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THE CALENDAR FOR 1876.

MAY-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. m.

sec.

d. h. m.

sec.

First Quarter 1

6 03 32

A.M.

Full Moon

8 5 29 26

P.M.

Last Quarter 16 New Moon 23 First Quarter 30

9 03

20

P.M.

11 01

38

P.M.

1 25

02 P.M.

DAYS DAYS

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

4th & 5th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

WEEK. MONTH | MOONS,

Mon.

1

8

Tues.

2

9

Wed.

3

10

Thur.

4

11

Frid.

5

12

Sat.

6

13

Sun.

7

14

Mon.

8

15

Tues.

9

16

Wed. 10

17

Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874.

Borlase raid at Swatow, 1861. Empress Eugenie born, 1826. British troops evacuated

Ningpo, 1842. The "Dolores Ugarte," coolie ship, burnt near Macao, 1871,

Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Yedo, 1874.

3rd after Easter, Hongkong Mint opened, 1866. Lord Brougham died, 1868.

Prince Kung's honours restored, 1865.

Attempt to assassinate Count Bismarck by Karl Blind, a student of the University of

Berlin, 1866.

Thur.

11

18

Frid.

12

19

Sat.

13

20

Sun.

14 21

4th after Euster.

Mon. 15

22

Tues.

16

23

Wed. 17

24

Thur. 18

25

War rumoured between Japan and Formosa, 1874.

Frid. 19

26

Sat.

20

27

Sun.

21

28

Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858.

"Lesmona" captured by Pirates in the China Sea, 1868. Rogation Sunday. Delivery of 20,283 chests Opium completed, 1839.

N. G. barque

Mon. 22

29

Tues. 23

1

Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841.

U. 8. A. Legation at Yedo burned down, 1863. P. & O. steamer "Benares" lost on

Fisherman's Group, 1868.

Wed. 24

2

Queen Victoris born, 1819.

Thur,

25

3

Ascension Day.

Impeachment of President Johnson failed, 1868.

Murder of Mr. Blacklock on board the

Frid. 26

4

steamer "Douglas" at Foochow by Chinese smugglers, 1875.

Sat.

27

Б

Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841.

Sun.

28

6

1st after Ascension. Loss of steamer "Douglas,” 1872.

Mon. 29

7

Tues.

30

Wed.

31

9

H.B.M. screw loop "Reynard" lost on the Pratas shoa) in trying to rescue remainder of crew of "Velocipede," 1851. Opossum,” with Yangteze Exploring Expedition,

returned to Hankow, 1869.

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Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao, loss of the "Poyang," with 100 lives, near Macao, 1875