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THE CALENDAR FOR 1877.

FEBRUARY-28 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h. m.

800.

d. h. m.

Sec.

Last Quarter 5 00 36

32

A.M.

First Quarter 21 11 51

56

A.M.

New Moon

13

4 35

32

P.M.

Full Moon 27 2 50

44 P.M.

DAYS DAYS

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

12th & 1st

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Thur.

19

Frid.

20

Sat.

21

Sun.

4

22

Mon.

5

23

WEEK. MONTH.| MOONS,

1 2 3

Inhabitants of Hongkong declared British subjects, 1841. P. & 0. Company's New Post

Contract commenced, 1868.

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

Sexagesima. Outrage on Foreigners at Kobe, Japan. 1888. Loss of steamer “Chekiang,” 1872. Burning of the China Merchants Company's steamer ** Howsang" at Shangbai,

1876.

Tues.

6

24

Wed.

7

25

Thur. 8

26

Great Fire at Foochow,1

.1868.

Frid.

9

27

Sat.

10

28

Sun. 11

29

Quinquagesima.

Mon. 12

30

Tues.

13

1

Shrove Tuesday. Outbreak of Convicts in Singapore Gaol, 1878.

Wed. 14

2

Ash Wednesday. St. Valentine's day.

Thur. 15

3

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

Frid. 16

4

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

returned to Hongkong, 1873.

Sat.

17

Sun.

18

6

lat in Lent. Jefferson Davis inaugurated President of the Insurgent States, 1861.

Mon.

19

7

Tues.

20

8

Outrage on Sir Harry Parkes in Japan, 1868.

Wed.

21

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

Sun.

25

Mon. 26

Tues.

******N

9

22

10

Medical Missionary Society organised at Canton, 1838. Mr. A R. Margary, of H‚B.M.'s

Consular Service, was murdered at Manwyne, Yunnan, by Chinese, 1875. George Washington born, 1732. Taoukwang died, 1850 (reigned 30 years)

23

11

First stone of the Hongkong City Hall laid, 1867.

24

12

2nd in Lent.

13

Captain Da Costa and Lieut. Dwyer murdered at Wong-ma-kok, in Hongkong, 1849. Rewards offered for Englishmen by Lin, 1841.

14

27

15

Arrival at Yokobama of the Peruvian Special Mission, 1874. Treaty of peace between Japan

and Cores signed at Koka, 1876,

Wed.

28

16

Captured of the Sulu capital by the Spaniards, February 29th, 1876.

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