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LAST QUARTER,

NOVEMBER.-9th and 10th Moons.

PHASES OF THE MOON.

d. h. m. 8.

PERIGEE,.

Chronological

Great Britain commenced war with China by the naval action of P. M. SS. "Alaska" arrived.

d. h. m.

.24th

1 10 32 A.M.

7th 11 P.M.

...23rd

2 A.M.

Events,

CHINESE.

(23.) Sa-ching-yin, a deified Tanist worthy.

(26.) A day of ill luck.

(28.) Birthday of Hwa-kwang, the Tanist god of fire; and of Ma- yen-shwai, a general of the god of the North Pole. (29.) A solar term "winter sets in."

versary of the death of an Empress.

Sun in Cancer. Anni-

(30.) Birthday of Vaidurya, a fictitious Buddha.

(1.) Tenth Moon. The Moon enters Gemini between 7-9 a.m. Mercury enters Aries between 3-5 a.m. Birthday of the ruler of the five mountains. Descent of the nine Tauist gods of the great bear. Litanies for the dead.

1st

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20 A.M.

FULL MOON,

NEW MOON,

9th

1 10 20 P.M.

APOGEE,

FIRST QUARTER,.

17th

9 30 08 A.M.

Week.

Days of Days of¦Days of ¦ Month. Moon.

Notable

ENGLISH.

23

Tu 25

W

26

Th

27

Fr

7

S&

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22nd Sunday after Trinity. All Saints Day.

24 All Souls Day.

[Chumphee 1839.

Pekin evacuated by allied powers 1860.

28

M. M. Str. "Sindh" arrived.

29

8

30

23rd Sunday after Trinity.

9

1

Prince of Wales born 1841.

10

2

11

W

3

St. Martin. Half Quarter Day.

12

Th

4

P. & O. Str. "Travancore

arrived.

13

14

Sa

15

24th Sunday after Trinity.

16

M

17

Tu

18

W

10

19

Th

11

P. M. SS. "China" arrived.

20

12

21

13

22

14

25th Sunday after Trinity. St. Cecilia.

23

15

24

Tu [

16

25

W 17

26

Th 18

27

Fr

19

28

Sa

20

29

21

1st Sunday in Advent.

30

22

[latea" 1869.

H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh left Hongkong in the "Ga- Shanghai open to Foreign Commerce 1843.

68

Snider Rifles first used in action at the capture of Anping, For- mosa, by sailors of H.M. Algerine G.B. " 1868. General Chamber of Commerce formed in Canton 1836.

O Str. "Mirzapore" arrived 1872.

P. &

St. Andrew's Day. New Boat-house and Gymnasium opened by H.E. the Governor 1872. St. Joseph's Church opened 1872.

(2.) Birthday of Chau, one of the attendants of the god of war, a Tanist deity.

(3.) Birthday of San Mau, three brothers, worshipped by Tauists. Mars enters Sagittarius between 11-1 a.m.

(5.) Anniversary of the death of the first Chinese Patriarch Bodhidharma, a Hindoo who died in Canton A.D. 529. (6.) Birthday of the inferior spirits of all the heavens, worship- ped by Tanists.

(14.) A solar term "little snow." Sun enters Gemini between 7-9 p.m.

(15.) Birthday of Ha-yen, the Tauist ruler of the waters; of Tau-shin, the Tauist god of small pox; and of Wan-yen-shwai, a general of the god of the North-pole, worshipped by Tanists. (16.) Birthday of Wu-shan, the goddess of the bedstead. (17.) A day of ill luck.

(20.) Birthday of Hsü-ching, a deified Tauist alchymist.