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THE CALENDAR FOR 1881.

DECEMBER-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d. h.

m. sec.

d. h.

m. sec.

Full Moon

6

0 49 43 A.M.

Last Quarter 14

3 40 44

A.M.

New Moon 21

First Quarter 28 4

0 43 37 P.M.

17 42 A.M.

DAYS DAYS

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE 10th &

11th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

"WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.

Thur.

1

10

Frid.

2

11

St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.

Sat.

3

12

Sun.

13

2nd Sunday in Advent. First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000. 1841.

Mon.

14

Tues.

15

Wed.

7

16

Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists under

General Gordon, 1863.

East India Co.'s last servant left China, 1836. Confucius died, B.C. 490.

European factories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.

Thur.

8

17

Frid.

9

18

Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861.

Sat.

10

19

Sun.

11

20

Mon.

12

21

Tues.

13

22

3rd in Advent Indemnity paid by Prince Satsuma, 1863. Admiral Bell, U.S.N., drowned

at Osaka, 1867.

The N. Y. L. & C. Co 's steamer "Mongol" ran on a sunken rock near the Nine Pine and

sank in 5 minutes; 17 lives were lost, including Captain Flamank and his wife, 1874. French flag hauled down from the Consulate at Canton by Chinese, 1832,

Wed.

14

23

Thur. 15

24

All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838.

Frid.

16

25

Loss by fire of the American ship "Horatio," at Shanghai, 1874.

Sat.

17

26

Sun.

18

27

Mon. 19

28

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer "Japan" burnt to the water's edge about 130 miles from Hongkong near Breaker Point while on a voyage from Yokohama; 1 European passenger, the cook, and 389 Chinese drowned, $358,508 treasure lost, 1874. 4th in Advent. Earthquake in Formosa, 1867.

Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.

'Tues. 20

29

Wed. 21

Thur. 22 Frid. 23

1

St. Thomas. Steam navigation first attempted, 1736.

2

Sat.

24

Sun.

25

Mon. 26

Tues. 27

7

Wed, 28

8

Two Mandarins arrived at Macao with secret orders to watch the movements of Plenipo-

tentiary Elliot, 1836.

British Consulate at Shanghai destroyed by fire, 1870.

Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day. Great Fire in Hongkong; 368 houses destroyed, immense destruction

of property, 1878. The steamer "Bombay" burned at Woosung, 1880.

Brig Etna" lost on the coast of Formosa, 1859. Gigantic fire at Tokio, 11,000 houses

destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1879.

Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1865.

Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857,

Thur. 29

Frid. 30

10

Sat.

31

11

Prince Kung received Captain Garciay Garcia, Peruvian Minister, 1874.

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