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THE CALENDAR FOR 1870.

SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

h.

જે

d.

h.

M.

m.

8.

First Quarter

Full Moon

2

9 34 28 P.M.

Last Quarter 18

9

06

28 A.M.

10 5 5 48

16 A.M.

New Moon 25 2

2 10 40 P.M.

DAY DAY

OF THE OF THE

DAYS

OF THE

8th & 9th

WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Thur.

1

6

Frid.

2

7

Sat.

3

8

Sun.

4

9

18th after Trinity.

Mon.

10

Tues.

11

H.R.H. Prince Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1869.

Typhoon, 1848, in which the "Isabella Robertson" foundered at Cumsing-moon. Em-

peror Hien Fung died, 1881.

Treaty with Austria signed at Pekin, 1869.

Treaty of peace between America and England signed, 1783.

Attack on the forts at Shimonosaki, Japan, by the allied feets under Adml. Kuper,

1864. Hongkong Stamp Act passed. 1966.

"Berica" reached London, 1868,

"Taiping" "Ariel,” and

Wed.

7

12

"Imogene” and “Andromache" passed the Bogue, 1834.

Thur.

8

13

First Typhoon in Hongkong, 1867.

Frid.

9

14

Sat.

10

15

Sun.

11

16

13th after Trinity,

Mon.

12

17

Tues.

13

18

Wed.

14

19

Thur. 15

20

Frid.

16

21

Sat.

17

22

Sun.

18

23

14th after Trinity.

Mon.

19

24

Tues.

20

25

Wed.

21

26

Thur. 22

27

Steamer "Reiver" lost on "Preparis Reef," 1869.

P. & O. Company's Steamer, "Singapore" lost on her voyage to Hakodadi, 1867.

St. Matthew.

Terrific typhoon at Swatow, 1858.

Frid.

23

28

Am. Brig "Lubra" taken by pirates, 1866.

Sat,

24

29

H.M.S "Rattler" lost off Japau, 1888. Piratical attack on the N. G. barque “Apeurado,'

near Macao, 1869,

Sun.

25

1

16th after Trinity.

Mon. 26

2

Jewish New Year's Day.

Tues. 27

3

Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.

Wed. 28

Thur. 29

5

Frid.

30

6

Michaelmas Day. Hurricane at Manila causing immense damage to shipping, 1945.

"Westminster" lost on Pratas Shoal, 1866.

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