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THE CALENDAR FOR 1882.
DECEMBER-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
d. h. m.
sec.
d. h. m.
sec.
Last Quarter 2
New Moon 10 11 13
10 32 42 A.M.
44
First Quarter 18
00 15
41
A.M.
A.M.
Full Moon 24
11 17
39
A.M.
DAYS DAYS
DAYS
OF THE
OF THE OF THE 10th &
11th
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
WEEK. MONTH. MOONS.
Frid.
1
21
Sat.
2
22
St. Francis Xavier died on Sanchoan, 1552.
Sun.
23
Advent.
Mon.
4
24
First census of Hongkong taken, population 15,000, 1841.
Tues.
25
Wed.
6
26
Thur.
7
27
Frid.
8
26
Sat.
9
29
Sun.
10
30
2nd Sunday in Advent.
Mon.
11
1
Tues.
12
2
Wed.
13
3
Six foreigners killed at Wang-chuh-ki, 1847. Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists under
General Gordon, 1883.
East India Co.'s last servant left China, 1836. Confucius died, B.C. 490.
European fictories at Canton destroyed by a mob, 1842.
Ningpo captured by the Taipings, 1861.
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 Pins 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.
Thur.
14
4
Frid.
15
5
All Catholic Priests (not Portuguese) expelled from Macao, 1838,
Sat.
16
6
Loss by fire of the American ship "Horatio," at Shanghai, 1874.
Sun.
17
7
Mon.
18
8
Tues.
19
9
Wed.
20
10
Thur. 21
11
Frid.
22
12
Sat.
23
13
Sun. 24
14
Mon. 25
15
Tues. 26
16
Wed. 27
17
Thur. 28
18
3rd in Advent The P. M. S. S. Co.'e 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. Earthquake in Formosa, 1887.
Sir Hugh Gough and the Eastern Expedition left China, 1842.
Arrival of Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales at Hongkong in the "Bacchante,”
1881.
St. Thomas. Stem navigation first attempted, 1736.
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.
4th in Advent. Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day. Great Fire in Hongkong; 368 houses destroyed, immense destruction
of property, 1878. The steamer " Bombay "' burned at Woosung, 1890,
Brig Etna" lost on the coast of Formosa, 1858. Gigantic fre at Tokio, 11,000 houses
destroyed, 263 lives lost, 1879.
Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1885.
Canton bombarded by Allied forces of Great Britain and France, 1857,
Frid. 29
19
Sat.
30
20
Sun.
31
21
Prince Kung received Captain Garcia y Garcia, Peruvian Minister, 1874.
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