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THE CALENDAR FOR 1870.

DECEMBER-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. m.

d.

h. m.

8.

J.

Full Moon

Last Quarter 16

8 10 15 40 A.M.

4 47 10 A.M.

New Moon 22 7 55 16 P.M.

First Quarter 30 0 14 52 A.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

int, & 11th

OF THE OF THE

WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

Thur.

1

9

Frid.

2

10

Sat.

3

11

Sun.

4

12

Mon.

5

13

Tues.

6

14

St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchan, 1552.

Hongkong first lighted by Gas, 1881.

2nd Sunday in Advent.

Six Foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialiste

under General Gordon, 1863.

East India Co.'s last servant left Chins, 1838. Confucius born, B.C. 490.

Wed.

7

15

Thur.

8

16

Frid.

9

17

Sat.

10

18

Sun.

11

19

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861.

3rd Sunday in Advent. Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1983. Admiral Bell, U.S.N.

drowned at Osaka, 1967. *

Mon.

12

20

Tues.

13

21

Wed.

14

22

George Washington died, 1799.

Thur.

15

23

All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1933.

Frid.

16

24

Sat.

17

25

Club Lusitano inaugurated, 1866.

Sun.

18

26

4th Sunday in Advent. Earthquake in Formosa, 1967.

Mon.

19

27

Tues.

20

28

Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1922.

South Carolina, the first State to secede, passed secession ordinance, 1860,

Wed. 21

29

St. Thomas.

Thur. 22

1

Frid. 23

Sat.

24

3

Christmas Eve.

Sun.

25

4

Christmas Day, Destructive fire at Nagasaki, 1959.

Mon.

26

5

Tucs. 27

6

Wed. 28

7

Thur. 29

8

Fri.

30

9

Cat.

31

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