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THE CALENDAR FOR 1885.
MAY-31 DAYS,
Moox's PHASES.
d.
c.
d. h.
*CC.
Last Quarter
7 4 19 40 P.M.
First Quarter 21
1 21 41
P.M.
New Moon 14 10 58 45
F.M.
Full Moon 29 4 6 49
A.M.
APOGEE, 4 days, 6 hours, P., PERIGEE, 16 days, 6 hours, P.M.
DAYS DAYS
DAYS
OF THE
OF THE OF THE
3rd & 4th
WEEK. MONTH MOONE,
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
Frid.
1
17
+
Sat.
2
18
Sun
3
19
Mon.
4
20
Tues.
5
21
Wed.
6
22
Thur.'
7
23
Frid.
8
24
Sat.
9
25
Sun.
10
26
Mon.
11
27
Tues,
12
Wed. 13
29
Arrival in Hongkong of Prince Thomas, Duke of Gevon, 1880. East India Cal's garden at Canton destroyed by the Mandarina, 1881. 28
Hoppo forcibly eater the Company's factory at 7 a... Contention, 1884.
Thur.
14
1
Frid.
15
2
t
St. Phil p and St. James's day. First umber of Hongkong Gorrite published, 184 1 Prince Hemrich of Germany maite Hongkong, 1880. Telegraphic" communicati astablished hetween Hongkong and the Philippines, 1800.
4th ofte Easter. Announcement of the appointment of Sir Harry Parken no Miniclée
to China, 1888. Suspension of Oriental Birk, 1984.
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Foman Catholic Cathedral at Peking in-
Magurated, 1884,
Borlase zuid at Swatow, 1881. British troops evacuated. Kingpo, 1842. The "Colors
T'garte," coolie sahip, burut near Macao, 1871.
Attack on Mr Wood at the British Legution at Tokio, 1874
British ship "Dugmail" wrecked entering Hongkong harbone, 1870. Prince Kung'•
bonours restored, 1865.
Regation Sunday. Colonel Gordon with the Impérial troops captured Chang-chow, the
rebel city, 1884,
Foo-quen
and 1691. Signing of the Li-Fournier
A corporal of the British Legation barbarously murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking,
1804.
Ascension Day. Ammagination in Tokio of Mr. Okubo Toshimichi, Minister of the Home
Department, 1878, Ratification at Feling of the amended Treaty between Rusia and China, 1881,
Sat.
16
3
Sun. 17
4
Sun, after decension. Loss off Amoy of the French war steamer "Istre,” 1940 Ar-
rival of General Grant in Shanghai, 1879.
Mon. 18
5
Tues. 19
B
Wed.
20
7
Thur.
21
8
Frid. 22
9
Sat.
23
10
Sun. 24
11
Mon. 25
12
Тиев. 26
13
Wed,
27
14
Thur. 28
15
Frid.
29
16
Bat.
90
17
Sun.
31
18
The city of Chapo taken by the British troops, 1842.
The Select Committes issued a notice that the British trade would be suspended on the first of August, 1831. Disastrous surprise of a French sortis in Tonquin led by Con- maudent Riviera, and death of the latter, 1883.
Forts at month of Feibe captured by British and French forces, 1868. German
barque ** Lesmous" captured by pirates in the China Sea, 1868.
Delivery of 20,283 chests Opium completed, 1899. Tornado at Tairso, Forsuose, 1878. Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841. Treaty between the United States and Korës
signed at Roussa, 1682.
U. §. A. Legation at Tokio burned down, 1883. P. & O. steamer "Benares" lost on
Faberman's Group, 1868.
Whit Sunday. Queen Victoria born, 1819. Captain Elliot and all the British subjects.
Left Canton for Macao, 1839.
The city of Canton invested by British troops, 1841. Imperial decree for opening of
Tannan mines, 1884,
Murder of Mr. Blacklock on board the stammer **Douglas" at Foochow by Chinese sang-
glars, 1876. – Death of Grand Becretary Wen-siang, 1876, Canton Tantomed for $6,000,000, 1841. Loss of steamer
Groop, 1881.
Mr. Lindsay delivered the keys of the Company's factory at Canton to Kwan-Heep, 1861. H.B.M. sarow sloop "Réguard" löst on the Pratas shoal in trying to regena remainder of grew of Velosipede," 1851. 'Oporenc," with Yangtais Exploring Expedition,
returned to Hanhow, 1860.
Trinity. Typhoon si Hongkong and Macko; loss of the "Payung," with 100 Trim
umar Maeso, 1976.
Posing" mene Fishermka's
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