Mint opened, 1888. Lord Brougham died, 1868.

Sun.

8

8

3rd after Easter. Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865,

Mon.

9

9

Tues. 10

10

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

Berlin, 1866.

Wed. 11

11

Thur. 12

12

Frid.

13

13

Sat.

14

14

Sun.

15

15

|4th after Easter,

Mon.

16

16

Tues. 17

17

Wed. 18

18

Thur. 19

19

Frid. 20

20

Sat.

21

21

Sun.

22

22

Mon. 23

23

Tues. 24

24

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

“Lesmona" captured by Pirates in the China Sea, 1868,

Delivery of 20,283 chests Opium completed, 1899.

Rogation Sunday Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.

U. 8. A. Legation at Yeddo burned down, 1863. P.&O. steamer “ 'Benares" lost on

Fisherman's Group, 1888.

Queen Victoris born, 1819. Seamen's Hospital Hongkong opened, 1886.

Wed. 25

25

Thur. 26

26

Ascension Day.-Holy Thursday. Impeachment of President Johnson failed, 1888.

Frid.

27

27

Canton ransomed for $8,000,000, 1841.

Sat.

Sun.

22233

28

28

29

29

1st after Ascension.

Mon.

30

1

of crew of "Velocipede," 1851.

H.B.M. screw sloop “Reynard" lost on the Pratas ebos' in trying to rescue remainder Opossum," with Yangteze Exploring Expedition,

Tues, 1 31

2

returns to Hankow, 1869.

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