CAUSE.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1898,-Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGED.
REMARKS.
390
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1899.
Overheating of a furnace,
Overheating of a flue set fire to the ceil- ing.
Falling of some coals out of the drying
stove on the wooden floor.
Chimney on fire,
Extinguished by Police and occupants.
A quantity of clothing belonging to one of the visitors caught fire.
Put out by Firemen from Yaumati. Put out by inmates assisted by Police.
| Extinguished by the Military Authorities.
Extinguished by the occupants.
Extinguished by Firemen
Do.
Put out by Coolies with a Manual Engine from the
Match Factory.
Extinguished by inmates and Police.
Do.
Soot in the flue of cookhouse caught fire,. Extinguished by Police and inmates.
31 June 3
32
33
"
34 July 1
7.15 p.m.
Between
P & O. Coy.'s Office, Praya Central, Drying Room at the Peak Hotel,
$200
Chimney on fre, Accidental,
5 and 6 a.m.
21
10.30 p.m.
Godown No. 166, Mong Kok Tsui,..
$125
3.30 p.m.
House No. 12, Cross Street,
.35
10
2.30 a.m.
Drying Room at Mount Austin Barracks,.
$100
36 | Aug.
8
House No. 42, D'Aguilar Street,
87
15
"Bellvue," Peak Road,
$4
Do.,
38
19
3.00 a.m.
House No. 18, Bank Buildings, ...
$10
Overheating of the flue,
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39 Sept.
20
9.00 p.m.
A Stack of Grass at Hunghom Road,
Unknown,
40
22 12.10 a.m.
House No. 36, Cochrane Street,....
Explosion of a kerosine lamp,.
41
3.15 p.m.
42
43
17
18
9.00 p.m.
45
20
4.00 p.m.
46
24
2.00 p.m.
24
48
20
49
31
50 | Nov.
9.30 p.m.
7.15 p.m.
7.00 p.m.
12 midnight
House No. 58, Praya Central,. Hillside at Wong Ma Kok,..
Mount Davis,.
Above No. 3 Bridge, Pokfulam Road,
House No. 3, Albany,
House No. 10, Chung Ching Street,
House No. 6 George Lane,.
House No. 64, Bonham Strand, House No. 43, Stanley Street, House No. 7, Albany Street,
Chimney on fire,
Overheating of a smokestack, .
Accident with a kerosine lamp,
Grass on fire,........
Do.,
Do.,
Chimney on fire,
Accidental,
:
Do.,
51
52
53
54
55
56
# 28388 8 8 8 8
9
Hillside at Kai Lung Wan,.
12
18
**
57
>>
58
59
28
"
29
>>
60 Dec. 2
20888 * a a
4.50 p.m.
12 noon.
Do.,
11.00 a.in.
28 1.30 a.m.
House No. 117, Wellington Street,
7.40 p.m.
House No. 20, Aberdeen Street,..
7.45 p.m.
House No. 46, Staunton Street,
7.00 p.m.
2.30 p.m.
House No. 11, Peel Street,
House No. 9, Praya East,
Hillside at Deep Water Bay Valley,
Hillside opposite the Aberdeen Cemetery,
Hillside at Sassoon's Valley, Pokfulam,..
Hillside South of the Old Military Barracks at
Stanley.
Grass on fire,..
Chimney on fire, Do.,
Grass on fire,
Do.,
Extinguished by occupants and firemen.
Put out by Police and occupants.
Extinguished by Police and Coolies.
Extinguished by Police, Forest Guards and Coolies.
Do.
Extinguished by the occupants.
Some oil baskets in the cookhouse caught fire. Put
out by firemen and inmates.
A curtain caught fire.
About 200 square yards of grass was burnt and several trees damaged.
Extinguished by inmates and Police. Put out by Godown Keepers.
A number of fir trees were scorched.
Do.
About 100 square yards of grass fired and several trees damaged.
Ĵoss sticks set fire to some books and Extinguished by inmates.
paper.
Chimney on fire,
A mat and some board caught fire through a lighted joss stick falling on them. Grass on fire,.............
Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by occupants.
Extinguished by Police.
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DATE.
TIME.