Now 26 and Only December not Distinguished: What they are] and Why: Interesting Additions to Calendar During the few years past, forcigners—and numerous Chinese—have been puzzled by the meanings of many different Chinese "hu tion days." Inquiries were made from various sources but it was February 24.—Signing of the Eli (2) Treaty in the 7th year Kuang Hsu when Bi (2) and the West were seized by Russia.
March 6.—Seizure of the Kizochow Peninsula and the cession of Shan-impossible to find out exactly how many of these days there were in year and what caused the humilia tion, The World's News Agency has now issued a statement which throws some light on the matter.
'There are now 26 humiliation days every 12 months, and, with the exception of December, there is one or more humiliation' days. each of them. January, February, April and October each have one; July, August and November have tivo apiece; September claims three; March and May, four each; and June has no fewer than five.
The list follows. We do not, of course, attempt to controvert the reason given for humiliation but merely quote the Chinese statement.
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