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THE CALENDAR FOR 1871.

SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h.

m.

8.

d. h. m.

8.

Last Quarter

7 5 46 22

A.M.

First Quarter 22

22 0 48

58 A.M.

New Moon

15 2

46 16

A.M.

Full Moon 29 1 21 10 A.M.

DAY

DAY

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

7th & 8th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Frid.

1

17

Sat.

2

18

Sun.

3

19

Mon.

4

20

Tues.

5

21

Wed.

6

22

Thur.

7

23

fr

Frid.

8

24

WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

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Typhoon, 1848, in which the "Isabella Robertson" foundered at Cumsing-moon. Em- peror Hien Fung died, 1881. Ma, Vice-roy of Nankin, died of the wounds inflicted by ao assassin, 1870.

Treaty with Austria signed at Pekin, 1869.

13th after Trinity. Treaty of peace between America and England signed, 1783.

Attack on the forts at Shimonosaki, Japan, by the allied fleets under Adml. Kuper,

1864. Hongkong Stamp Act passed, 1866.

H.R.II. Prince Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1869. "Taiping" "Ariel,” and

"Sorica" reached London, 1868.

Imogene" and "Andromache" passed the Bogue, 1834.

First Typhoon in Hongkong, 1967.

Sat.

9

25

Sun.

10

26

14th after Trinity.

Mon.

11

27

Tues:

12

28

Wed.

13

29

Thur. 14

30

Frid.

15

1

Sat.

16

2

Jewish New Year's Day.

Sun.

17

3

15th after Trinity.

Mon.

18

4

Tues.

19

5

Wed.

20

6

Thur. 21

7

Frid.

22

8

Sat.

23

9

Sun.

24

10

Steamer "Reiver" lost on "Preparis Reef,” 1868.

P. & O. Company's Steamer, “Singapore" lost on her voyage to Hakodadi, 1867.

St. Matthew.

Terrific typhoon at Swatow, 1958.

Am. Brig "Lubra” taken by pirates, 1866.

18th after Trinity. H.M.S. “Rattler" lost off Japan, 1868. Piratical attack on the N. G.

barque "Apenrade," near Macao, 1889,

Mon.

25

11

Tues.

26

12

Wed. 27 13

Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.

Thur. 28

14

Frid. 29

15

Sat.

30

16

Michaelmas Day. Hurricane at Manila causing immense damage to shipping,1985.

"Westminster " lost on Pratas Shoal, 1866.

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