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the Lamps and the pans of a chemical balance were set swinging in 

 the above mentioned direction. The swinging of the weights and 

 lamps was approximately 2 inches. The pendants supporting the 

 pans of a chemical balance were shaken off the knife-edges, but 

 falling in a confined space, nothing was to be learned from the 

 direction of fall. No aftershocks. 



Mr. J. Thompson. — Clock stopped, and water in the river was 

 seen to move in waves from a few points to 

 y ° ikkvi- the E. of N. towards the S. 



Maubin District. 



Copt. A. B. Roberts, LA., Deputy Commissioner. — He felt no shock 

 personally, but reported that it was felt slightly 

 Maul "" in Danubyu and Yandoon about 9 a.m. on 



May 23rd. No damage was done and very few people noticed it. 

 In the S. of the district it was so slight that only one or two 

 people felt it. Standard time is not kept, and 9 a.m., the time 

 quoted, is a rough guess. No particulars were noted by anyone 

 and nothing was overturned. 



Bassein District. 



Mr. W. V. Grahame, Deputy Commissioner— -None of the people 

 consulted by the Deputy Commissioner felt any 

 I -" ss, ' m - earthquake shock during the month of May. 



He did not experience any himself, nor did he hear of anyone 

 in the district who did. It is interesting to note that the Sub- 

 divisional Officer of Bassein reported that an earthquake shock 

 was felt there on the night of 22nd February 1912, at 8-10 p.m., 

 the duration of which was 2-3 seconds. The Deputy Commissioner 

 is very sceptical regarding the occurrence of this alleged shock. 



Myaungmya District. 



Mr. /•'. L. ./. Williamson. Deputy Commissioner— Reported that no 

 earthquakes were felt in the Myaungmya district 



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