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FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890,-Continued.
REMARKS.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1891.
Unknown,
A number of young trees destroyed.
Accidental while cooking food No Insurance. with wood shavings,
A man named Fung Kwan was arrested and sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour by the Supreme Court.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. of
BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
Kerosine Oil was poured on the staircase.
False alarm.
Insured in the Northern Fire Insurance Office for $15,000.
Kerosine Oil was poured on the staircase.
110 Nov. 12,
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111
15,
4.45 p.m.
7.30 a.m.
Grass on hillside above Tai Hang Village,
$250
House No. 69, Upper Station Street,
>>
Nil
Attempted arson,
112
20,
1.15 a.m.
House No. 35, Bridges Street,
:
113
29,
6.30 p.m.
House No. 72, Bonham Strand West,
$20
Accidental.
114 Doe.
10.15 p.m.
House No. 324, Queen's Road Central,
Trifling
Unknown.
$5
Do.
115
8.50 p.m.
House No. 5, Wing Kat Street,.
116
11,
5 a.m.
19
117 ""
7 p.in.
House No. 324, Queen's Road Central,...... Chimney of House No. 42, Lyndhurst Terrace,"
Incendiarism,
Unknown.
Do.
118
13,
5 a.m.
Chimney of House No. 68, East Street,
Do.,
119
15,
4.15 p.m.
The Ko Shing Theatre,
120
15,
6.15 p.m.
House No. 112, Queen's Road Central,.
$6,000
Do.,
121
5.30 a.m.
House No. 321, Queen's Road Central,..
Slight
Incendiarism,
122
24,
7 p.m.
123
26,
10 a.m.
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124
31,
Grass on hillside at Tso Pa Tsai, British Kowloon, Chimney of House No. 72, Bonham Strand West, Grass on hillside at Aberdeen,
Nil
Unknown.
Do.
Do.
33
No.
DATE.
TIME.
Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 27th October, 1891.
GEO. HORSPOOL,
Acting Superintendent, Fire Brigade.
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