No. of Build-
ing destroyed.
Damage.
RETURN OF FIRES AND ALARMS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR 1886,-Continued.
Situation of Fire.
Wholly.
Partly.
Cause.
REMARKS.
100 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT. GAZETTE OF 29TH JAN., 1887.
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
CUBIERTINIJ8898A28820*******
Chimney at Tung Wa Hospital,
No. 41, Cochrane Street,
8,
11.30 a.m.
Matsheds above Kennedy Road,
Grass on hillside near Aberdeen................................................
25
11 p.m.
No. 3, Ezra Lane,................
12,
4.20 a.m.
No. 324, Queen's Road West,
{
41 May 30,
11.30 a.m.
42
31,
8.30 a.m.
"?
43 June
44 July
30,
2.30 p.m.
3,
7.30 a.m.
45
3,
Midnight
46
6,
5.30 p.m.
"
47
7,
4.45 p.m.
23.
48
24,
10.30 a.m.
13
49
30,
50 August 3,
12.45 a.m.
Third Street,
Mosquito curtain at No. 10, Jardine Bazaar,..
Firewood in cook-house of No. 3, Hin Lung Lane,
No. 50, Jardine Bazaar,
No. 4, Square Street,
Chimney at No. 224, Queen's Road West,.
Chimney of Medical Hall,
Firewood in the kitchen of No. 31, Gough Street,.
A piece of cloth at No. 9, Wellington Street, Chimney of No. 21, Ladder Street,..
Slight
Do.
Do.
None
Do.
Very little
None
51
13,
9.45 p.m.
No. 24, Circular Pathway,
55
52
13,
5 p.m.
Roof of No. 17, Praya East,
""
53
14,
Noon.
54
17,
"
55
20,
10 a.m.
">
56
57
58 September 5,
75
>>
9,
11,
9.30 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
26,
8.30 p.m.
A Hut above Kennedy Road,
Chimney at No. 27, Hollywood Road,
Soldering shed at Bowrington,
Mat-bags at No. 4, First Street,
30,
Noon.
Unknown.
Children playing with candles. Unknown.
Kerosene Lamp.
Rags and Paper.
Unknown.
Do.
Trifling
Do.
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
$5
Incendiary,
Trifling
Unknown.
$300
Trifling
Do.
Unknown.
Do.
Kerosene Lamp.
Overheating a soldering iron.
Accidental.
While Chun-fat was prosecuting 3 men for larceny at the Police Court a gang of their friends set fire to his hut.
$500
Unknown.
Trifling
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Mat Screen.
Do.
Unknown.
>>
"
9.
15,
17,
17,
4 p.m.
Grass on hill near Cape D'Aguilar and Stanley Road,.
$3,500
Do.
7 p.m.
No. 41, Salt-fish Lane...
6.30 p.m.
"
19,
>>
4 p.m.
Grass on hillside near Chai Wan;.
"
29,
69
October
70
71
33
72
*
73
>>
27,
2,
11,
11,
12,
10 a.m.
5.45 p.m.
...
6 a.m.
9 p.m.
Chimney of No. 18, Hollywood Road,
A matshed at Stone Cutters' Island,
A mosquito curtain in No. 5, Third Street,
A Kerosene Lamp No. 47, Hollywood Road,..
Chimney of No. 10, Queen's Road Central,
Carpet in Hongkong Hotel,.
Grass on Mount Davis,
None
Lamp burst.
Trifling
Unknown.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
None
Do.
92
6.30 p.m.
No. 3, Kau Ü Fong,.
74
21,
10.45 p.m.
No. 3, Tuk Hing Lane,
None
Trifling
$50
None
$12,000
Do.
Set on fire while worshipping graves.
Unknown.
Do.
Upsetting of a lighted lamp.
Upsetting of a Kerosene Lamp by a cat.
Unknown.
"
75
22,
Grass on hill near Tai-tam-tuk,
Triffing
Do.
•
76
22,
12.30 p.m.
Some mats on No. 51, Caine Road,.
Do.
Do.
77
29,
5.50 p.m.
Some wood in No. 225, Queen's Road West,.
Do.
Do.
78 November 2,
12.50 p.m.
Chimney of Tsimshatsui Station,
Do
Do.
79
2,
55
7.20 p.m.
Chimney of No. 95, Second Street,.
Do.
Do.
6,
Grass on hillside near Stanley,
39
No.
Date.
Time.