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THE CALENDAR FOR 1875.

FEBRUARY-28 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h.

h. m.

sec.

d. h. m.

sec.

New Moon

6 2 52

26

P.M.

Full Moon 20 3 87

44

P.M.

First Quarter 13 12 56

44 P.M.

Last Quarter 28

5 27

56

P.M.

DAYS DAYS

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

12th & 1st

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Mon.

25

Tues.

26

Wed.

27

Thur.

4

28

WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

1 2 3

Inhabitants of Hongkong declared British subjecta, 1841. P. & O. Company's New Post

Contract commenced, 1888.

H. B. M. sloop “Hyacinth” entered inner harbour of Macao, 1840.

Outrage on Foreigners at Kobe, Japan, 1868. Loss of steamer " Chukiang,” 1873.

Frid.

5

29

Sat.

6

1

Sun.

7

2

Quinquagesima,

Mon.

8

3

Great Fire at Foochow, 1888.

Tues. 9

4

Shrove Tuesday.

Wed. 10

Ash Wednesday.

Thur. 11

6

Frid. 12

7

Sat.

13

8

Sun. 14

9

let in Lent. St. Valentine's day.

Mon. 15

10

Tues.

16

11

Wed. 17

12

Thur. 18

13

Frid. 19

14

Sat.

20

15

Chiu Apo seized on Chinese territory and carried to Hongkong, 1851.

Ports of Hongkong and Tinghai declared free, 1841. H.I.H. the Grand Duke Ale xì

returned to Hongkong, 1873.

Jefferson Davis inaugurated President of the Insurgent States, 1861. Mr. J. G. Austin

appointed Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, 1868.

Outrage on Sir Harry Parkes in Japan, 1888.

Sun. 21

16

2nd in Lent. Medical Missionary Society organised at Canton, 1838.

Mon.

22

17

George Washington born, 1782. Taoukwang died, 1850 (reigned 30 years)

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

******

23

18

First stone of the Hongkong City Hall laid, 1867,

24

19

25

20

Captain Da Costa and Lieut. Dwyer murdered at Wong-ma-kok, in Hongkong, 1849

Rewards offered for Englishmen by Lin, 1841.

26

21

27

22

Arrival at Yokohama of the Peruvian Special Mission, 1874.

28

23

3rd in Lent. Lord Wensleydale died, 1868.