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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH FEBRUARY, 1898. 165
FIRES, 1895.
NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
January
6
7.45 p.m.
12
9.30 p.m.
18
5.46 p.m.
18
6.45 p..
House No. 230, Queen's Road Central, House No. 4, Wellington Street, House No. 189, Queen's Road Central, House No. 15, Mercer Street,
6,000
4,000
2,000
9,000
21
9 p.m.
February 6
9.15 p.m.
10
1 a.m.
>>
8
20
1.20 p.m.
March
6.40 p.m.
10
3
7 p.m.
11
12
13
2883
24
8 p..
26
8.30 p.m.
30
2.50 a.mi.
وو
14
April
3.25 a.m.
House No. 337, Queen's Rond West, House No. 73, Bonham Strand, House No. 149, Queen's Rond Central, House No. 3, Wai Tak Lane, House No. 228, Queen's Road West, House No. 7, Li Shing Street................... House No. 96, Bonham Strand, House No. 212, Queen's Road West, House No. 352, Queen's Road Central, House No. 1, Queen's Street,
1
1,000
6,000
30
1
200
3
12,000
3,000
3
Unknown.
3,000
5,000
5,000
15
12 Noon
""
18
19
20
21
22
25
24
26
27
CHORREN AHHON *28 -8GH
18
""
7 p.m.
24
وو
10.15 p.m.
June
14
3.05 a..
House No. 144, Queen's Road West,
House No. 34, Bonham Strand,
House No. 19, Jervois Street, House No. 76, Jervois Street,
3,000
1,000
12,000
July
29
4.50 a.10.
House No. 34, Winglok Street,
29
12.30 a.m.
وو
August September 6
30
8.30 a.n.
October
12.50 a..
25
6
8.20 p.m.
15
11.16 p.m.
30
12.45 a.m.
35
I a.m. 6.45 a.m.
House No. 3, Station Street, House No. 70, Jervois Street,
House No. 4, Praya Central, premises of
Messrs. Wieler & Co........
House No. 12, Nullah Terrace, Quarry Bay, House No. 169, Hollywood Road,
Matshed at Quarry Bay,
Houso No. 149, Queen's Road Central,
American ship Wandering Jew, Victoria
Harbour,
Not known.
5,000 800
:
29
November 21 December
13
30
"
31
27
32
23
33
وو
34
27
35
PRE CERS
7.35 p.m.
House No. 111, Praya West,
22,000
100
700
3,000
500
100
150,000
6,000
11.15 pm.
A matshed at Kim Chung,
13
16
4.30 p.m.
a.m.
A squatter's hat on the Hillside at the back
of Shaukiwan Station,
17
a.m.
House No. 110, Praya West,
House 247, Queen's Road Central,
28
1.35 a.m.
24
6 p.m.
30
1.10 a.m.
House No. 285, Queen's Road Central, Houses Nos. 347 & 349, Queen's Road West, House No. 40, Queen's Road West,.............
1
3
-222
200
25
8,000 15,000
4,000 5,325
"
5,000
297,980
Total,...
FIRES, 1896.
No. of BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
January 15
16
3
25
وو
February
"
6
"
8
>>
26
""
7.45 p.m. 8.20 p.m. 10.30 p.m. 12.80 a.m.
1.00 a..
2.45 a.m.
11.05 p.m.
4.25 a.m.
House No. 30, Wing Lok Street,.... House No. 63, Queen's Road Central, House No. 205, Queen's Road West, House No. 302, Queen's Road West,
House No. 56, Jervois Street,
House No. 57, Queen's Road West,.
House No. 133, Praya West,
2
9,000
30
1,000
2,600
6,000
16,000
6,000
House No. 309, Queen's Road Central,
5,000
March
4.00 a.m.
10
April
5.10 a.m.
House No. 367, Queen's Road Central, House No. 8, Wing Lok Street,
5,000
8,000
4.45 a.m.
House No. 288, Queen's Road West,
4,000
""
12
4.20 a.m.
House No. 21, Salt Fish Street,
8,700
23
13
4.15 a.m.
House No. 13, Wing Woo Street,
2,000
";
14
22
1.15 a.m.
House No. 48, Praya West,
3,000
>>
15
24
3.15 a.m.
House No. 15, Cockrane Street,
600
""
16
26
8.45 a.m.
House No. 31, Boleher's St., Kennedy Town,
3,500
""
17
27
10.15 a.m.
House No. 238, Hollywood Road,
2,000
??
18
29
27
9.50 p.m.
19
May
9
20
14
""
21
June
5
9.20 p.m.
1.10 a.m. House No. 12, Sutherland Street,.
10.15 p.m.
House No. 73, Jervois Street,
House No. 115, Praya West,
2,800
50
6,000
House No. 3, Taz Mi Lane,
1,290
22
15
7.30 a.m.
Licensed Cargo Boat No. 69,
4,500
"
23
29
13
3.30 p.m.
On board the British barque Glen Caladh,.
Unknown.
24
August
14
3.10 p.m.
House No. 10, Ship Street,
25 October
28
2.10 p.m.
House No. 137, Wing Lok Street,
600 7,000
26
November
5
12.40 a.m.
House No. 109, Queen's Road West,
25
27
21
28 December 8
29
10
"
30
21
19
3.20 a.m. 8.30 p.m. 1,00 a.m. House No. 10, Queen's Road West,..
House No. 63, Bonham Strand,
House No. 138, Queen's Road West, House No. 18, New Street,
200
1,000
200
Trifling.
Total,........
105,595