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THE CALENDAR FOR 1875.

APRIL-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHases.

d. h. m. sec.

d. h. m. sec.

New Moon 6 2

12 32

P.M.

First Quarter 13

5 09

50 A.M.

Full Moon 21

Last Quarter 29

0 06 38 A.M.

2 53 50 A.M.

DAYS DAYS

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

2nd & 3rd

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

'WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

Thur.

Frid.

12

1

2

Sat.

3

2 2 2

25

26

27

Sun.

4

28

Prince Kung degraded by the Empress Dowager, 1865.

Richmond, the insurgent Capital, captured by Union forces, 1885.

Low Sunday. Tung-chi, Emperor of China, born 1857.

Mon.

5

29

Coolie Mutiny on board the Italian ship “Therese,” 1868.

'Tues.

6

1

Wed.

7

2

Thur.

8

3

Insurgent army under Lee surrendered to Union army under Grant, 1865.

Frid.

9

4.

Sat.

10

5

Sun.

11

6

Mon.

12

7

Tues. 13

8

Wed. 14

9

Thur. 15

10

Frid.

16

11

Kiying appointed Imperial Commissioner, 1842.

2nd after Easter. Earthquake in Thibet, Batang destroyed, 1870. Departure of Sir

Richard G. MacDonnell, Governor of Hongkong, 1872.

Bombardment of Fort Sumter and civil war commenced, 1881. Loss of M. M. steamer

"Nil," 1874.

Capture of Magdala, and end of Abyssinian expedition, 1888.

Yihshan, Lungwan, and Ki-kung arrived in Canton to command Chinese troops, 1841. President Lincoln assassinated, 1865. Collision between steamers Avs and “Rons,” 1872.

Attempt to assassinate the Emperor of Russia, by Karakosoff, Russian Possant, 1886.

Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hongkong, 1872.

Sat.

17

12

Sir H. Parkes first visited Osaka, 1867.

Sun. 18

13

3rd after Easter.

Mon.

19

14

Tues.

20

15

Napoleon III. born, 1808.

Wed. 21

16

H.M.8. “Salamis” returned to Hankow from Upper Yangtase, 1869.

Thur.

22

17

East India Co.ceased trade with China, 1834.

Fri.

23

18

St. George's Day.

Sat.

24

19

Sun.

25

20

4th after Easter.

Mon. 26

21

Tues. 27

22

Wed. 28

23

Thur. 29

24

Frid. 30

25

Capt. Caine appointed chief magistrate of Hongkong, 1841, Major-General Whitfeild

left Hongkong, 1874.

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