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shock. Again on June 2nd, Turkey reported an earthquake 
in Scutari, Albania, doing enormous damage—200 persons 
‘were killed and injured and houses wrecked. The shocks 
were severe at Montenegro, and the Bjelkastra mountain 
was in volcanic activity. Other small shocks were noted 
during the year, on September 2nd, from Stirlingshire and 
Perthshire in Scotland. On September 8th, an earthquake 
in Italy destroyed Pizzo, Martirano and Monteleone de 
Calabria, involving a loss of 350 lives and £4,000,000 in 
property. 
Several earthquake disturbances were reported from 
Vienna; the seismograph at the Pola Hydrographic Station 
registered between 3h. 55m.a.m. and 4h. 17 m. a.m. on 
Sunday 23rd July, 1905, the occurrence of a severe and 
protracted seismic disturbance at an estimated distance of 
some 3,720 miles. Telegrams from St. Petersburg state 
that earthquakes occurred in Siberia at that time, and a 
shock was felt in parts of Scotland at coincident times. 
Another shock was felt at Stirling, Dollar and Alloa in 
Scotland shortly before midnight on Thursday, September 
21st, 1905. The shock travelled in a similar direction to 
that of July 23rd, namely to the south-east, but it was of 
slightly longer duration and more violent in character, 
moving furniture, pictures, etc., and a sound like thunder 
was heard; at Corton railway signal cabin all the bells 
were set ringing. At Bridge-of-Allan the shock was 
decided ; in Bannockburn and in the neighbouring villages 
the impression was of a serious explosion. 
The coast of the Republic of Columbia on February 15th 
1906, was greatly damaged by an earthquake, which was 
accompanied by a rising sea. The Port of Boca-Grande 
was “‘swallowed up,’’ many persons were killed and injured, 
On February 19th a severe earthquake occurred in the 
island of St. Lucia, Windward Islands. Every building in 
the town of Castries, the capital, was damaged. 
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