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was slightly cracked but the S.E. corner Buffered more damage. 

 Small shocks were noticed for several davs afterwards. 



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The Assistant Superintendent, Western Sub-division. — The shock 



Western Sub-divi- which occurred on the 23rd was the worst 



sion, Southern Shan of the series and caused most damage. Opinions 



differed as to whether it came from the E. or 

 W. Some people thought from the N. also. In Yawnghwe and 

 surrounding villages, the pagodas which were shaken down fell to- 

 wards the N., elsewhere there did not seem to be any uniformity 

 in the matter. Most of those in Kalaw were reported to have fallen 

 to the S. On land, only brick buildings suffered. In the Yawnghwe 

 lake some 15 houses at Zayatgyi and 6 or 7 at Kela are said to 

 have fallen down. A large wave was formed on the lake. 



The Assistant Superintendent, North- Eastern Sub-division, Loilcm. — 



North-Eastern Sub- * n tnc 8 id>-division generally no very serious 



division, Southern Slum damage appears to have been done. A number 



of pagodas suffered but they were mainly old 

 and no doubt badly built. Time about 9-30 a.m. Duration about 

 10 to 12 seconds. The earthquake appeared to come from the 

 E. and later from the W. The cracks in the damaged buildings 

 of the station were mostly on the W. side. This latter information 

 is given on the authority of Mr. II. C. Ackley, clerk in the 

 P. W. D. Office, Loilem. 



Mr. J. Clugue, Assistant Superintendent , Southern Shan States. — 



South-Eastcrn Sub- Time aD out $ A..M. on the morning of the 23rd 



division, Southern May. There was no means of ascertaining in 



what direction the earthquake was travel- 

 ling. Numbers of pagodas were damaged, but the portions that fell 

 did not come down in any uniform direction, and judging from the 

 damage done to pagodas at Yawnghwe, the shock at Mongnai 

 was probably less severe than at that place. The shocks were 

 said to have caused little damage at Mongpan and Mawkmai. 

 No damage whatever was done to the brick buildings at Bampon, 

 nor is there any subsidence of earth or disappearance of water 

 to record. 



Mr. S. St. R. Korper, Assistant Superintendent, Keng Tung Sub- 



Keng Tung Sub-divi- division. — Time about 9 o'clock in the morn- 



sion, Southern Slum ing. The shock lasted quite 40 seconds, or 



one minute. All the trees in the compound 

 began to shake as if their roots were being caught hold of. and the 



