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Bangkok, later.— The boys in school as well as some members 

 of the teaching staff noticed the earth movements, which 

 produced a feeling of giddiness. One of the shipping 

 firms state that the fans in their office swung nearly a 

 foot out of the perpendicular. At the Railway works at 

 Makasan a number of workmen complained of gid- 

 diness and sickness." 

 The following account appeared in " The Siam Observer" of 

 May 23rd, 1912 :— 



"An earthquake of some force was experienced here (Bang- 

 kok) this morning, the first shock being felt at 9-8 a.m. 

 It lasted for just on three minutes. In the Observer 

 building the shock was felt with considerable definite- 

 ness. Pictures swung on the walls and hanging lamps 

 gyrated. In other houses full water jars shook so that 

 some of their contents was spilled, while the telegraph 

 and telephone wires above the streets swung several 

 inches. A feeling of giddiness was the first indication of the 

 quake experienced by most. This passed off as the tremor 

 became more definite. During the first minute wooden 

 buildings swayed distinctly, and even in stone buildings 

 such as the Chartered Bank and Post Office No. 2, the 

 shock was strongly felt. We learn that the direction 

 was from the south-east, An old resident informs us 

 thai the last shock felt here was on either November 

 17th ,„• IS1I1. L886, when tiles fell from the roofs of 

 houses in <«ld Raheng, while in Bangkok the wood work 

 of the houses strained and creaked. This quake occurred 

 about 11 a.m.. and was much more severe than this 

 morning's quake. A local lady informs us that the 

 tables and chairs in her house moved across the floor 

 at the height of the shock this morning. The tremor 

 was less noticeable on the river, although it was distinct- 

 ly felt on one or two ships at anchor." 

 Concerning the effects of the earthquake at Tachin the fol- 

 lowing report appeared in the " Bangkok Times " of May 24th, 1912, 

 dated Mahachai. May 23rd : — 



" The shock was of a very deliberate nature, severe enough to 

 set, the trees swaying, every hanging object swinging 

 violently, and to stop my clock. The duration of the 



