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THE CALENDAR FOR 1886.
MAY-31 DAYS.
MOON'S PHASES.
d. h. m. see.
d. h. m. sec.
New Moon
4 11 18 45 A.M.
Full Moon
18
9 23 41 A.M.
First Quarter 11 9 56 41 A.M.
Last Quarter 26 6 12 41
A.M.
[APOGEE, 11 days, 8 hours, A.M. PERIGEE, 25 days, 8 hours, a.M.
DAYS DAYS
OF THE OF THE
DAYS
OF THE
3rd & 4th
[ WEEK. | MONTH | MOONS.
10
Sat.
1
28
Sun.
2
29
Mon.
3
30
Tues.
4
1
Wed.
5
2
Thur.
6
3
Frid.
7
4
Sat.
8
5
Sun.
9
в
Mon.
10
7
Tues. 11
8
Wed.
12
9
Thur.
13
10
Frid.
14
11
Sat.
15
12
Sun.
16
13
Mon. 17
14
Tues, 18
15
Wed.
19
16
Thur. 20
17
Frid. 21
18
Sat.
22
19
Sun. 23
20
Mon. 24
21
Tues. 25
22
Wed,
26
23
Thur.
27
24
Frid.
28
25
Sat.
29
26
Sun.
30
27
Mon.
31
28
Chronology of Remarkable Events.
St. Philip and St. James's day. First 1 umber of Hongkong Gazette published, 1841;
Prince Heinrich of Germany visits Hongkong, 1880. established between Hongkong and the Philippines, 1880.
Telegraphic communication Low Sunday.
Announcement of the appointment of Sir Harry Parkes as Minister to China, 1883,
Suspension of Oriental Bank, 1884.
Riot in French Concession at Shanghai, 1874. Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking in-
augurated, 1834.
Borlase raid at Swatow, 1861. British troops evacuated Ningpo, 1842. The "Dolore
Ugarte," coolie ship, burnt near Macao, 1871.
Attack on Mr. Wood at the British Legation at Tokyo, 1874.
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British ship "Dunmail wrecked entering Hongkong harbour, 1870. Prince Kung's
honours restored, 1865,
2nd after Easter.
Colonel Gordon with the Imperial troops captured Chang-chow, the rebel city, 1864,
Occupation of Port Hamilton by the British Squadron, 1865.
Arrival in Ilongkong of Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa, 1880.
East India Co.'s garden at Canton destroyed by the Mandarins, 1831. Foo-yuen and Hoppo forcibly enter the Company's factory at 7 a.m., 1831. Signing of the Li-Fournier Convention, 1884.
A corporal of the British Legation barbarously murdered by Chinese soldiers at Peking,
1864. Assassination in Tokyo of Mr. Okubo Toshimichi, Minister of the Home Department,
1878. Ratification at Peking of the amended Treaty between Russia and China, 1881.
3rd after Easter,
Lose off Amoy of the French war steamer "Izere," 1860. Arrival of General Grant in
Shanghai, 1879.
The city of Chapu taken by the British troops, 1842.
The Select Committee issued a notice that the British trade would be suspended on the first of August, 1831. Disastrous surprise of a French sortie in Tonquin led by Com- mandant Riviere, and death of the latter, 1883.
Forts at mouth of Peiho captured by British and French forces, 1858. German
barque "Lesmona " captured by pirates in the China Sea, 1868.
Delivery of 20,283 chests Opium completed, 1839. Tornado at Taiwan, Formosa, 1878. Foreign factories at Canton pillaged, 1841. Treaty between the United States and Cores
signed at Rensan, 1882.
Ath after Easter. U. S. A. Legation at Tokyo burned down, 1883. P. & 0. steamer
"Benares" lost on Fisherman's Group, 1868.
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
Yunnan mines, 1884.
Murder of Mr. Blacklock on board the steamer "Douglas" at Foochow by Chinese smug"
glers, 1875. Death of Grand Secretary Wen-siang, 1876, Canton ransomed for $6,000,000, 1841. Loss of steamer
Group, 1881.
"Posang' near Fisherman's
Mr. Lindsay delivered the keys of the Company's factory at Canton to Kwan-Heep, 1981, Rogation Sunday. H.B.M. screw sloop "Reynard" lost on the Pratas shoalin trying to rescue remainder of crew of "Velocipede," 1851. "Opossum," with Yangteze Ex. ploring Expedition, returned to Ilankow, 1869.
Typhoon at Hongkong and Macao; loss of the "Poyang," with 100 lives near Macao,
1876,
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