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THE CALENDAR FOR 1860.

SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

h.

m. sec.

d.

h. m. sec.

New Moon

5

0 28

36 A.M.

Full Moon

18 11 04 46

P.M.

First Quarter 12

2 00 42

A.M.

Last Quarter

26

6 44 44

P.M.

DAYS DAYS

OF THE OF THE

DAYS

OF THE

17th & 8th

WEEK, MONTH. MOONS.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Wed.

1

27

Thur.

2

28

Frid.

3

29

Sat.

30

Sun.

5

1

Mon.

6

CO

Tues.

Wed.

78

77

3

8

4+

Thur.

9

5

2

"

Typhoon, 1848, in which the "Isabella Robertson foundered at Cam-sing-moon.

Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, died of the wounds inflicted by an assassin, 1870. Treaty with Austria signed at Peking, 1869. Arrival of the "Vega" at Yokohama, after

having discovered the North-East Passage, 1879.

Treaty of peace between America and England signed, 1783.

Forts in Canton river garrisoned by Chinese troops, 1841.

15th after Trinity. Attack on the forts at Shimonosaki, Japan, by the allied fleets under

Adml. Kuper, 1864. Hongkong Stamp Act passed, 1866.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1869. "Tai-ping," "Ariel,"

and "Serica" reached London, 1866.

"Imogene" and "Andromache" passed the Bogue, 1834. H. E. Count Rochechouart,

Minister for France, left for Europe, 1872.

Great typhoon in Hongkong, 1867.

Sir Hercules Robinson assumed the government of Hongkong, 1859.

Frid.

10

6

Sat.

11

7

Sun.

12

8

16th after Trinity. Spanish brig "Bilbaino " burnt at Macao, 1839.

Mon. 13

9

Tues. 14

10

H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia visited Hongkong, 1872. Convention signed at

Chefoo by Sir Thomas Wade and Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang, 1876. Public Meeting in Hongkong, with reference to the blockade of the port by the Chinese

Customs' Cruisers, 1874.

Wed. 15

11

British barque "Kite" wrecked in the Formosa Channel, 1841.

Thur.

16

12

Gambling dens in Hongkong opened, 1867.

Frid. 17

13

Pier and Godown Co. closed, 1873.

Sat.

18

14

First English book, a Bible, printed, 1471.

Sun. 19

15

17th after Trinity. Steamer "Reiver" lost on Preparis Reef, 1868.

Mon. 20

16

Tues. 21

17

P. & O. Company's Steamer, "Singapore" lost on her voyage to Hakodate, 1867.

St. Matthew.

Wed. 22

18

Terrific typhoon at Swatow, 1858.

Thur. 23

Frid.

19

Am. Brig " Lubra” taken by pirates, 1866. Terrific typhoon in Hongkong and Macao,

many thousands of lives lost, 1874.

Ареп-

៩៩

Sat.

24 20

25

H.M.S. "Rattler" lost off Japan, 1868. Piratical attack on the German barque

rade," near Macao, 1869. The Satsuma rebels in Japan routed with great slaughter, their leader, Saigo, killed, and the insurrection suppressed, 1877.

21

Sun. 26

22

Land Regulations for Canton passed, 1871. Daring attack upon a Chinese shop in Wing

Lok street, Hongkong, by armed robbers, 1878.

18th after Trinity. Lord Napier arrived at Macao dangerously ill, 1834,

Mon. 27

23

Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.

Tues. 28

24

Rules and Regulations of the Morrison Education Society approved, 1836.

Wed. 29

25

Thur.

30

26

Michaelmas Day, Hurricane at Manila causing immense damage to shipping, 1865.

All the Bogue forts destroyed by the British fleet, 1841. The "Westminster” lost on

Pratas Shoal, 1866. Heavy typhoon in Formosa Channel, 1874.

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