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Gorakpur—lxlT. J. F. C. Davis, Commissioner. He was indoors 

 lying in bed. There were two perceptible tremors lasting 1 second each 

 with an interval of 5 seconds. It is described by the writer as being 

 about No. 2 or 3 of the Eossi-Forel scale of intensity [in which conclu- 

 sion I think he was right]. 



Deoria.— Mr. W. C. C. Francis, P. W. D. Time 6-16 a.m. by watch 

 compared evening before with railway time. Duration 18 seconds by 

 counting. Five distinct shocks with about equal intervals. Direction 

 W. — E. by punkah and water in bath. 



Benares District. 

 Benares.— Jogindra Nath Mukerji, Telegraph Master. Time 6-15 

 by telegraph clock regulated daily by Madras. One shock N.-—-S. 

 slight. No apparent motion or displacement of objects. 



Ghazipur District. 



Ghazipur. — Mr. C. H. Burt, Sub -Divisional Opium Agent. 'He was 

 indoors lying down. Two distinct tremors, the second being the more 

 severe with an interval of 10 seconds. Direction N. — S. by punkah. 

 [All punkah-derived directions are necessarily untrustworthy as the 

 punkah has a tendency to swing in one direction only.] The shock 

 woke observer up and he first thought it was a dog scratching himself 

 against the bed post. 



Ballia District. 

 Ballia. — Mr. B. K. Mukerji Assistant Surgeon. One shock dis- 

 tinctly felt. Heavy iron bed rocked, E. door rattled. No sound. 



GROUP 7. 

 Afghanistan. 

 Jellalahad (in the Nimla Bagh). — Mr. H. Dobbs, with the Kabul 

 Mission. He was in a tent, lying down in bed. About 5-30 Kabul 

 time. There was first a distinct up-and-down movement of bed last- 

 ing I minute. No sound. No damage. 



