FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1888,—Continued.
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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH MARCH, 1889.
No. of
BUILDING
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
106 Nov.
3,
6.20 p.m.
House No. 46, Praya Central (first floor),
1
2
$8,000
Unknown,
107
108
"}
8.30 p.m.
11 p.m.
House No. 96, Wellington Street,
109
11.30 a.m.
"
110
111
5.05 p.m.
1.45 p.m.
Chimney of house No. 332, Queen's Road Central, Paper and rags at house No. 4, Ng Kwai Fong, House No. 18, Albany. Street, Wanchai,
None
Do.
Incendiarism,.......
Unknown.
Insured in Messrs. Turner & Co. for $2,000. A child was struck on the head by a box and killed.
Some gunpowder was exploded on the stair- case of this house.
Trifling
Careless use of matches.
$100
Overheating of the flue.
House No. 1, Chuk Hing Lane,
Trifling
112
9,
6 p.m.
Clothing at house No. 76, Queen's Road East,
$3
113
9,
7 p.m.
Chimney of house No. 1, Station Street,
None
"
114
11,
3.40 p.m.
House No. 53, East Street (first floor),
$1,000
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Careless use of fire.
Unknown.
Falling of a burning stove on The contents of this house were not insured. some shavings.
115
11,
"
6.10 p.m.
116
15,
>>
1.55 p.m.
117
16,
6 a.m.
""
118
17,
>
119
120
17,
"
17,
9.25 a.m.
11.15 a.m.
9 p.m.
Chimney of house No. 215, Hollywood Road,
House No. 99, Queen's Road East,..
Old sugar baskets on "Q" Road, Shaukiwan,
House No. 103, Bonham Strand Central (second floor), House No. 39, Praya, Yaumati,
A house in Aberdeen Village,
17:22
None
Unknown.
$800
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
$30
Unknown.
$10,000
$1,800
Do.,
A
$150
Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $8,200.
Careless burning of sacrificial | The contents of this house were not insured.
papers.
Accidental, a mosquito curtain
coming in contact with a lighted lamp which
was
Insured in Messrs Siemssen & Co. for $20,700. This was a false alarm. It was supposed that the coolies who wished to get hire for drawing the Fire Engines, gave the alarm.
placed near the bed.
2
$2,500
Unknown,
121
18,
4.45 a.m.
House No. 83, Jervois Street,
None
Do.,
""
122
19,
7.40 a.m.
Wanchai Road,
"3
123
21,
4.50 a.m.
A quantity of mat bags, &c., left at the late fire in No. 103,
Do.
Do.
>>
Bonham Strand.
Do.
Do.
124
22,
Grass on hill-side above Bonham Road,
>>
125
22,
6.30 p.m.
Chimney of house No. 65, Queen's Road West,
Do.
Do.
126
23,
9.45 a.m.
Papers at house No. 11, Lau U Lane (ground floor),
Trifling
Careless use of matches.
Do.
Accidental.
127
25,
3.30 a.m.
Police stable in Pokfulam Road,
""
128
31,
""
1 p.m.
Matsheds near the Race Course, Wongneichung,
3
$350
129
31,
4.45. p.m.
Chimney of house No. 4, Jervois Street,
130 Dec.
7.10 p.m.
131
9.35 p.m.
· 132 >>
3.30 a.m.
133
17,
10 a.m.
134
21,
6.25 p.m.
135
22,
"
6 p.m.
136
26,
137
29,
9.25 p.m. 12.30 a.m.
Chimney of house No. 87, Wellington Street, Chimney of house No. 8, West Street,
House No. 129, Wellington Street,
House No. 115, Praya West,
A small matshed near the Race Course, Wongneichung, Clothing and mats in house No. 42, Taipingshan Street,. A small pleasure boat lying off the Wellington Barracks,.
Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 9th January, 1889.
House No. 21, Lyndhurst Terrace,
lamp.
Do.
None
Unknown,
$200
Breaking of a kerosine lamp,.
None
Unknown.
Insured in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company for $1,200.
Do.
Do.
Trifling
1
$4,000
$15
Unknown.
Trifling
Accidental.
$30
Unknown, reported bursting of
some bottles containing chemicals.
A lighted lamp being placed too Insured in Messrs. Scheele & Co. for $4,000. near to a wooden partition..
Exploding of a kerosine reading
GEO. HORSPOOL, Acting Superintendent, Fire Brigade.