Taingtao, Feb. 90, Guests at the Grand Hotel and residents throughout the city were chased out of their beds last night by un earthquake that was felt with varying intense throughout Tsingtao. Accordin, to Mr. T. Irumata, the chief of the observatory here, the shook began ut 11.07 o'clock and lasted for three minutes and two seconds according to the. seismograph, Bat he Average peony fete for only 40 seconds. Chandeliers shook and light-weight goods fell off the shelves in several shay The centre of the earthquake is not yet. ascertainable but accord ing to Mr. Iromata it wag not. in Japan. It is reported that the was particularly severe the Laothan district, "Tt is seldom that Tsingtao la visited by ah earthquake, the his one occurring some three years Superstitions Chinese attach considerable importance to it.
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