Great typhoon in Hongkong, 1867.

Typhoon, 1848, in which the "Isabella Robertson" foundered at Cum-sing-moon.
Ma, Viceroy of Nanking, died of the wounds inflicted by an assassin, 1870.

Treaty with Austria signed at Peking, 1869. Arrival of the "Vega" at Yokohama, after
having discovered the North-East Passage, 1879.

13th after Trinity. Treaty of peace between America and England signed, 1783.

Forts in Canton river garrisoned by Chinese troops, 1841.

Attack on the forts at Shimonoseki, Japan, by the allied fleets under Adml. Kuper, 1864.
Hongkong Stamp Act passed, 1866.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred received by the Mikado of Japan, 1869. "Tai-ping," "Ariel,'
and "Serica" reached London, 1866.
H. E. Count Rochechouart,

"Imogene" and "Andromache" passed the Bogue, 1834.
Minister for France, left for Europe, 1872.

Sir Hercules Robinson assumed the government of Hongkong, 1859.

Public Meeting in Hongkong, with reference to the blockade of the port by the Chinese
Customs' cruisers, 1874.

St. Matthew.

H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia visited Hongkong, 1872. Convention signed at
Chefoo by Sir Thomas Wade and Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang, 1876.

British barque "Kite" wrecked in the Formosa Channel, 1841.

Gambling dens in Hongkong opened, 1867. New convention between Germany and China ratified at Peking, 1881.

15th after Trinity. Pier and Godown Co. closed, 1873.

Steamer "Reiver" lost on Preparis Reef, 1868.

P. & O. Company's steamer "Singapore" lost on her voyage to Hakodate, 1867.

Terrific typhoon at Swatow, 1858.

Am. Brig" Lubra" taken by pirates, 1866. Terrific typhoon in Hongkong and Macao, many thousands of lives lost, 1874.

16th after Trinity. H.M.S. "Rattler" lost off Japan, 1868. Piratical attack on the German
barque "Apenrade," near Macao, 1869. The Satsuma rebels in Japan routed with great
slaughter, their leader, Saigo, killed, and the insurrection su pressed, 1877.

Land Regulations for Canton passed, 1871. Daring attack upon a Chinese shop in Wing
Lok street, Hongkong, by armed robbers, 1878.

Lord Napier arrived at Macao dangerously ill, 1834.

Commissioner Lin degraded, 1840.

Rules and Regulations of the Morrison Education Society approved, 1836.

Michaelmas Day. Hurricane at Manila, causing immense damage to shipping, 1865.
All the Bogue forts destroyed by the British fleet, 1811. The "Westminster" lost on
Pratas Shoal, 1866. Heavy typhoon in Formosa Channel, 1874.

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17th after Trinity. The "Daily Press" started, 1858. Ting-hai captured by the English, 1841.
A second typhoon in Hongkong, 1867. Earthquake at Manila, 1869. Death of Senor
C. A. de Espana, Spanish Minister to China, at Peking from a fall from his horse, 1880.
Great Landslip in Tai-ping-shan, 1867. Confucius born, B.C. 562.

Treaty between Brazil and China signed at Tientsin, 1881.

Loss of the O. S. S. steamer "Hector," near Amoy, 1875. German steamer "Quinta"
driven ashore at Taichow Island and afterwards destroyed by fire, 1881.
French expedition left Chefoo for Corea, 1866.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred visited Peking, but not received by the Emperor, 1869. Great
public meeting at Hongkong to consider the increase of crime in the Colony, 1878.
18th after Trinity. Supplementary treaty signed at the Bogue, 1848. Severe gale in
Hongkong; serious damage to small craft and loss of life, 1878.

Shanghai captured, 1841. Chinhai taken, 1841. Fire at Canton, property destroyed
worth $4,000,000, 1851. Hongkong Stamp Act came into operation, 1867.

Lord Napier died at Macao, 1834. H.I.. the Grand Duke Alexis left Hongkong for
Nagasaki, 1872. Death of Dr. Wong at Canton, 1873.

The first Chinese merchant steamer (the "Meifoo") left Hongkong for London with
passengers to establish a Chinese firm there, 1881.
Revolt in the Philippines, 1872.

Ningpo occupied by British forces, 1811.

Railway in Japan officially opened by the

Mikado, 1872.

"Flora Temple" lost in the China Sea, with upwards of 800 coolies on board, 1859,
Outrage on foreigners in Formosa, 1868. Wedding of the Emperor of China, 1872.
19th after Trinity. British schooner "Lech Bulig" fost on Lambay Island, S. W. Coast of
Formosa, 1875.

