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THE CALENDAR FOR 1882.

SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

d.

h.

d.

1.

m.

Bec.

M.

sec.

Last Quarter

4

9

2 40 A.M.

First Quarter 20 9 03 47 A.M.

New Moon

12

8

34 44

A.M.

Full Moon

27

12 45 47 P.M.

DAYS DAYS

DAYS

OF THE

OF THE OF THE

7th & 8th

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Frid.

1

19

Sat.

2

20

Sun.

3

21

Mon.

4

22

Tues.

23

Wed.

24

Thur.

7

25

Frid.

8

26

Sat.

9

27

WEEK. MONTH, MOONS.

"

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

Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, died of the wounds inflicted by an assassin, 1870. Treaty with Austria signed at Peking, 1889. Arrival of the “Vega” ́at Yokohama, after

having discovered the North-East Passage, 1879.

13th after Trinity. Treaty of peace between America and England signed, 1783.

Forts in Canton river garrisoned by Chinese troops, 1841.

Attack on the forts at Shimonoseki, Japan, by the allied fleets under Adml. Kuper, 1884.

Hongkong Stamp Act passed. 1866.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1889. "Tai-ping," "Ariel,'

and "Serica" reached London, 1888.

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

Minister for France, left for Europe, 1872.

Great typhoon in Hongkong, 1887.

Bir Hercules Robinson assumed the government of Hongkong, 1859,

Sun.

10

28

14th after Trinity.

Mon.

11

29

Tues. 12

.1

Spanish brig "Bilbai:o "burnt at Macao, 1839.

Wed. 13

2

Thur. 14

3

Frid. 15

4

Sat.

16

Sun.

17

6

Mon. 18

7

Tues. 19

8

Wed. 20

9

Thur. 21

10

Frid. 22

11

Sat.

23

12.

Sun.

24

13

Mon.

25

14

Tues. 26 16 Wed. 27

Thur. 28

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.

British barque “Kite” wrecked in the Formosa Channel, 1841.

Gambling dens in Hongkong opened, 1887. New convention between Germany and China

ratified at Peking, 1881.

15th after Trinity. Pier and Godown Co, closed, 1879.

Steamer "Reiver" lost on Preparis Reef, 1888.

P. & O. Company's steamer "Singapore" lost on her voyage to Hakodate, 1887.

St. Matthew.

Terrific typhoon at Swatow, 1858.

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

many thousands of lives lost, 1874.

16th after Trinity. H.M.S. "Rattler" lost off Japan, 1868. Piratical attack on the German barque "Apenrade," near Macao, 1889. The Satsuma rebels in Japan routed with great slaughter, their leader, Saigo, killed, and the in-urrection su pressed, 1877.

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

Lok street, Hongkong, by armed robbers, 1878,

Lord Napier arrived at Macao dangerously ill, 1834.

16

Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.

!

17

Frid. 29

18

Rules and Regulations of the Morrison Education Society approved, 1836. Michaelmas Day. Hurricane at Manila, causing immense damage to shipping, 1865.

Sat.

80

19

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

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