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Last Quarter

THE CALENDAR FOR 1885.

SEPTEMBER-30 DAYS.

Rec.

MOON'S PHASES.

0 50 48 P.E.

d.

h.

2

New Moon

9 4 19

19 42

42 A.M.

PERIGEE, 6 days, 10 hours, P.M.

DAYS DATA

OF THE OF THE

DAY:

OF THE

7th & 8th

WEEK, MONTH. MOONS.

d.

7. m. 866.

First Quarter 16 1 50 48 P.M.

Full Moon 24 3 90 47 P.H.

APOGEE, 18 days, 6 hours, P.M.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Tues.

1

23

Wed.

2

24

Thur.

3

25

Frid.

26

Sat.

5

27

Sun.

6

28

Mon.

7

29

Tues.

8

30

Wed.

9

1

Thur. 10

2

Frid.

11

3

Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, died of the wounds indicted by an assassin, 1870, Treaty with Austria signed at Peking, 1889. Arrival of the ***

"Tega" at Tokohama, after having discovered the North-East Passage, 1879.

Treaty of peace between America and England signed, 1788.

Forts in Canton river garrisoned by Chinese troops, 1841. Loss of the Indo-China Com-

pany's steamer " Europe,” near the mouth of the Min, 1882.

H

Attack on the forts at Shimonoseki, Japan, by the allied frets under ådml. Kaper, 1864,

H.M 8. "Zephyr fred on by Chinese in Kimpal Pass, 1884.

14th qffer Trinity, H.R.H. Prinos Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1869. "Imogena" and "Andromache passed the Bogue, 1894. R.B. Count Rochechouart,

Minister for France, left for Europe, 1872,

P3

Great typhoon in Hongkong, 1867.

Bir Hercules Hobinson assumed the government of Hongkong, 1869.

Riot by Chinese mob at Canton ; great destrustion of houses, and property on Shamsen,

1983. Typhoon in Hongkong, steamer " Taisang" driven shöre, 1994.

Sat.

12

4

Sun. 13

5

Mon.

14

6

Tues.

15

7

Wed.

16

8

15th qfter Trinity, B.L.F, the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia visited Hongkong, 1873. Convention signed at Chefoo by Sir Thomas Wade and Grand Secretary Li Hong-shing, LATA.

Public Meeting in Hongkong, with reference to the blockade of the port by the Chinese

Customs' croisern, 1874

Theon at Tokohama and Tokin, 1884.

New convention between Germany and China ratified at Peking, 1881.

Public meeting at

Shanebni on Frenco-Chinose difficulty, 1894,

Thur. 17

9

Pier and Godown fo, closed, 1878.

Frid.

18

30

Sat.

19

11

Sun.

20

12

Mon.

21

18

Tues. 22

14

Wed.

23

15

Thur. 24

16

Frid. 25

17

Sat.

26

18

16th after Trinity. P. & O. Company's steamer "Singapore" lost no har vorage to Hakodate 1987 James Henry Leena, Costomy ofour, tried at Gaston for sensing death of Chinese bay at Honami, and convicted of manslaughter, 1889,

St. Matthew. Steamér "Hiramar" foundered in typhoon, allhanda bus two Tost, 1969,

Terride typhoon at Swatow, 1858.

Am. Brig "' Lobra" taken by pirates, 1888, Terrife typhoon in Hongkong and Muona;

many thoniands of lives look, 1974,

H.H.S."Rattley" lost off Japan, 1988. Piratical attrak on the German barque “åpen.

Tadeja

Dear Macao, IMA, The Batanma rebola in Japan_ronted with great slaughter, their leader, Sxico, killed, and the insurrection suppressed, 1877,

Land Regulations for Canton passed, 1871. Daring attack Upon a Chinen shop in Wing

Lok street, Hongkong, by armed robbers, 1878,

Lord Hapier arrived at Masso dangerously ill, 1834.

Sun.

21 19

17th after Trinity. Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.

Mon. 28

20

Rules and Regulations of the Morrison Education Boalaty approved, 1884.

Ther. 29

21

Michaelmas Par. Hurricane at Mania, causing immanas damage to shipping, 1985,

Wed. 80

22

All the Bogue forte destroyed by the British foot, 1841. Heavy typhoon in Formoss

Channel, 1874.