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THE CALENDAR FOR 1883.
OCTOBER-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
d. h. m.
sec.
d.
h. m.
sec.
Last Quarter 23
New Moon 31
6 54
7 32 48
46 A.M.
First Quarter 9 9 5 55 46 A.M.
A.M.
Full Moon 16 2 21
44
P.M.
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2
Wed.
3
3
Thur
4
4
Frid.
5
5
Sat.
6
6
Sun.
7
7
Mon.
8
Tues.
9
9
Wed.
10
10
Thur.
11
11
Frid.
12
12
Sat.
13
13
Sun.
14
14
Mon. 15
15
Tues. 16
16
Wed. 17
17
DAYS DAYS
DAYS
OF THE
9th & 10th
OF THE OF THE
WEEK. MONTH., MOONS.
Mon.
Tues.
1 2 ∞ F
The "
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Daily Press" started, 1858. Ting-hai captured by the English, 1841. Typhoon in Hongkong, 1867. Earthquake at Manila, 1869. Death of Senor C. A. de Espana, Spanish Minister to China, at Peking from a fall from his horse, 1880. Great Landslip in Tai-ping-shan, 1867. Confucius born, B.C. 582,
Treaty between Brazil and China signed at Tientsin, 1881.
Loss of the O. S. 8. steamer "Hector," near Amoy, 1875. German steamer "Quinta”
driven ashore at Taichow Island and afterwards destroyed by fire, 1881.
French expedition left Chefoo for Korea, 1866.
20th after Trinity. H.R.H. Prince Alfred visited Poking, but not received by the Emperor, 1869. Great public meeting at Hongkong to consider the increase of crime in the Colony, 1878.
Supplementary treaty signed at the Bogue, 1848. Severe gale in Hongkong; serious
damage to small craft and loss of life, 1878.
Shanghai captured, 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Fire at Canton, property destroyed
worth $4,000,000,1851. Hongkong Stamp Act came into operation, 1867.
Lord Napier died at Macao, 1834. H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis left Hongkong for
Nagasaki, 1872. Death of Dr. Wong at Canton, 1878. The first Chinese merchant steamer (the
CI
Meifoo") left Hongkong for London with passengers to establish a Chinese firm there, 1881. Revolt in the Philippines, 1872.
Ningpo occupied by British forces, 1841. Railway in Japan officially opened by the
Mikado, 1872.
21st after Trinity.
on board, 1859. of China, 1872.
"Flora Temple" lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies Outrage on foreigners in Formosa, 1868. Wedding of the Emperor
British schooner "Lech Bulig" lost on Lambay Island, S. W. Coast of Formosa, 1875. Khanghoa, in Corea, taken by the French, 1866.
China had refused to accept a model railway offered to him by the Duke of Sutherland News received that the Emperor of and others, 1873.
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, dedicated, 1842.
Thur. 18
18
Loss of the British barque "Roodee" by fire, at Manila, 1875.
Frid. 19
19
Sat.
20
20
Great fire in Hongkong, 1859. Great typhoon at Formosa, 1861. Terrific typhoon at Manila; enormous damage to property, 1882.
Sun.
21
21
Mon. 22
22
Tues. 23
23
Wed. 24
24
Thur. 25
25
Frid. 26
26
Sat.
27
27
Sun.
28
28
Mon.
29
29
Tues.
30
30
Wed.
31
1
22nd after Trinity. The Shanghai and Woosung railway closed by the Chinese Govern-
ment, 1877.
H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1869. Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1875. 58 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay & Wilcox, H. M. Ships "Columbine"
and "r Fury," 1849.
Rebellion of Samurai at Kumamoto, Japan; 400 soldiers killed by the insurgents, 1876.
Loss of the steamer "Paladin" off the coast of Hainan, 1882,
Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844. Kahding recaptured
by the allies, 1862.
In Canton 1,200 houses and 3 factories burnt, 1843.
Visit of the Tartar General Chang-Shan to Hongkong, 1871.
23rd after Trinity. St. Simon and St. Jude, Terranova executed by the Chinese, 1822, Portuguese frigate "D. Maria II. " blown up at Macao, 1850. Collision on Yangtaze be-
tween steamer "Hanyang" and lorcha "Annie" and loss of the former, 1882. Great fire in Hongkong, 1866.
H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1869. Settlement of the Formosa difficulty
between Japan and China, 1874.
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