OTHER AREAS IN BURMA. C3 



same direction. Some people felt dizzy owing to the shock. When 

 the earthquake was over a great noise like a cannon being fired was 

 heard three times from the N.E. 



Mating Ba Nyun, — Time about 8-10 a.m. Three distinct shocks, 

 which lasted about 5 minutes. No preliminary 

 gap °' tremors. Direction observed from the motion 



of hanging objects, was E. - \Y. 



The Tounshvp Officer. — Time about 9-12 a.m., by a watch compared 



with post office time. A second shock took 



x,m)> "' place at 9-14 a.m., and lasted until 9-17 a.m. 



Vibrations felt for a minute after this latter shock. The first 



one appeared to come from the N., and the second from the W. 



Nothing was overturned and no damage was done. 



Mauiuj Sau Hiding, Head Clerk; Maung Thet Nan, Burmese 

 Medical Practitioner. — Time about 9 a.m. 

 (guessed). Duration about 5 minutes. The 

 shock appeared to move from W. to E. Hanging objects continued 

 to move for about 10 minutes. No preliminary tremors, sound pheno- 

 mena or aftershocks. 



Magwe District. 



Mr. W. Robson, Chief Clerk, Deputy Commissioners Office. — 

 Time 8-55 a.m. according to telegraph office 

 time. Duration 2 minutes. He was seated in 

 a chair in an upper room reading, when the floor began to rock 

 and he became giddy and sick. He rushed downstairs, found the 

 house rocking and children holding on to posts for support. His 

 house is 100 yards from the telegraph office and opposite it. Ten 

 minutes after the shock the signallers came over and enquired whe- 

 ther he had felt it, as they themselves had not done so. They only 

 knew of it by the telegraph master of Taungdwingyi asking whe- 

 ther they felt it or not, and also by the Rangoon telegraph office 

 making the same enquiries. No damage was done to the house, 

 nor were any things upset. 



Head AccountaM, Deputy Commissioner s Office. — Time 8-55 a.m. 



He noticed that his house was shaking and 

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hanging lamps were swinging to and fro. 



Mahomed Esoof, Head Revenue Clerk, Deputy Commissioner's 



Office. — Time 8-50 a.m.. according to tele- 



graph time. He felt two distinct shocks. The 



