50 REPORTS ON THE STATE OP SCIENCE. 



1909, May 30, at Vitrinitsa (Doris), at 6.15, the village of Douvia was 

 destroyed, houses damaged at Vitrinitsa and Palaioscarion, Galaxidi and 

 Itea. 1905, January 20, at Aghuia, at 2.32, destroyed houses in the 

 villages of Aramidi, Sklethron, and Canalia. 1909, July 15, at Ama- 

 lias (Elis), at 0.35, the villages of Amalias, Havari, Sinoti, Lopesi, 

 Bouchioti, Calyria, &c, were overthrown. 



Guatemala. — H.E. British Minister, L. E. G. Carden, forwards a 

 list of earthquakes in Guatemala City. Those not in the ' Catalogue ' 

 are: 1902, April 19, 2 a.m., great destruction in Quezaltenango, also in 

 Guatemala City. 1907, September 24, 10 a.m., damaged building in 

 Guatemala City. 



British Guiana. — H.E. Sir E. M. Hodgson reports that no destruc- 

 tive earthquakes have taken place in Demerara, but slight earth tremors 

 have been felt from time to time. 



Honduras. — Through H.E. L. E. G. Carden, Esq., brief notes are 

 sent relating to violent shocks on January 20-23, 1835, and slight 

 shocks which did some damage to buildings in 1897, 1899, and 1902. 

 They occurred in the north-west and centre of Honduras, and coincided 

 with similar movements in Guatemala and Salvador. The Bepublic of 

 Honduras, as a whole, is free from earthquakes. 



Iceland. — Sir Allan Johnstone sends with a translation a copy of 

 Thoroddsen's ' Icelandic Earthquakes ' (' Landskjalfar A Islandieftir, ' 

 Thorvald Thoroddsen, Copenhagen, 1899 and 1905). 



India. — Through the India Office we received lists of destructive 

 earthquakes published by the Asiatic Society of Bengal and the Geolo- 

 'gical Survey of India. 



Kashgar. — His Majesty's Consul, Mr. George Macartney, in Kash- 

 gar sends extracts from his diaries relating to the following distur- 

 bances : 1902, August 22, 8 a.m. (2.56 G.M.T.), buildings much 

 damaged, the village of Artush destroyed, there were many after-shocks; 

 the most severe of these occurred on August 24, 26, and 30, September 



1 and 2, about 10 p.m. or 4.56 G.M.T. 



Luanda. — Mr. Consul H. C. Mackie says that on February 27, at 



2 p.m. (local time), there was an appreciable earthquake shock at Ben- 

 guella. 



Malta. — H.E. Gen. Sir H. M. L. Bundle forwards a list of seven 

 destructive earthquakes which have been noted in Malta. These are all 

 included in the ' General Catalogue. ' 



Malay States. — The High Commissioner of the Malay States reports 

 that there are no records of destructive earthquakes. 



Mauritius. — Mr. J. Middleton, Assistant Colonial Secretary, states 

 that there is no record of any destructive earthquake ever having 

 occurred at Mauritius. 



Mexico. — H.E. Beginald T. Tower, C.V.O., sends a voluminous 

 report in Spanish which was drawn up by the Geological Institute ; with 

 the exception of the following all the entries relating to destructive earth- 

 quakes will be found in the ' General Catalogue ' : 1900, January 19, 

 11.45 p.m. local time, strong in Colima, buildings suffered much, par- 

 ticularly the cathedral; damage was also done in Ejulta, Jalisco, 

 Michoacan, Guerrero, and other places. 1902, January 16, 5.19 p.m. 



