INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1904.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
280
REMARKS.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MARCH, 1905.
1 January 1
3.30 p.m. A stack of grass at Mong Kok Tsui,
20.00
Unknown,
Extinguished by Police.
17
6 a.m.
On board Steam-Launch Cheung Yik at Yau- ma-ti Ferry Wharf,
15.00
bunkers,
30 TH 10 COM
17
7 p.m.
House No. 15, Hollywood Road,
20.00
Unknown,
19
5.45
p.m.
House No. 227, Queen's Road West,
Chimney on fire,
23
>>
8.20 p.m.
House No. 27, Hollywood Road,
30.00
Chimney on fire,
6 February 10
12.15 a.m.
Boilermakers' Store-room at Kowloon Docks,
Unknown,
10
>>
p.m.
Hillside between Lyemun Barracks and Stan- ley Road,..
13
4.20 p.m.
House No. 42, Lower Lascar Row,
15
10
15
11
16
12
13
14
234
17
17
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10 10 10 71-00
11.30 a.m.
Hillside between Stanley and Wong-ma-kok,..
3
p.m.
Hillside at Sham Wan,..
3.50 a.m.
House No. 14, Staunton Street,.
Accident,
6 a.m.
House No. 31, Daguilar Street,.
Accident,
9.45 a.m.
House No. 32, Square Street,
Accident,
11
p.m.
Hillside between Ty Tam Tuk and Shau-ki-
wan,
Grass on fire,
15
22
*
6 a.m.
Hillside at Tai Tam Tuk,
Grass on fire,
16
22
9 p.m.
Hillside above Tai Tam Tuk Village,
Grass on fire,
17
March
4
1.50 a.m.
House No. 80A, Queen's Road West,
150.00
Unknown,
18
5
9.45 p.m.
House No. 53, Elgin Road,
2.00
Unknown,
19
19
2.30 p.m.
House No. 1, Shau-ki-wan Road,
20
20
3.45 a.m.
House No. 45, Gough Street,
10:00
A bucket of boiling tar caught fire, Attempted arson,.
21
22
23
2233
21
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25
10 p.m.
House No. 5, Mountain View,
25.00
Overheating of the flue,
25
9 p.m.
House No. 198, Queen's Road West,
Attempted arson,
30 11.30 a.m.
House No. 110, Queen's Road West,
Capsizing of a lamp,.
Heat of furnace igniting firewood in the
Grass on fire,.
Accident,
Grass on fire,.. Grass on fire,.
Extinguished by Police and crew. Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Firemen.
Do.
Extinguished by Dock Company's staff.
Put out by Police and coolies. Extinguished by inmates.
Extinguished by Police and coolies.
Do.
Extinguished by Police and inmates. Extinguished by occupants.
Extinguished by occupants and Police.
Put out by Police and hired coolies. Put out by Police.
Put out by Police and coolies.
Put out by Police.
Put out by occupants.
Put out by workmen.
Two men were convicted at the Criminal Ses- sions of the Supreme Court and sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment with hard labour. Put out by occupants.
Do.
Do.
Carried forward,,
272.00
No.
DATE.
TIME.