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THE CALENDAR FOR 1877.

NOVEMBER-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

h.

d. h. m. sec.

m.

Bec.

New Moon

5

4

24

26 P.M.

Full Moon 21 5 55

50 A.M.

First Quarter 13

7 21

02 A.M.

Last Quarter 28

5 41

56 A.M.

DAYS DAYS

OF THE OF THE

DAYS

OF THE

1

9th & 10th

WEEK. MONTH.| MOONS.Į

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Thur.

1

26

Frid.

2

27

Sat.

3

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All Saints. The port of Quin-hon, on the coast of Annam, opened to foreign trade, 1978.

All Souls.

General U. S. Grant elected President of the United States, 1868.

Sun.

4

29

23rd after Trinity.

Mon.

5

Tues.

6

2

Wed.

7

3

Thur.

8

Frid.

9

5

Sat.

10

6

Sun. 11

7

Mon. 12

Capt. Garcia y Garcia and Dr. Elmore appointed by the President of Peru on a Special

Mission to Japan and China, 1874.

Great Hurricane in the West Indies, 1887.

The French repulsed at the Cores, 1888. Prince of Wales born, 1841. Negotiations between Japan and China regarding the Formosa question terminated peacefully, 1874. Loss of the China Navigation Co.'s steamer “ Glengyle" on Namoa Island, with the Captain and several of the crew, 1875.

24th after Trinity. Capt. Guimaraes, of H.F.M. Corvette " Dom Jono I.”' sworn in as

Governor of Macao, 1851.

8

Tues.

13

9

Wed. 14

10

Thur. 15

11

Frid. 16 12 Sat.

17 13 Sun. 18 14

Mon. 19 15 Tues. 20 16 Wed. 21

Convention signed between Russia and China, 1860.

H. M. gun-boat "Gnat" lost in the Palawan, 1888.

outbreak of a serious rebellion in Hunan, 1870. H.R.H. Prince Alfred left Hongkong, 1969.

News received in Hongkong of

Shanghai opened to foreign commerce, 1843.

25th after Trinity. Great Fire in Hongkong, 1867.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at

Princess Royal born, 1840. Gunpowder Explosion at Hankow, 1867.

17

Manila, 1869. Chung How, Governor of Tientsin, arrived in Hongkong en route for France as special Ambassador, to explain the Tientsin Massacre, 1870. Viceroy Tseng-kwo-fan visited Shanghai, 1871.

Major Baldwin and Lieut. Bird, of H.M.'s 20th Regt. brutally murdered at Japan,

1884.

Thur. 22

18

Frid. 23

19

Sat.

24

20

Ship "Omar Pacha " lost in China Sea, 1887.

Sun. 25

21

26th after Trinity. Tremendous fire at Yokohama, 1966.

Mon.

26

22

Tues.

27

23

Wed.

28

24

Thur. 29

25

Frid.

30

26

M. Thiers accepts the apology of Chung How, the Chinese Ambassador, for the murder

of the French at Tientsin, June 21st, 1870-1871.

Great fire in Hongkong, 1867.

Murder of the Captain and four men of the British barque “Crofton,” nest Ku-ian, 1969,

St. Andrew's day.

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