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THE CALENDAR FOR 1871.

FEBRUARY-28 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. m.

d. h. m.

8.

8.

Full Moon

5 9

38 16 P.M.

Last Quarter 12 10

36 40 P.M.

First Quarter 27 6

New Moon 19 9 25 16 P.M.

58 P.M.

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DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

12th & 1st

WEEK. MONTH, MOON,

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

1 2 3 →

12

13

14

4

15

Inhabitants of Hongkong declared British subjects, 1841. P. & O. Company's New Post

Contract commenced, 1888.

Bishop of Victoria delivered a charge to the clergy, 1869.

H. B. M. sloop "Hyacinth" entered inner harbour of Macao, 1840.

Outrage on Foreigners at Kobe, Japan, 1868.

Sun.

5

16

Septuagesima,

Mon.

6

17

Tues.

7

18

Wed.

8

19

Great Fire at Foochow, 1868.

Thur.

9

20

Frid. 10

21

Sat.

1.1

22

Sun. 12

23

Sexagesima.

Mon. 13

24

Tues. 14

25

St. Valentine's day.

Wed. 15

26

Chiu Apo seized on Chinese territory and carried to Hongkong, 1851.

Thur. 16

27

Ports of Hongkong and Tinghai declared free, 1841.

Frid. 17

28

Sat.

18

29

Sun.

19

1

Jefferson Davis inaugurated President of the Insurgent States, 1861. Mr. J. G. Austin

appointed Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, 1888. Quinquagesima.

Mon.

20

2

Outrage on Sir Harry Parkes in Japan, 1868.

Tues. 21

3

Shove Tuesday, Medical Missionary Society organised at Canton, 1838.

Wed.

22

4

Ash Wednesday. George Washington born, 1732. Taoukwang died, 1850 (reigned 30

years.)

Thur. 23

5

Frid. 24

6

Sat.

25

7

First stone of the Hongkong City Hall laid, 1867.

Captain Da Costa and Lieut. Dwyer murdered at Wong-ma-kok, on Hongkong, 1849.

Rewards offered for Englishmen by Lin, 1841.

Sun.

26

8

lot in Lent.

Mon. 27

9

Tues.

28

10

Loid Wensleydale died, 1868.

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