El'RENTUAE AND SEVERELY SHAKEN AKEAS. 



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to the N.N.E. A sound was distinctly audible before the shock was 

 felt. There were numerous other slight shocks throughout the day, 

 and for several days afterwards at varying periods. Practically all 

 the large pagodas in the State were more or less demolished, the 

 upper half of the masonry being in most cases thrown down. All 

 the buildings in Namhsan are wooden ones, consequently no damage 

 occurred, beyond that some of the houses appeared to be rather 

 shaky afterwards. A feeling of nausea was experienced while 

 standing in the open during the shock. 



Correspondent in the " Rangoon Gazette" — Reported that the shock 

 „ . was felt there and that the railway medical 



Hsipaw town. * 



store and various business places at Hsipaw 

 were badly damaged. 



Mr. Ikil, District Engineer, Railways.— He was in a bogie carriage 

 when the quake came on, and thought that some 



Sa-eD, Hsipaw State. . . ' 



one was moving about rapidly in the next com- 

 partment. He jumped out and noticed that the station buildings, signals 

 and trees were swaying. The shock lasted for about 30 seconds. 



Mr. Huge A. Thom/on, Superintendent of the Northern Shan States. 



' The shock was not noticed by me at the time 



Lasliio, Xortli Hsenwi r :j: i\/t i i ,i 



state. as * was rlc »ng. My pony however and that of 



my wife who accompanied me, both staggered 



at one moment in a peculiar way about the time at which I 



learned afterwards an earthquake had occuired." 



Mr. A. P. Warburton, Assistant Superintendent of Police. — Violent 



T , . earthquake at 9 a.m., followed by several shocks 



LAsnio. - _ J 



afterwards. 



Mr. D. W. Kiernander, Assistant, Superintendent, Northern Shan 



1 ,. 111 , rj(1I1 „ States. — He was in the Engineer's house, Burma 



Mines, at Panglong on the 23rd May at 8 a.m. 



It began to rock but being a wooden one no damage was done. 



The shock came from the N.W. and lasted nearly 1 minute. 



Mr. D. \V. Kiernander, Assistant Superintendent, Northern Shan 



States. — Reported that the shock cracked the civil 

 Kutkai. North r ■«. i- -, 



Hsenwi State. dispensary, military police store, godown and 



native officers 1 quarters at Kutkai. 



Mr. A. Sam 'i- /. Assistant Superintendent. Northern Shan States. 



a a .. • ... A severe earthquake was felt throughout the 



■South Hsenwi .State. . ' *~ l ^ 



South Hsenwi State on the morning of the 



23rd May at 9-10 a.m. Time from an uncorrected watch. The 



