FIRES AND ALARMS, 1891,—Continued.
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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1892.
No. OF
BUILDINGS
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
$1.50
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
43 May
25,
7 p.m.
House No. 30, Gage Street,
44
26,
4 a.m.
Registered Brothel No. 153 in West Street,
Nil
Attempted arson,
A
45
31,
9 p.m.
Chimney of House No. 252, Queen's Road Central,.......
Nil
Unknown.
Nil
Do.,
46 July
47
2.10 p.m.
West of Government Civil Hospital,
9.30 a.m.
S.S. Decima in Victoria Harbour,.........
Trifling
Do.
48
11,
12.20 a.m.
House No. 72, Station Street, Yaumati,
$1,800
Overheating of an oven,
A piece of cloth saturated with kerosine oil
was found in the cook-honse.
False alarm.
No Insurance.
Trifling
Capsizing of a stove.
"
49 Ang.
7,
5.30 p.m.
House No. 5, D'Aguilar Street,..
Nil
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
50
15,
>>
9 p.m.
House No. 1, St. Francis Street,
51
24,
"
5 p.m.
Chimney of House No. 343, Queen's Road Central,..
Nil
Unknown.
Nil
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
52
53 Sept.
28,
93
8 p.m.
House No. 106, Third Street,
Nil
Unknown.
6,
11 p.m.
Stall No. 39, Hung Hom Market,
54
16,
11.30 p.m.
House No. 141, Battery Street, Yaumați,
Trifling
Burning of joss paper.
"
55
56
57
58
82288 489
22,
11 a.m.
Chimney of House No. 120, Praya West,....
Do.
Unknown.
"
Oct.
2.
1.30 a.m.
House No. 4, Hillside Street, Hung Hom,
Nil
Do.
$5
Do.
14,
5 a.m.
House No. 41, First Street,
"
19,
3.15 a.m.
House No. 26, Pokfulam Road,.
Trifling
Do.
"
59
25,
1.50 p.m.
Chimney of House No. 206, Hollywood Road,
Nil
Do.
Nil
Do.
60
28,
"
8 p.m.
House No. 8, Queen's Road West,..
62
61 Nov.
"
5 p.m.
8.10 p.m.
Matshed at the Brick Manufactory, Little Hongkong, Coal Godown of Messrs. Blackhead & Co. at Tsim
$100
Do.
Unknown
Do.
Shatsui,
64
65
67
70
71
*2
73
2369638RENPERREARS=
10,
2 p.m.
A Hut at Tai Kok Tsui,.
2
$90
Do.
17,
"
9.30 p.m.
21,
10.45 a.m.
25,
9.15 p.m.
>>
29,
3.30 a.m.
Dec.
3,
10.05 p.m.
6,
8.30 p.m.
10,
9 a.m.
13,
>>
17,
2 a.m.
19,
74
92,
7 a.m.
75
22,
7 p.m.
76
23,
Midnight.
4 a.m.
7.10 p.m.
House No. 45, Wing On Street,
House No. 117, Market Street,
Wicker-work Covers for Boats at the back of Yaumati,{
A stack of Grass on the hillside above Ship Street,..
A Kerosine Junk lying off Praya West,
House No. 28, Possession Street,
House No. 1, Kung San Lané,
Coal Godown No. 80, Praya East, House No. 35, Aplichau,
House No. 57A, Wanchai Road,
House No. 29, A-kung Ngam,
House No. 92, First Street,
House No. 89, Shankiwan,...
...
Trifling
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
$5
Do.
Unknown
Do.
Nil
Do.
$30
Lamp placed too near a wooden par-
Nil
Unknown.
[tition.
Trifling
Do.
$600
Incense sticks left burning on the floor.
$10
Unknown.
Nil
Upsetting of a lamp.
$900
Unknown,
No Insurance.
77
25,
13
6.50 p.m.
78
4 p.m.
59
79
>>
80
26,
81
29,
2 a.m.
وو
25,
25,
9.30 p.m
Grass on the hillside near Deep Water Bay,
The Steam-launch Tilley, in Victoria Harbour,
Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 6th January, 1892.
House No. 40, Station Street, Yaumati,
A Matshed in Hung Hom Docks,
Trifling
Falling of a lighted candle upon some
Do.
Sparks from heated rivets. [paper.
Nil
Unknown.
House No. 69, Tokwawan,..
$30
Trifling
Falling of a lighted candle on some Unknown.
[hay.
GEO. HORSPOOL,-Acting Supt., Fire Brigade.