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No.
DATE.
TIME.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1889.
No. OF
BUILDING
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
REMARKS.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MAY, 1890.
383
.
I
Jan.
11.15 p.m.
223
SON
10
12,
Midnight.
5.10 p.m.
11.15 p.m.
4 p.m.
Daylight.
House No. 1, Rozario Street,
Matshed at Belchers Bay,
Chimney of House No. 28, Stanley Street,
House No. 197, Queen's Road West,
Grass on hillside above No. 1 Tank, House No. 78, Queen's Road East,.
Do.
Do..
m. I
17,
3 a.m.
House No. 159, Queen's Road West,
Do.
Unknown,
8
18,
3.20 p.m.
House No. 279, Queen's Road West,.
Do.
Incendiarism,..
9
19,
4 a..
House No. 75, Queen's Road East...
Do.
10
11
12
2=2
20,
8 p.m.
>>
Feb.
4,
2 p.m.
House No. 198, Hollywood Road, House No. 44, East Street,
Trifling
Bursting of a kerosine lamp. Accidental.
$20,000
Unknown,
6,
9.45 p.m.
House No. 92, Wing Lok Street,
13
14
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
BESTR850 8*KAN A88
11,
4.30 p.m.
A stack of grass at the "Basel Mission" Garden,
Trifling
Do.
Do.
Do.
10.10 p.m.
House No. 36, Third Street,
Do.
Do..
15,
6 p.m.
Grass on the hillside near Tai Tam Tuk,
17,
8.20 pan.
19,
9.35 .m.
21,
24,
7.30 p.m.
24,
7.30 p.m.
23
March 2,
1a.in.
22
2,
7.30 p.m.
23
6.
24
13,
11 a.m.
25
14,
6.30 p.m.
9.45 pan.
Grass on hillside above Richmond Terrace, Grass on hillside near Magazine Gap,
S. S. Benlawers,
Matshed at Yaumati,
Matshed at Coffee Plantation,.
House No. 6, Wing Wo Street,
House No. 337, Queen's Road Central, House No. 81, Station Street, Yaumati, Grass on hillside above Sai Wan.
Chimney of House No. 35, Wellington Street,
None
Do.
Trifling
Do..
$1,000
Falling of a kerosine lamp,
Trifling
None
Unknown.
Do.
$2,000
Do..
Trifling
None
Do.,
Incendiarism,
Insured in the China Fire Insurance Com- pany for $1,000.
Iusured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for. $2,600.
Some young trees destroyed.
A bundle of rags saturated with kerosine gunpowder and matches were found in the house.
The staircase was saturated with kerosine oil.
False alarm.
Old rags saturated with kerosine oil were thrown into the house.
Insured in Messrs. Russell & Co. for $15,000.
Extinguished by Police.
A number of young trees destroyed.
Do.
Do.
Unknown
Do.
$12
Do.
$240
Do.,
Trifling
Do.,
Do.
Do.,
$10
Trifling
Do.
Do.
April
12,
8.54 a.m.
Grass on hillside above Little Hongkong, House No. 292, Queen's Road West,.
$20
Careless use of lighted candles.
Unknown,
22 pigs destroyed.
lusured in the Northern Assurance Com-
pany for $5,500.
Insured in Messrs. Pustau & Co. for $4,500.
Extinguished by Police.
Carelessness while boiling oil,... Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for
$2,200.
17,
59
29 May 5,
30
9.20 a.in.
7.20 p.m.
10 p.m.
Chimney of House No. 155, Queen's Road West,
None.
Unknown.
Insured in Messrs. Scheele & Co. for $4,000.
$300
Do.,
House No. 145, Bonham Strand-Central,
House No. 307, Queen's Road West,
Trifling
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1889,-Continued.
No. of
BUILDING
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
$10,000
Incendiarism,