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1815 
1820 
1823! 
1831! 
1839! 
1842 
1849 
1850? 
1850 
1852 ° 
18725 
18915 
Noy. 11. 
Sept. 
Feb. 
May. 
June. 
Aug. 
(probably). 
Mar. 28. 
Oct, 16. 
Nov. 28. 
Aug. 17. 
Nov. 13. 
Dec. 2. 
June 8. 
ON SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. 65 
‘Earthquakes at places belonging to Shen chow and other places 
in Ho Nan (province). Fang Shou-ch’ou (? the Governor) 
ordered to show his sympathy.’ 
‘During this month relief was administered ve the earthquake 
damage done in Hii chow of Ho Nan (province).’ 
‘During this month relief to (&c., &c., and) ve the earthquake in 
seventeen chou and hien districts, Tsing-ning, &c., of Kan Suh 
(province).’ 
‘During this month grace granted to the land-tax payments due 
from three chou and hien districts of Ts’z chou, &c., in Chih Li, 
and the hien of Ngan-yang and Lin-chang in Ho Nan ve damage 
done by earthquakes.’ 
‘During this month relief on account of earthquake damage to 
the two chow and hien districts of Lang-k’iung and Téng-ch’wan 
in Yin Nan, besides grace 7¢ payment of this year’s taxes.’ 
‘During this month relief to (&c., &c., and) Barkul on the High 
Road West, on account of earthquake damage.’ 
‘Liu Yiin-k’o (? Governor of Fuh Kien or ? taotai of Formosa) 
ordered to institute inquiry and administer relief re the damage 
done by flooding (? tidal wave) and earthquake in the various 
ting and hien (sub-prefectures and districts) in the Northern 
parts of Formosa.’ 
Long decree re great earthquake on the 17th day of the 8th month 
within the walls of Si-ch’ang hien city in Sz-Ch’wan province. 
Public buildings, prisons, &c., all down. Many people crushed 
to death, including two Mandarins. Viceroy ordered to 
despatch a virtuous man to make inquiry and give relief. 
(Fund indicated.) 
Decree. Sii Tséh-ch’én (the Viceroy) reports all public buildings 
down, and over 20,600 persons of both sexes crushed to death. 
‘Tt is all my fault as Lord of the World. Let the Viceroy make 
strict inquiry, &c., &c.’ 
Long decree re great earthquake on the 8th day of the 4th moon 
in the city of Chung-wei hien of Kan Suh. There were con- 
tinuous successive shocks up to the 23rd day. The Viceroy 
reports over 20,000 dwellings destroyed, and over 300 killed of 
both sexes, besides over 400 injured. Most of the public 
buildings down, and much of the people’s food, clothing, 
domestic animals, &c., crushed out of sight, so that there is 
great destitution. Orders for inquiry, relief, &c., &c. 
Decree re Chung-wei earthquake. Emperor feels it. Viceroy’s 
report received. ‘Let him act in accordance with my 
sympathetic feelings, &c.’ 
Relief (? sent) to the injured and distressed people who have 
suffered from the earthquake at Kai-chou and New-chwang in 
Féng-t’ien (S. Manchuria). 
Decree. ‘Then, again, Wu T’ang (Viceroy of Sz Ch’wan) repre- 
sents that there has been an earthquake at Bathang, and that 
he is taking relief measures, &c. During the earthquake 
which took place this year during the 3rd moon, at and around 
Bathang, the flames shot forth, and numbers of the people’s 
dwellings were crushed and destroyed. That the place in 
question should have suffered this disaster, indeed gives him 
pain,’ &c., &c. (Relief steps.) 
Earthquake in Shanghai (? summer). 
Long description of the great earthquake in Japan. 
1 These are the probable months. 
? *17th day of 8th month’ =September 22. 
* The earthquake was probably on May 28. 
‘ The earthquake was probably in April. 
5 These last two taken from Mr. Parker’s private notes. 
1909. f F 
