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THE CALENDAR FOR 1876.

AUGUST—31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. m.

d. h. m.

Bec.

sec.

Full Moon

5

2 14

20

P.M.

New Moon 19 8 02 08

P.M.

Last Quarter 13

5 34

56 A.M.

First Quarter 27

1 53 56

A.M.

DAYS DAYS

OF THE OF THE

DAYS

OF THE

6th & 7th

WEEK. MONTH, MOONS.

*

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Tues.

1

12

Mr. T. F. Wade, C.B., appointed H.B.M. Minister at Peking, 1871.

Wed.

2

18

Thur.

3

14

Victims of Massacre at Tientsin buried, 1870.

Frid.

4

15

Sat.

5

16

Sun.

17

Mon.

7

18

Tues.

8

19

British fleet arrived before Nankin, 1843.

8th after Trinity. Berious Flood at Tientsin, 1871.

British squadron arrived off the Peiho, 1840,

Assassination of Mr. Haber, German Consul at Hakodate, 1874.

Wed.

9

20

Thur. 10

21

Sir H. Pottinger and Admiral Parker arrived, 1841.

Frid. 11

22

Sat.

12

23

Loss of steamer "Sunshine" off Breaker Point, 1872.

Sun.

18

24

9th after Trinity. 174 British prisoners executed on Formosa, 1842. Fire in Wyndham

Street, Hongkong, 1868. Earthquake in Peru, 1868.

Mon. 14

25

Tues. 15

26

Wed. 16

27

Thur.

17

28

Frid. 18

29

Great Fire in Hongkong, 1868.

Sat.

19

1

Sun. 20

2

10th after Trinity,

Mon. 21

Tues.

Wed. +23

225

3

4

Emperor Hien Fung died, 1861. Treaty between Japan and Peru signed at Yedo, 1873.

Typhoon at Nagasaki, 1874.

H.E. Mr. Wade returns to Peking, 1871. Governor Amaral assassinated, 1849. Ma, Viceroy of Nankin, stabbed, 1870. Seizure of steamer " Spark" by pirates when be. tween Canton and Macao, Capt. Brady and Feliz Ferries were murdered, and Mr. Mundy seriously wounded, 1874. Conspiracy among Chinese troops against foreigners at

Tientsin detected, 1874.

Large_meeting in Hongkong to protest against the military contribution demanded by the Home Government, 1864. Treaty of Peace between Austria and Prussia, signed nå Prague, 1866. Schleswig Holstein, Hesse Cassel, Hanover, Nassan, and Frankfort incorporated with Prussia, 1866.

St. Bartholomew. Burning of the P. M. 8. S. “ America,” at Yokohama, 1872.

Thur.

24

6

Frid.

25

7

Sat.

26

8

British left Macao, 1839.

Sun. 27

9

11th after Trinity.

Mon. 28

10

Tues.

29

11

Treaty of Nankin signed, 1842,

Wed. Thur.

30 12

31

18

Conference at Tientsin with Kishen, 1840. Loss of the British ship "Deerhound," on

the Palawan Shoals, 1875.

Severe typhoon on Coast of China, many lives lost, and much damage done to 8hipping

at Hongkong, Macao, and Whẩmpos, 1848. Typhoon in China Sea, 1861,