CAUSE.
REMARKS.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. OF
BUILDING
DESTROYED. DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
30
23
31
27,
>>
29 Feb. 22,
24, 3.45 p.m. 8.20 p.m.
7.20 p.m.
Some clothing on the ground floor of No. 81, Hollywood Rd.,| A shed on the roof of No. 17, Salt Fish Street,
Trifling Unknown.
Do.
Do.
32
March 4,
33
7,
12.30 a.im.
"
34
9,
5 a.m.
The shrubbery under one of the matsheds at the Race Course, Chimney of No. 63, Bonham Strand East,.......................... A wooden partition in house No. 22, Queen's Road West,. No. 15, Sz Mi Lane, ground floor,
None
Incendiary.
Do.
Unknown.
Do.
Do.
6
$19,000
כל
35
36
12,
15,
A cooking stall in Chinese Recreation Ground,..
None
Unknown.
ל
8.50 p.m.
No. 76, Jervois Street, ground floor,
::
Trifling
Incendiary,
Carelessness with joss papers,... Insured for $2,000 at Messrs. Schellhass
Upsetting a kerosine lamp, Unknown.
Falling of a kerosine lamp,
& Co.
A large quantity of paper, a number of books saturated with kerosine were found, and also a chatty and a tin containing some kerosine.
Property of Government. Three small pigs roasted alive. Insured for $2,000.
Insured for $20,000 in Messrs. Meyer & Co., and $20,000 in Messrs. Pustau & Co.
37
16,
5.50 p.m.
38
10 a.m.
Chimney of No. 276, Queen's Road Central,.... Matsheds at Taitám Water-Works,
None
Unknown.
14
$550
Unknown,
>>
39
4.25 p.m.
Two matsheds at Tsimshatsni,
2
$10
Careless use of fire,
40
41
42
་་་་
23,
3.50 a.m.
No. 17, Wing Kut Street,
1
$2,500
23,
5.20 p.m.
Chimney of No. 135, Queen's Road West,..
None
24,
9 p.m.
No. 84, Bonham Strand West,
1
$1,800
43
26,
}}
44
""
27,
45
A
27,
10 a.m.
12 a.m.
Wood-work in the cook house of No. 36, Bonham Strand West.
Grass on the hills between Stanley and Táit'ámtuk,
:
Slight
Accidental while cooking.
Do.
Incendiary.
No. 143, Queen's Road Central,
None
Attempted arson,
46
1 a.m.
A kerosine lamp at No. 111, West Street,..
Do.
Accidental.
47
>>
6 p.m.
48
49
"1
9 p.m.
No. 13, Tank Lane, ground floor,
31,
"
4.30 p.m.
No. 8, Táiťámtuk,
50 | April
3,
11.15 a.m.
51
Grass on the hill-side at Mount Davis,
The chimney of No. 4, Wellington Street,.
Grass on the hill-side at No. 2 Bridge, Pokfúlam Road,
Grass on the hill-side near Whitfield,.
Do.
Unknown.
Slight
1
$70
...
Do.
Do.,
Accidental,
$7
52
53
54
"
55
56
57
389
***
V
1515x
5,
2 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
4.30 a.m.
Grass on the hill-side near Shaukiwán Village,....... Grass on the hill-side at Stanley,
Messrs. Blackhead & Co.'s coal shed at Tsimshatsui,
No. 37, Market Street,..............................
A quantity of firewood on the ground floor of No. 19,
Sheung Fung Lane.
Upsetting a kerosine lamp. Accidental.
Unknown Unknown,
Unknown
Do.
Do.,
Do.,
$125,000 Combustion of accumulated coal Trifling Burning of joss paper. None Do.
[gas.
A quantity of kerosine was found poured over the staircase.
A number of young trees were destroyed. Some young trees were destroyed. Caught fire while some Chinese were wor- shipping at the graves. Three men
were arrested and ordered by the Magis- trate to pay the damage.
Caught fire while worshipping at graves. Caught fire while worshipping at tombs. A number of trees and shrubs were burned.
No. DATE.
TIME.