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THE CALENDAR FOR 1885.

OCTOBER 31 DAYS,

MOON' PRADES,

d.

h. m. šėč. Last Quarter 1 7 5 41 P.M. New Moon 8 3 7 44 P.K. First Quarter 16 8 56 47 A.M.

d.

h. m. 386.

Full Moon 24

Last Quarter 31 1 33

33 48

4 58 46 A.H.

A.M.

PERIGEE, 4 days, 7 hours, A.M.

PERIGEE, 29 days, 4 hours, A.M.

APOGEE, 16 days, 2 hours, P.M.

Thur.

1

23

Frid.

2

24

Sat.

25

Sun.

4

26

Mon.

5

27

Tues.

28

Wed.

7

29

Thur,

8

1

Frid.

9

2

Sat.

10

3

Sun.

11

4

Mon.

12

Б

Tues.

13

6

Wed.

14

7

Thur. 15

8

DATS DAYS DAYS

OF THE

Bch & Del

OF THE OF THE

WEEK. MONTH, MOON 8.

Chronology of Remarkable Events,

The '' Daily Prese” started, 1858. Ting-bai captured by the English, 1841. Earthquake

at Manilä, 1869. French lauded at Kölung, 1884.

Great Landslip in Tai-ping-shan, 1867. Confucius born, B.C. 608. Tamani bombarded

by French, 11.

Trosty between Brazil and China sigued at Tientsin, 1881. Serious riot at Hongkong,

1884.

18th offer Trinity. Attack on foreigners at Wonchow, 1984,

Loss of the 0.8.89.steamer "Euctor," near Amoy,1876. Germansteamer ** Quints" driven

sabore at Talchow Island and afterwards destroyed by firo, 1891. Franch expedition left Cheloo for Koren, 1988,

H.B.H. Prinos Alfred visited Poking, but not received by the Emperor, 1889. Graİ

public mesting at Hongkong to consider the increase of crime in the Colony, 1878. Supplementary "trasty signed at the Bogue, 1848. Berore gale in Hongkong, 1879.

French landing party at Tamqui repulsed, 1596.

Shanghai captured, 1911, Chinhai takon, 1811. Fire at Canton, proparty destroyed

worth $1,000,000,1851. Steamer " Keelung" lost on Dodd Island, 1884,

Lord Napier died at Macao, 1894,

19th qffer Trinity. The fret Chinese merchant steamer (the "Meifoo") lath Hong-

kong for London with passengers to metablish Revolt in the Philippines, 1872.

Ningpo, occupied by British forces, 1841,

Mikado, 1872.

Chinese firm there, 1881.

Railway in Japan officially opened by the

opwards of 800_coolies on board, 1839, Wedding of the Emperor of China, 1872,

"Flora l'emple" lost in the China Sas, with Outrage of foreigners in Formosa, 1889. British schooner "Lech Balig" lost on Lambay Island, B. W, Coast of Formosa, 1876.

Frid. 16

9

Khanghon, in Corsa, taken by the French, 1880.

Sat.

17

St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, dedicated, 1842.

10

Sun. 18

11

20th after Trinity.

Mon. 19

12

Great fee in Hongkong, 1859. Great typhoon at Formosa, 1881.

Tues. 20

13

Wed.

21

14

Thur.

22

15

Frid.

23

16

Sat,

24

17

Sun.

25

18

Mon.

26

Tues. 27

20

Wed.

28

21

Thur.

29

22

Frid

30 23

Sat.

91

24

Tarrida typhoon at Manila; enormous damage to property, lid.

The Shanghai and Hoojung railway closed by the Chiness Gorornment, 1877.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1889. Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1875,

68 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hey & Wilcox, H. M, Ships "Columbine**

sad "* Fory," 1810.

Rebellion of Sanuurai at Kumamoto, Japan; 400 soldiers killed by the insurgents, 1878,

Loss of the steamer “ Paladin " off the coast of Hainan, 1893.

21af after Trinity. Trosty of Whampos between France and China signed, 1846.

Kabiding recaptured by the allina, 1887.

In Cmaton 1,300 houses and 3 factories burnt, 19

St. Simon and St. Jude. Terranova exécuted by the Chinese, 1852.

Portuguese frigate " D. Maria IL "blown up at Maeno, 1851. Collision on Yangtaze bei

tarčen abonner" Hanyang" and löreha. “Annas" and ion of the former, 1880. Great dra in Hongkong, 1848,

H.R. H. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1889. Bettlement of the Formous dimenity

between Japan and China, 1874.

1849.