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THE CALENDAR FOR 1870.

OCTOBER-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

h.

d. h.

m.

8.

m.

4

55

46 A.M.

New Moon 24 11

12

16 P.M.

19

34 P.M.

1 50

10 A.M.

First Quarter 31

3 37

52 A.M.

First Quarter 2 Full Moon 9 9 Last Quarter 18

DAY

DAY

OF THE OF THE

DAYS

OF THE

(9th & 10th)

WEEK. MONTH, MOONS.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

1 2 3

7

The " Daily Press” started, 1868. Second Typhoon in Hongkong, 1867.

at Manila, 1863.

Earthquake

8

9

16th after Trinity. Great Landship in Tai-ping-shan, 1867. Confucius died, B.C. 662. Treaty of Peace between Austria and Italy signed at Vienna, 1866.

Tues.

4

10

Wed.

5

11

Thur.

6

12

Frid.

7

13

Sat.

8

14

Sun.

9

15

Mon.

10

16

Tues. 11

17

Wed. 12

18

Thur. 13

19

Frid.

14

20

Sat.

15

21

Atonement.

French expedition left Chefoo for the Corea, 1888. Arrived per P. M. Co.'s steamer

"Japan," Mrs. Dorabjee Pestonjee Cama, 1889.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred visits Pekin—not received by the Emperor, 1889.

Supplementary treaty signed at the Bogue, 1848,

17th after Trinity,

Shanghai captured, 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Fire at Canton, property destroyed

worth $4,000,000, 1851. H'kong Stamp Act came into operation, 1807,” Lord Napier died at Macao, 1834.

Ningpo occupied by British forces, 1841.

"Flors_Temple" lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 1852.

Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Outrage on foreigners in Formosa, 1668.

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

Sun.

16

22

Mon.

17 23

18th after Trinity. Khanghon in the Corea, taken by the French, 1868.

St. Luke.

Tues. 18

24

Wed.

19

25

Thur. 20

26

Frid.

21

27

Sat.

Sun.

2223

28

29

Great Earthquake in California, 1868.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1869. Last day Feast of Tabernacles.

18th after Trinity. 58 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay & Wilcox, H.M.

Ships "Columbine” and “Fury," 1840.

Mon.

24

1

Tues. 25

2

Treaty of Whampos between France and Chins signed, 1844. Kabding recaptured

by the allies, 1862,

Wed. 26

3

Thur. 27

4

Frid. 28

5

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

tionary published 1886.

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

Sat.

29

6

Archbishop of Canterbury died, 1888.

Sun.

80

7

20th after Trinity. Great fire in Hongkong, 1866.

Mon.

31

8

H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1869,

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