OTHEB AKKAS IN BURM \. 71 



Henzada District. 



Mr. C. W. Allen, Divisional Forest Officer— Tune. 8-53 a.m.. by 

 a clock set to railway time. One. shock 

 H, " /a<la ' which lasted for about 30 seconds. Direction 



seemed to be W. E.. No sound was noticed. It was distinctly 

 felt by the Forest Officer, by his wife and by the Extra Assistant. 

 Conservator of Forests who were all sitting upstairs at the time. 

 The whole house moved with a swinging motion, and water in a 

 basin in the room was disturbed. 



Pegu District. 

 Mr. W. Howell, Station Master— The station clock- stopped a1 



8-52 a.m. A very severe shock and two of a 



*&* lesser nature were felt. They succeeded one 



another without a break and lasted for about 50 seconds. 



From the swinging of lamps and hanging flower-pots, the direction 



appeared to be from N. S. No damage was done. 



Mr. Ormiston, Deputy Commissioner. He was informed that the 

 earthquake took place about 9 a.m., but was 

 Pegu " out riding near the town and felt nothing. 



Mr. T. Lister, Assistant Commissioner, was talking in the road at 

 the time to Sheikh Safdar Hussain. Extra Assistant Commissioner. 

 The latter sat down in the road, while Mr. Lister said lie felt 

 trembling in the knees as one does on landing after a long sea 

 voyage. He heard no accounts of objects being displaced. As 

 regards injury, he mentions that his own house is extensively 

 cracked, being built on made soil (the banquette of the old town 

 wall), but it showed no fresh cracks after the earthquake. 



The Sub-Postmaster, Time 8-47-56 a.m. on May 23rd. lasting 



about 3 minutes. No damage was caused. 



Myitkya. 



Hanthawaddy District. 



Lieut.-Col S. L. A'plin, I. A., Deputy Commissioner.— lie felt 



a very slight shock which was only just percep- 



Rangoo,,. tible ftt hig hoiu , c m Leeds Roadj Cantonments, 



Rangoon, at 8-55 a.m. on the 23rd May. The time is from a 

 watch which was lying before him on the table at which he was 

 seated at the time, and which was within 2 or 3 minutes of the 

 correct time according to the clock on the Chief Court, Rangoon, 



