Earthquakes and Rumours of War: Tibetan Invasion of 5,000 Men From OvR Own Consrsroxpent Tachienlu, Aug. 12.
Yesterday at 12.20 p.m. Tachienlu w sri bya terrific earthquake. A faint rumble was followed by a tremendous upheaval caus-' ing hundreds of people to rush on to the streets. I was conducting a class at the time and so great was the shock it was impossible to get out of the room till the experience of What had happened had passed away. Finding my legs I was soon cut on the tennis court and only then was able to realize what had actually happened. One boy still remained in the classroom and we found him hiding under a. table. Going to the boys' school at the other and of the compound I found 40 boys standing round the Chinese teacher and all were absolutely speechless. The teacher was hearing and the boys were waiting to repeat their books when the boys suddenly found themselves thrown violently against each other and more or less bundled up on the schoolroom floor, Not knowing clearly what had happened the boys picked themselves up and stood looking at the Chinese teacher, who folly realising the gravity of the situation stared back at them. My' putting my head in the door some. how assured the teacher that things were all right and he went on with class. Going on the street I found that everybody who could had rushed out of doors and alli were excitedly waiting for the next thing' to happen—what that was no one seemed: to know. Ten minutes later came another rumble followed another shock. This was more that the nerves of the school boys and teacher could stand so all made a wild rush for the door. After short ramble on the playground the boys calmly returned to the classroom only. to remain 15 minutes when another shock precipitated them again outside the building. Things were now looking serious any boy knocking down'n stool rected the attention of every boy: towards the school room door.
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