XXIV
SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1897.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
FIRES, 1894.
No. OF BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
January
9
12.30 p.m.
No. 56 First Street,
800
14
"
8.45 p.m.
No. 13 U Lok Lane,
400
26
1.25. a.m.
4
February
1
7.55 a.m.
6
"
1.40 p.m.
14
>>
4.50 p.m.
7
25
"
7 p.m.
8
March
3
7.30 a.m.
9
28
9.35 a.m.
""
10
April
4
9.20 p.m.
No. 273 Queen's Road West, No. 26 Market Street, No. 57 Queen's Road West, No. 28 Upper Station Street, No. 86 Queen's Road West, No. 17 Salt Fish Street, No. 17 Upper Lascar Row, No. 136 Bonham Strand,
1,200
2,500
4,000
300
50
1,500
*5,000
150,000
11
17
10.30 a.m.
No. 211 Hollywood Road,
2,000
"
12
28
9 a.m.
No. 63 Wanchai Road,
1,500
""
13
30
2 a.m.
No. 122 Queen's Road Central,
55,000
"
14
May
1
7 p.m.
No. 116 Queen's Road Central,
18,000
15
15
3 a.m.
No. 137 Queen's Road West,
4,500
"
16
June
3
3 a.m.
No. 15 Jervois Street,
2,500
17
3
3.10 a.m.
No. 228 Queen's Road Central,
20,000
18
July
1
10.25 p.m.
No. 123 Queen's Road Central,
3,000
19
August
14
10.30 a.m.
No. 59 Square Street,
500
20
21
21
October
3.45 a.m. 2 a.m.
No. 68 Jervois Street,
18,000
No. 9 Sai On Lane,
200
22
3
"
11.30 p.m.
No. 21 West Street,
800
23
23
24
24
6.20 p.m. 12.10 a.m.
No. 2 Ship Street,..
200
"
25
31
"
10 p.m.
26
November 30
7.40 p.m.
27
December 1
10 p.m.
28
1
11.20 p.m.
29
13
5.30 p.m.
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No. 127 Queen's Road West, No. 115 Queen's Road Central, No. 32-Bonham Strand, No. 207 Queen's Road Central, No. 183 Hollywood Road, No. 22 Queen's Road West,
FIRES, 1895.
15,000
4,600
2,000
8,000
2,000
100
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly,
1
January
6
7.45 p.m.
2
12
""
9.30 p.m.
3
18
""
5.45 p.m.
18
"
21
February
6
.10
1 a.m.
6.45 p.in.
9 p.m.
9.15 p.m.
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
House No. 337, Queen's Road West,
1,000
House No. 73, Bonham Strand,
6,000
House No. 149, Queen's Road Central,.
30
20
1.20 p.m.
House No. 3, Wai Tak Lane,
200
March
6.40 p.m.
10
11
11
24
"
12
26
"
13
30
2.50 a.m.
7 p.w.
p.m.
8.30 p.m.
House No. 96, Bonham Strand,
House No. 228, Queen's Road West, House No. 7, Li Shing Street,
3
12,000
3,000
3
Unknown.
Honse No. 212, Queen's Road West,
3,000
57
14 April
3.25 a.m.
House No. 352, Queen's Road Central, House No. 1, Queen's Street,
5,000
5,000
15
16
18
21
22
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11
12 Noon
House No. 144, Queen's Road West,
3,000
**
18
"
7 p.m.
House No. 34, Bonham Strand,
1,000
24
June
14
10.15 p.m.
3.05 a.m.
House No. 76, Jervois Street,
House No. 19, Jervois Street,
12,000
Not known.
19
July
20
4.50 a.m.
House No. 34, Winglok Street,
5,000
29
"
August September
12.30 a.m. 1a.m.
House No. 3, Station Street,
House No. 70, Jervois Street,
800 22,000
3.45 a.m.
House No. 4, Praya Central, promises of
Messrs. Wieler & Co.
100
23
80
8.30 u.m.
House No. 12, Nullah Terrace, Quarry Bay,
700
**
24
October
5
12.50 a.m.
House No. 169, Hollywood Roud,
3,000
25
8.20 p.m.
Matshed at Quarray Bay,
500
26
15
11.15 p.m.
House No. 149, Queen's Road Central,
100
30
12.45 a.m.
American ship Wandering Jew, Victoria
وجو
Harbour,
150,000
November 21
7.35 p.m.
House No. 111, Praya West,
6,000
29 December 13
A matshed at Kun Chung,
30
13
"
31
16
"
32
17
1a.m.
33
23
34
24
6 p.m.
"
35
30
"
11.15 p..
4.30 p.m.
1a.m.
1.35 a.m.
1.10 a.m.
A squatter's hut on the Hillside at the back
of Shaukiwan Station,
House No. 110, Praya West,
House 247, Queen's Road Central,
House No. 285, Queen's Road Central,
Houses Nos. 347 & 349, Queen's Road West, House No. 40, Queen's Road West,
200
25 8,000
10
1222
15,000
4,000
5,325 5,000