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MK. R. D. OLDHAM ON THE PROPAGATION OF 



The times of commencement at Siena and Nicolaiew evidently correspond to the 

 maximum rather than the commencement of the first phase as recorded at Rome. 

 The sudden increase in the disturbance at Nicolaiew at 17'l m is attributed to the 

 second phase. It is in tolerably, though not close, concordance with the time 

 at Rome. 



The times of commencement at Tokio are, in spite of the much greater distance 

 from the origin, much earlier than the corresponding times at the European observa- 

 tories, and the difference seems greater than can be attributed to instrumental errors. 

 The commencement of the third phase at Ischia is so much in advance of the others 

 that it is probably not strictly comparable with them, and refers to a somewhat 

 different phase. 



Converted into intervals these times become 



3. JAPAN, June 15, 1895. 



This earthquake has been discussed by Professor MILNE,* who puts the time and 



* 'Brit. Assoc. Rep.,' 1897, p. 157. 



