3l() T. TekAda and T. Matuzawa 



It will, however, not be fair to conjfine our reference to the 

 publications of the E.I.C. alone in reviewing, even in a most super- 

 ficial manner, the activities of our geologists in the special field here 

 concerned. Works by the members of the E.I.C. and especially by 

 the geologists not connected with this official body are before us, 

 scattered widely in various scientific as well as i>opular periodicals. 

 To give here even a very distorted bird's eye view of this field is 

 however beyond our power. 



We may be allowed to conclude this chapter by once more 

 drawing the attention of our readers to the contributions of T. Ogawa, 

 H. Yabe, and others already cited with regard to the recent Kwanto 

 Earthquake. 



Lastly, we presume, at the risk of being considered partial, to 

 mention specially the recent work of Y. Ozawa^'^ on the geological 

 structure of the western ijart of Honsyu, which has revealed highly 

 trustworthy evidence on the mode of the most remarkable crustal 

 movement of this part of the land in different geological ages. 

 On the other hand, T. Tsujimura's extensive studies ^-^ now in 

 progress on the topographical structure of our land, promise to be of 

 considerable interest for seismologists and geophysicists. 



In concluding this historical sketch of Japanese seismology, we 

 cannot but lament the untimely death of Prof. Omori which happened 

 by a strange play of chance to be reported just after the great 

 earthquake, of which he had, it seems, some kind of presentiment, 

 though he did his best to avoid exciting useless and pernicious 

 commotion among the public by giving expression to too positive 

 warnings of the coming catastrophe. All who partake in this rare 

 assembly of the Pan-Pacific Scientific Congress in the very cradle of 

 seismology will not fail to miss sincerely the presence of this most 

 erudite and amiable personage. 



Once more, we ask the indulgence of our readers and of the 

 scientific investigatois of this country for all sins of omission and 

 commission, of Avhich we may be guilty here and there inspite of our 

 earnest desires and faithful endeavours. 



Feb. 27, 1926. 



(1) Journ. Fac. Sci. Tok. [iij, 1, Part 2 (1925), 91; Geogr, Rev. 2 (1926), 153. 



(2) Geogr. Eev. 2 (192G), 130 et seq. 



