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THE CALENDAR FOR 1871.

AUGUST-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

જ

h.

m. 8.

d.

h.

m. 8.

Full Moon 1

4

53

10 A.M.

First Quarter 23

7 11

52 P.M.

Last Quarter 8

0

0

4 P.M.

New Moon 16

2

38

22 P.M.

Full Moon 30

1 57

16 P.M.

DAY DAY.

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

6th & 7th

WEEK. MONTH, MOONS.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

1 2 3 FI

15

Lammas day.

16

17

Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.

4

18

British fleet arrived before Nankin, 1842.

Sat.

5

19

Sun.

6

20

9th after Trinity.

Mon.

7

21

British squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840.

Tues.

8

22

Wed.

9

23

Thur. 10

24

Sir H. Pottinger and Admiral Parker arrived, 1841.

Frid. 11

25

Sat.

12

26

Sun.

13

27

10th after Trinity. 174 British prisoners executed on Formosa, 1842. Fire in Wyndham

Street, Hongkong, 1868. Earthquake in Peru, 1868.

Mon.

14

28

Tues. 15

29

Wed. 16

1

Thur. 17

2

Frid.

18

3

Great Fire in Hongkong, 1888.

Sat.

19

4

Sun.

20

5

11th after Trinity.

Mon. 21

6

Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861.

Tues. 22

7

Governor Amaral assassinated, 1849. Ma, Vice-roy of Nankin stabbed, 1870.

Wed. 23

8

Large meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution demanded by the Home Government, 1864. Treaty of Peace between Austria and Prussia signed at Prague, 1868. Schleswig Holstein, Hesse Cassel, Hanover, Nassau, and Frankfort incorporated with Prussia.”

Thur. 24

9

St. Bartholomew.

Frid.

25

10

Sat.

26

11

British left Macao, 1939.

Sun.

27

12

12th after Trinity.

Mon.

28

13

Tues. 29

14

Treaty of Nankin signed, 1842.

Wed. 30

15

Conference at Tientsin with Kishen, 1840.

Thur.

31

16

Severe typhoon on Coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to Shipping

at Hongkong, Macao, and Whampoa, 1849, Typhoon in China Sea, 1861.

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