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THE CALENDAR FOR 1876.

JANUARY-31 DAYS.

I

MOON'S PHASES.

(For Civil Mean Time at Hongkong.)

d. h.

First Quarter 4

10

Full Moon 11 1 59

m. sec.

59 56 P.M.

38 P.M.

d. h. M.

Last Quarter 18 4 25 56

New Moon 26 8 41 02

sec.

P.M.

P.M.

DAYS DAYS

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE|

|12th & 1st

WEEK. MONTH|MOONS.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

1 2 ∞ HE LO

5

2

6

3

7

4

8

5

9

Hiogo and Osaka opened, 1868.

2nd Sunday after Christmas.

Lin Taiheu appointed Commissioner, 1839. Li Singyuen appointed Imperial Commis-

sioner in Kwangsi, 1851. Hon, W. H. Seward visited Hongkong, 1871. Great Fire at Yeddo, 1870.

Commissioner Yeh captured, 1858.

Thur.

6

10

Epiphany.

Frid.

7

11

Forts at Chuenpi taken with great slaughter, 1841.

Sat.

8

12

Sun.

9

13

Ice one-fourth inch thick at Canton, 1852. Gunner of the "Lady Hughes strangled

at Canton, 1785.

1st after Epiphany. Murder of Mr. Holworthy, 1889. Marriage of the Mikado of Japan,

1889.

Mon.

10

14

Tues. 11

15

Sir R. Alcock left Hongkong for England, 1870.

Wed. 12

16

Tung-chi, Emperor of China, died, in the nineteenth year of his age, 1875.

Thur. 13

17

Frid.

14

18

Sat.

15

19

Sun.

16

20

H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia returned to Hongkong from Nagasaki, 1873. 2nd after Epiphany.

Mon. 17 21

Great Gunpowder explosion in Hongkong harbour, 1887.

Tues. 18

22

Wed. 19

23

Elliot and Kishen treaty, ceding Hongkong, 1841. Chung How and Suite returned to

China, 1872.

Thur.

20

24

Steamer "Cores" lost on her voyage to Yokohama, 1867. Sir Edmund Head died, 1868.

Attack on Lieut. Kerr and the boat of the "Cockchafer" at Swatow, 1889.

Frid. 21

25

Sat.

22

26

Sun.

23

27

Mon.

24

28

3rd after Epiphany. P. & O. steamer "Niphon,” lost off Amoy, 1868.

U.S. Corvette " 'Oneida" lost through collision with P. & O. steamer "Bombay,” near

Yokohama, 1870.

Tues. 25

29

Princess Royal married, 1858.

Wed.

26

1

Thur. 27

2

Hongkong taken possession of, 1841. St. Paul's Church at Macao burnt 1835.

Establishment of Amoy Chamber of Commerce, 1875.

Frid.

28

3

Sat.

29

4

Napoleon III. married, 1853. Loss of steamer " Suwonada,” 1972.

Sun. 30

5

4th after Epiphany. Lord Saltoun left China with $3,000,000 ransom money,

H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis left for Manila, 1873.

noney, 1846.

Mon.

31

6

First arrival of the " Colorado" from San Francisco, 1887.