The Sarawak Gazette, N^ 212, Saturday 1 September

>A considérable amount of excitement was caused in Kuching on the moming of the 27'^ (Aug.) by what appeared to be the sound of heavy guns firing tô the southward. The native population were seriously alarmed and two distinct earthquake (?) shocks were felt. This made it évident that some volcanic disturbances were occurring, but until the arrivai of the steamer Ranee ail was mère conjecture. We then learned of the

great éruption at Krakatoa in (?) Sumatra and that similar sounds had been heard in Singapore".