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THE CALENDAR FOR 1885.

JANUARY-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

(For Civil Mean Time at Hongkong.)

d. A.

#1. Sec.

d.

J.

帖。

Rec.

Last Quarter 8 11 12 46 A.M.

First Quarter 24

9

2 43

45 42

P.M.

Thur.

1

16

Frid.

2

17

Sat.

3

18

Sku.

4

19

Mon.

5

20

Tues.

6

21

Wed.

22

Thur.

8

23

Frid.

9

24

Bat.

10

25

Sun.

11

26

Mon. 12

27

Tues.

13

28

Wed.

14

29

Thur. 15

30

New Moon 16 4 12 45 P.M.

DATS

APɔoze, 13 days, 5 hours, P.M.

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OF THE OF THE

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WEEK. MONTH MOONS.

Full Moon 30 11 45

PERIORE, 29 days, 10 hours, A.M.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Wiego and Osaka opened, 1889. Överland Tel gra k through Russin opened, 1872. The Emperor Kang:hi senda në bie Borey to the Pope the "Jemut Father Bouvet, 1708. Imperial Decree disgracing Chung How issued, 1880. First slection by the Hougkong Chamber of Commerce of a member of the Legislative Council, 1884.

Lin Toi-hen appointed Commissioner, 1889. Li Sing-yuen appointed Imperial Commis-

sioner in Kwangai, 1851.

2nd_after_Christmas. Great Firest Tukis, 1870. First election by the Hongkong Justicen

of The Pence of a member of the Legislative Cooni), 1-84

Decree of Emperor Two-kwang-probib ting trade with England, 1840. Commissioner

Teb captured, 1858,

Epiphany. Pearsa Aro at Tientsin, 1,400 famine refugees burnt to death, 1878.

Ports at Chuenpi taken with great slaughter, 1842.

Ice one-fourth inch thick at Canton, 1952. Gusner of the "Lady Hughes" strangled

at Canton, 1785. Execution of Li Yung-choi, the rebel leader in Ewangsi, 1880. Murder of Mr. Holworthy at the Peak, 1988. Harrings of the Mikado of Japan, 1869, Several cheats of Opium, forcibly taken by the Mnadering from an English resident in

Canton, 1839.

lat_after_Epiphany. Sir R. Aleook left Hongkong for England, 1870. Seamen's Church,

West Point opened, 1972.

To

1876.

Cang-chi, Emperor of China, died, in the nineteenth year of his Ki-ying. Viceroy of Kwang-tung and Kwang-ai, jomes a proclamation recommending moderation in dealing with foreigners, and intimating the intention of opening në Canton according to the Treaties, 1848.

Secretary of American Legation murdered at Tokio, 1871.

Bread poisoning in Hongkong, by Chinese baker Alum, 1857. Telegraph sable between

Japan and Cores opened to traffic, 1884,

Frid. 16

1

Sat.

17

2

Bun.

18

8

Mon.

19

4

Tues. 20

5

Wed. 21

6

Thur. 22

7

Frid. 23

8

P. £ 0. stésmér "Niphon " lost off Amoy, 1888.

Sat.

24

9

Sun. 25

10

Mou. 26

11

Tues. 27

12

Wed. 28

13

Thur.

29

14

Frid. 30

Sat.

15

31

¡ 16

2nd offer Eniphany. Great Gunpowder explosion in Hongkong harbour, 1967. Elliot an! Kishen tresty, coding Hongkong, 1841. Suitors Home at Honghong formally opened, 1881 The Frederie" hamt "by the Coolice, 1870. Chang How and Suite returned to China from France, 1972.

H

Attack on Lieut. Kerr and the bost of the "Cooksbufer" at Swatow, 1800,

The Chinese Ambasadora arrived in London, 1877.

Matheus Ricci, the Jesuit Missionary, enters Peking, 1601. 0,5, norvette "' Oncida" lost

through collision with P. & O. steamer " Bombay,” near Yokohama, 1870, Srdofter Epi hany. Instructions from Lord Palmerston to Lord Napier, superintendent of British Trade in China, 1884. Hongkong taken possession of, 1841. 86. Fool's Chorshat Maosoburat, 1835. Terride Brent Tokio; 10,000houses destroyed and many lives lost, 1881, Establishment of Amoy Chamber of Commerces, 1875. British str. "Carisbrooke" burned

and scutt's ' in Hongkong harbour, 1885.

Huang-trong-ban appointed Imperial Commissioner at Canton, 1866.

H

Decree from Tung-ching forbidding, ander pain of death, the propagation_of the Christion with in China, 1733. Wreck of the steamer "Chiakiang Bear Quemoy. with loss of Tre, 1881.

Lord Saltuun luft China with $9,000,000 ransom money, 1846.

Low of the C. M. Co.'s str. "Howrsang” off Dodd Island, near Amor, 1579.