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FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1907,—Continued.

NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

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No.

DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

Wholly. Partly.

Brought forward,

$ 77,405,00

13

February 28

1.25 p.m.

A matshed at the Race Course,

maished

Unknown,

14

28

10.20 a.m.

House No. 63, Connaught Road Central,

22,000.00

>>

15

March

1

3.18 "

House No. 20, New Market Street,

2

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16

7.25

"

House No. 226, Des Vœux Road Central,

20,000.00

240.00

Lighted joss sticks,

17

14

3.50

House No. 4, Sai On Lane,

5,000.00

Unknown,

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>>

18

28

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12.15 p.m.

House No. 6, Lee Yuen Street East,

5,000.00

19

April

10

3.5 a.m.

House No. 70, Queen's Road Central,

1

4,500.00

Upsetting of an Lamp by a dog or cat,..

Oil

T

- 93 -

20

13

11.30 p.m.

A grass stack at Hang Hau, Sai Kung,

90.00

Unknown,

21

June

16

1.10 a.m.

House No. 74, Reclamation Street,

3

11,600.00

..

22

24

25

2 ***

July

23

8.30 p.m.

House No. 3, Mason's Lane,.............

1

15,000.00

"y

23 August

1,00 a.m.

House No. 21, Praya East,

700.00

14

9.30 p.m.

House No. 164, Des Voeux Road Central, .

5,700.00

13

7.45

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55

A small storehouse at Tai Po belonging to Mr. Last of Land Office,

150.00

26

19

10.00 a.m.

Matsheds at Now Naval Yard Extention,

matsheds

600.00

2

Match dropped on the Kerosine,

A drying frame became ig- nited by red hot charcoal used for drying tobacco, Unknown,

A spark from a passing lanuch, or some person smoking carelessly,

A

Carried forward,

167,985.00