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THE CALENDAR FOR 1871.

MAY-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

h. m.

d.

h.

m.

8.

Full Moon

5

6

36 34 A.M.

New Moon 19

6 21

40 P.M,

Last Quarter 11 S

59

52 P.M.

First Quarter 27

8 38 58 P.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

3rd & 4th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

WEEK. | MONTH | MOONS.

Mon.

1

12

Tues.

2

13

Wed.

3

14

Thur.

4

15

Frid.

5

16

Sat.

6

17

Sun.

7

18

Mon.

8

19

Tues.

9

20

Wed. 10

21

Borlase raid at Swatow, 1861. Empress Eugenie born, 1826. Brit. troops evacuated

Ningpo, 1812, Str. "Iron Prince" attacked by pirates.

4th after Easter. Hongkong Mint opened; 1866. Lord Brougham died, 1868.

Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.

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

Berlin, 1866,

Thur. 11

22

Frid. 12

23

Sat.

13

24

Sun.

14

Mon. 15

Tues. 16

Wed. 17

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25

Rogation Sunday.

26

27

28

Thur. 18

29

Ascension Day,.-Holy Thursday.

Frid. 19

1

Sat.

20

2

Forts at mouth of Peiho "captured by British and French forces, 1858.

"Lesmons" captured by Pirates in the China Sea, 1868.

N. G. barque

Sun.

21

3

1st after Ascension. Delivery of 20,283 chests Opium completed, 1839.

Mon.

22

4

Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.

Tues.

23

5

Wed. 24

6

Thur. 25

7

Frid.

26

8

U. 8. A. Legation at Yeddo burned down, 1863, P. &0. steamer "Benares" lost or

Fisherman's Group, 1968.

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

Impeachment of President Johnson failed, 1868.

Sat.

27

9

Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.

Sun.

28

10

Whit Sunday.

Mon.

29

11

Tues. 30

12

H.B.M. screw sloop "Reynard" lost on the Pratas ehoa) in trying to rescue remainder

of crew of "Velocipede," 1851. Opossum,” with Yangtze Exploring Expedition,

Wed.

31

13

returned to liankow, 1889.

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