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No. DATE.
TIME.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
590 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOV": GAZETTE OF 9TH JUNE, 1888.
No. of
BUILDING
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
Slight
Carelessness with a lamp.
Do.
Unknown.
None
Do.
Very little
Do.
None
Do,
Do.
Incendiary.
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$150
Unknown,
Very little
Spontaneous combustion.
Some old rags saturated with kerosine wore found in the staircase.
The house was not insured.
12
None
Unknown
None
Unknown.
Do.
Not much Incendiary. Unknown Unknown,
Do.
None
Do.,
Do, Accidental.
$190
Slight
Unknown.
$1,000
Accidental,
$150
$150
Very little
This was a false alarm and a general rush was made for the doors.
A considerabe amount of damage was done to growing trees.
A few acres of grass burnt and part of the wood and young plants slightly damaged. This was a false alarm. A general rush was made for the doors. Two men were arrested for raising false alarm.
Accidental, upsetting of an oil The house was not insured.
[lamp.
The house was not insured. Accidental, bed curtain caught | The house was not insured. fire while worshipping.
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113 Nov. 20,
10 p.m.
114
21,
115
21,
5.30 p.m.
116
22.
8.15 a.m.
Butter's Lane.
117
22.
11 p.m.
118
23,
9.15 p.m.
119
24,
3.10 a.m.
House No. 13, Triangle Street,
120
24.
3.30 p.m.
121
24,
9.30 p.m.
122
25,
Some dried grass at No. 16, Wing Fung Street, Matsheds at Taitám Water-Works,
Partition of house No. 21, Stanley Street,..
Grass on the hill-side near Hoktsui,
A quantity of firewood in the cook house No. 341, Queen's Road West.
Some clothing and matting on ground floor of No. 2,
A mosquito curtain in house No. 32, Third Street, House No. 42, Queen's Road West,
Coals in one of the Kowloon Godown Company's sheds at Tsimshatsui.
123
25,
8.20 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre,
124
25,
9 p.m.
125
26,
126
26,
3.30 p.m.
Beams of verandah of No. 348, Queen's Road West, Grass on the north-side of the hill below Mount Kellet,
Grass ou the hill-side near Kai Lung Wan,
127
26,
8.15 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre,
128
27,
129
27,
6.30 p.m.
130
27,
7.5 p.m.
131
28,
8.45 p.m.
132
29.
6.40 a.m.
A kerosine lamp on the ground floor of house No. 20, Graham Street.
First floor of house No. 1, Nullah Lane,
A basket of old clothing at No. 348, Queen's Road West,
House No. 107, Wellington Street..........
House No. 163, Queen's Road East,
133
29,
7.30 p.m.
House No. 165, Queen's Road East,
134
29,
7.40 p.m.
House No. 4, Staunton Street,
135
29,
8.30. p.m.
House No. 107, Wellington Street,
136
30,
5 p.m..
137
30,
138
Dec.
7 p.m.
House No. 40, Wing On Street,
Messageries Maritimes Coal Godown, Praya East,
House No. 55, Square Street,
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The smouldering ruins of old fire broke out afresh.
No fire, but the coal was smoking and it was removed.
A piece of rag saturated with kerosine, some matches and joss sticks were found burn- ing at the foot of the staircase.
Unknown.
Do.
None.
$16,000
Accidental, upsetting of an oil lamp.
None
Do.
Incendiary,