INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1895.
112
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH FEBRUARY, 1896.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Jan. 3
5 a.m.
House No. 24, East Street,
Unknown.
10.10 p.m.
House No. 21, Circular Pathway,
$10
""
10
11 p.m.
House No. 11, Old Bailey Street,
Chimney on fire.
4 a.m.
Grass Stack at Stanley,
$50
Unknown.
8.45 a.m.
House No. 134, Third Street,.
Trifling
Accidental.
18
7.55 p.m.
House No. 306, Queen's Road West,
19
23
11.50 p.m.
House No. 120, Station Street, Yan Ma Ti,. House No. 17, Bulkeley St., Yau Ma Ti,
28
9 a.m.
Grass on Hillside near Tin Wan,
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Accidental.
Unknown.
11
10
30
1 p.m.
Grass on Hillside at Aberdeen,
"
11 Feb. 2
6.45 p.m.
House No. 40, Praya Central,.
Trifling
12
2
12.30 p.m.
Kennedy's Horse Repository, Causeway Bay,
$40
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
Children playing with fire.
"
13
22
4 p.m.
House No. 31, First Street,........
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14
23
7.30 p.m.
Grass on Hillside at Kai Lung Wan,..
Accidental.
Unknown.
15
26
8.30 p.m.
House No. 12, Knutsford Terrace, British Kowloon,.
"
77
16
26
2 p.m.
Grass on Hillside at Aplichan,
29
18
17 March 3
1.20 p..
7.30 a.m.
House No. 37, Station St., Yau Ma Ti,
$2
Accidental.
Grass on Hillside at Little Hongkong,
Unknown.
55
19
10.15 a.m.
House No. 3, Seymour Terrace, ·
$5
Overheating of flue.
20
17
7.30 p.m.
Matshed at Sai Wan Ho,..
$70
Upsetting of a lautern.
21
22
6 p.m.
Grass on Hillside near Shek 0,
10
Grass on Hillside at Little Hongkong,
Unknown.
""
23
10
3 p.m.
Grass on Hillside at Stanley,
24
13
1.30 p.m.
Grass on Hillside near Tung Lo Wan,
21
3.30 p.m.
21
10.45 p.m.
Grass on Hillside at Coffee Plantation, Matshed at Quarry Bay,
Burning of joss paper while worshipping at graves.
Unknown,
$230
27
28
9.30 p.m.
House No. 2, Cochrane Street,
Chimney on fire.
28
May
5.15 a.m.
House No. 145, Winglok Street,
$100
Unknown.
29
7.5 p.m.
House No. 376, Queen's Road West,.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
30
2.30 p.m.
House No. 4, Tai Wo Street,
31
14
2 p.m.
Grass on Hillside at Tai Tam Tuk,
32
20
9 p.m.
33
June
5
9.30 p.m.
House No. 50, Wellingtou Street, Kitchen of No. 197, Queen's Road West,
Trifling
34
19
4.30 a.m.
House No. 19, Sai Wo Lane,
""
35
RA
19
6.30 p.m.
House No. 141, Winglok Street,
$10
36
698555
28
""
10 p.m.
37
31
Midnight.
House No. 233, Queen's Road Central, Matshed No. 20, Ho Mun Tin, Yau Ma Ti,.
Trifling
>>
38
July
7
8.45 p.m.
House No. 378, Queen's Road Central,...
39
17
2.30 a.m.
House No. 122, Queen's Road East,
Trifling
Accidental.
Unknown,
Sparks from the chimney of adjoining kitchen. Sparks from a candle,
Carelessness with a lighted cigar,
Unknown, Incendiarism,
Unknown,
Sparks from the adjoining cook-house,
A large number of trees destroyed. False alarin,
A number of hemp bags damaged.
Insured in Northern Fire Insurance Office for $4,000.
Some clothes caught fire.
One tin of kerosine was found on the roof of the matshed and one on the ground floor of the shed apparently having been fired by a slow match. A man named Lam Pat was badly burnt about the face and body. One man and one woman were arrested in connection with this case. Man got 2 years hard labour and the woman was discharged.
Some mat bags took fire in the back part of the shop. Insured in the Mitsui Bussau Kaisha Co. for $1,500.