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1700 
1702 
1705 
1706 
1713 
1718 
1718 
1720 
1730 
1730 
1730 
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1739 
1744 
1746 
1755 
1764 
1765 
1765 
1765 
1785 
1786 
Mar. 12. 
Dec. 7. 
Oct. 19. 
March 24. 
Aug. 13. 
July 31. 
Sept. 22. 
July 25. 
Jan, 14, 
Oct. 12. 
Oct. 23. 
Nov. 15. 
Dec. 13. 
April 13. 
July 30. 
April 17. 
Jan. 1? 
April 42 
June 7. 
Aug. 6. 
May 30. 
Aug. 7? 
REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 
‘ Harthquake at the capital of Kwei Chow (province). 
‘Slight earthquake at the Metropolis.’ 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
‘Earthquakes at Mao chow and at the P’ing-fan Camp in 
Sz-Ch’wan. Relief distributed.’ 
‘ Earthquakes at places belonging to the fu (cities) of P’ing-liang 
and Kung-ch’ang in Shen Si. Two high officers (named) sent 
to distribute relief.’ 
‘Emperor alludes to (?same) earthquake in Chwang-liang and 
other places, and lets off the land taxes, &c., for next year in 
Shen $i and Kan Suh provinces.’ 
‘Emperor says that having heard of the earthquakes at Pao-an 
(fu in Chih Li) Hwai-lai (N.W. of Peking), &c., he now sends 
high officer (named) to these parts to examine with a view to 
relief.’ 
‘ Alludes in decree to last year’s earthquake in Shen Si province, 
and damage to people ; agso to this year’s earthquake at 
Sha-ch’éng (N. of Peking, where commissioners sent as above), 
and even slight earthquakes at Peking.’ 
‘On account of the earthquake, the soldiers of the eight banner 
corps were given 30,000 ounces of silver each banner for house 
repairs, and each banner detachment in the Yiian-ming-yiian 
(park N.W. of Peking) 1,000 ounces.’ 
‘ Half a year’s extra official salary given to various other officials’ 
(on the same ground as the above). 
(‘Long heart-searching decree. Theory of Heaven’s warning, &c. 
Emperor did not feel it because he happened to be in a boat. 
Evidently protected by Heaven. ‘I'he earth is still ill at ease. 
“My late Father” used to say small shocks always followed a 
big shock. In 1679(18th K H.) theshocks lasted over a month, 
and history says that in 1465-1487 the shocks lasted 23 days. 
We must all try to be good, I showing example.’) 
(Possibly Jan. 1739.) The Tartar General of Ning-hia (in Kan 
Suh) reports an earthquake, and that water rushes in the New 
Cut (a well-known ancient irrigation canal); the hien city of 
Pao-féng has sunk away. Two hundred thousand taels given in 
relief from the Lan-chou (provincial capital) treasury, and a 
high officer despatched from Peking to superintend relief 
operations. 
‘ The above-mentioned high officer reports that the New Cut and 
Pao-féng belonging to Ning-hia (fw) have become a vast icy 
marsh, and that it is not possible to build thereon in the old 
style. He suggests that the two hien (cities) be abolished 
(.*, at that time there was also a “ New Cut hien”), and that liberal 
relief be administered. Approved.’ (Pao-féng also no longer 
exists there.) 
(Seems to have been an earthquake, but my notes are defec- 
tive.—H. H. P.). 
‘Slight earthquake at the Metropolis. Orders issued for cor- 
rective advice.’ 
‘Orders given that extra liberal relief be administered to the 
families crushed during the earthquake last year in the two 
districts of Yih-mén (hien) and another chow (not mentioned 
by name) in Yiin Nan (province).’ 
‘Earthquake in the five chow and hien districts of Kiang- 
ch’wan, &c.’ (presumably Yiin Nan). 
‘ Earthquake at Tih-tao chow in Kan Suh.’ 
‘Slight earthquake at the Metropolis.’ 
‘Earthquakes (? when) at the twelve chow and hien districts of 
Lung-si, &c., in Kan Suh,’ 
‘Earthquake at the Hwei-hwei township and the Peh-yang Ho 
(River [? or township]) belonging to Suh chow and Yiih-mén hien.’ 
‘Earthquake at Ili’ (near Kuldja). 
