Directory_and_Chronicle_1873 — Page 12

DECEMBER.—10th and 11th Moons.

FULL MOON, ............... Last Quarter.............

4th 11 50 12th 5 20

60.. 82 A.M.

Days of Days of Days of

Alontà. Hacks, Afuons.

16

17

18

19

*JOIN

PHASES OF THE MOON.

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J. 7.

NEW MOON, ........................

.20th 2 25 58 x.m. ÁPOGZE, FIRST QUARTER,............. 26th 11 41 14 P.M. PERIOZE,

Notable

ENGLISH.

St. Francis Xavier died în San Chatt 1552,

Chronological Events.

Seizure of Opium by Chinese authorities at Canton 1888. Hong-

kong first lighted by Gas 1884.

[rived 1873, P.M.SS. "Colorado" arrived 1872. M.M. Str. "Amazón" ar- Intercourse with G. Britain prohibited by Emperor of China 1839. 2nd Sunday in Advent. Europeau Factories at Canton destroy-

ed 1842.

Admiral Bell, U. S. Navy, drowned on Osaka Bar 1867. P. & U. Str. “ Travancore" arrived 1872...

Brð Sunday in Advent. Ember Week. Foreign Factorius, Can-

ton, burned by natives 1856,

Ember Day. Club Lusitano inaugurated 1866. Treaty between Hollend and Siam signed 1860. Ember Day.

Ember Day.

4th Sunday in Advout. St. Thomas.

M.M. Str. "Ava" arrived 1872.

Christmas Day.

St. Stephen.

St. John's Day.

1st Sunday after Christmas. Innocents. Canton bombarded

1857.

CHINESE.

.12th 2 P.M. 25th 5 AM,

(15.) Birth of Tau-shin-lia-sze, the Tanist god of small por. Birth of He-yen (ruler of the waters) and of the goddess of the bedstead; and of Wan, one of the gouern's of Peh-ti (god of the North-pole), all worshipped by Tanists.

(16.) Solar term "great snow." Sun in Sagittarius,

(27.) Festival of the five rulers (Tanist deities) and of the spirits

of the five famous mountains of China.

| (1.) Eleventh Moon.

(3.) Solar term "winter solstice." Sun enters Capricorn.

Birthday of Confucius, B.C. 550.

(6.) Birthday of Yuh-wang, the supreme god of the Tauista, called the pearly Emperor. Birthday of Si-yol, the god of the Western Mountain.

(11.) Birthday of Tai-jih, the spirit of a star, called “ the lion- oured one of the heaven who listens to the cries of sufferera

to save them.”

with reference to their situations as far as obtainable. LIST OF STREETS, ROADS, &c., IN HONGKONG,

Albert Road, Upper,

Albert Road,

Albany Street,

Albany Road,

A Chung's Lane,

Aberdeen Street,

Road)

4-ic-put-sheung-to, (Albert Road to Caine A-le-put-to, (Wyndham Street to Parade Ground) JH 4-pan-ne-kai, (Queen's Road East to Praya East) A-pun-ne-to, (Upper Albert Road to Peak Road) A-chung-hong, (Lower Lascar Row to Ng Kwai Lane) Ap-pa-teen-kai, (Queen's Road Central to Caine Road)

Alexandra Terrace, A-li-shan-ta-la-kai, (Old Bailey to Shelley

Street)

Battery Path,

Astor Buildings,

Asow's Lane,

Arbuthnot Road,

Central)

Blacksmith's Lane, Battery Road,

Strand West)

Bonham Strand,

Bonham Road,

Put-ta-lee-king, (Murray Battery to Queen's Road Tung-on-li, (Staunton Street to Aberdeen Street)

Asow-hong, (Market Street) A-put-nok-to, (Caine Road to Hollywood Road)

Mun-ham-tai-kai, (Queen's Road Central to Bonham

Mun-ham-to, (Caine Road to Pokfulum Road) Ta-tit-hong, (Jardine's Bazaar)

Pau-toi-to, (Queen's Road West to Pokfulum Road)

Bonham Strand West, Mun-ham-sai-yeuk, (Bonham Straud to Praya

West)

Bridge Street, Kiu-kai, (Leighton Hill Road to Morrison Hill Rora)

shan Street)

Burd Street,

Bridges' Street,

Caine Road,

Burrows Street,

Pit-lit-che-sz-kai, (Sing Wong Street to Taiping-

Keen-to, (Upper Albert Road to Benliam Road) Pa-lo-sz-kai, (Praya East to Wanchai Road)

Pat-hai, (Mercer Street to Cleverley Street)