Khanghoa, in Corea, taken by the French, 1866. News received that the Emperor of
China had refused to accept a model railway offered to him by the Duke of Sutherland
and others, 1873.

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

Loss of the British barque "Roodee" by fire, at Manila, 1875.

Great fire in Hongkong, 1859. Great typhoon at Formosa, 1861.

The Shanghai and Woosung railway closed by the Chinese Government, 1877.

20th after Trinity. H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Shanghai, 1869. Cosmopolitan Dock opened, 1875.

58 piratical vessels destroyed by Captains Hay & Wilcox, H. M. Ships "Columbine " and "Fury," 1849.

Rebellion of Samurai at Kumamoto, Japan; 400 soldiers killed by the insurgents, 1876. Treaty of Whampoa between France and China signed, 1844. Kahding recaptured by the allies, 1862.

In Canton 1,200 houses and 3 factories burnt, 1843.

Visit of the Tartar General Chang-Shan to Hongkong, 1871.

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Great fire in Hongkong, 1866.

H.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Hongkong, 1869. Settlement of the Formosa difficulty

between Japan and China, 1874.

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Chronology of Remarkable Events.

The port of Quin-hon, on the coast of Annam, opened to foreign trade, 1876.

Great Britain commenced the first war with China by the naval action of Chuen-pee, 1839.

22nd after Trinity. Great fire at Macao, 500 houses burnt, 1834. Peking evacuated by the Alies, 1860.

Engush and French treaties promulgated by the Peking Gazette, 1860.

Capt. Garcia y Garcia and Dr. Elmore appointed by the President of Peru on a Special
Mission to Japan and China, 1874.

The French repulsed at Corea, 1866. Prince of Wales born, 1841. Loss of the China Navigation Co.'s steamer "Glengyle" on Namoa Island, with the captain and several of the crew, 1875.

H.M.S. "Racehorse" wrecked off Chefoo, out of a crew of 108 only 9 saved, 1864. H.E. Ch'ung How, Chinese Envoy to Russia, arrived in Hongkong on his way to St. Petersburg, 1878.

23rd after Trinity. Hongkong first lighted by gas, 1864.

Earthquake at Shanghai, 1847.

Loss of Messrs. D. Lapraik & Co.'s str. "Douglas" in the Haitan Straits, 1880.
tion signed between Russia and China, 1860.

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H. M. gunboat "Gnat" lost in the Palawan, 1868.
outbreak of a serious rebellfon in Hunan, 1870.
H.R.H. Prince Alfred left Hongkong, 1869.

News received in Hongkong of

Shanghai opened to foreign commerce, 1843.

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Great Fire in Hongkong, 1867. HI.R.H. Prince Alfred arrived at Manila, 1869. Ch'ung
How, Governor of Tientsin, arrived in Hongkong en route for France as special Am-
bassador, to explain the Tientsin Massacre, 1870.
2ith after rinity. Collision on the Yangtsze between the strs.
" and
Kungwo,
Hanyang;" both vessels lost, 1880. Viceroy Tseng-kwo-fan visited Shanghai, 1871.
Portuguese Custom house at Macao closed, 1845. Lord Elgin died 1863. Gunpowder
explosion at Hankow, 1867.

Major Baldwin and Lieut. Bird, of H.M.'s 20th Regt., brutally murdered in Japan,
1564.

reat fire at Canton. 1,400 houses destroyed, 1835. Terrible boiler explosion on board
the steamer "Yesso" in Hongkong harbour, 86 lives lost, 1877.

Arrival of the Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales the "Bacchante" at
Woosung, 1881.

Ship "Omar Pacha "logt in China Sea, 1867.

Tremendous fire at Yokohama, 1866. Capture of Anping, Formosa, 1868. H.E. Marquis
Tseng, Chinese Ambassador to England, arrived in Hongkong, on his way to London,

1878.

25th after Trinity. Edict issued by the Viceroy of Canton forbidding trade with British ships, 1839.

M. Thiers accepts the apology of Ch'ung How, the Chinese Ambassador, for the murder of the French at Tientsin, June 21st, 1870-1871.

Foreign factories burnt at Canton, 1856, Great fire in Hongkong, 1867.

Murder of the captain and four men of the British barque "Crofton," near Ku-lan, 1869.
St. Andrew's day. St. Joseph's Church, Hongkong, consecrated 1872.