FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1888.
REMARKS.
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A deliberate attempt to set fire to the adjoin- ing house was detected.
Unknown Unknown,
Upsetting a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
By the last fire in house No. 375, Queen's Road Central.
$3
Trifling
...
$60
1
1
$700
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
...
Incendiarism,
Unknown,
$40 Unknown.
I
$5,500
Unknown,
A number of young trees destroyed.
Insured in Messrs. Schellhass & Co. for $7,000.
Insured in Messrs. Schellhass & Co. for $5,000.
Kerosine was found on the staircase.
Ground floor was insured in Messrs. Norton & Co. for $2,000; First floor was in- sured in Messrs. Meyer & Co. for $2,500; Second floor was insured in Messrs. Schellhass & Co. for $1,000, False alarm.
NO. OF
BUILDING
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly Partly.
1 Jan.
1,
2
1,
ง
6
9
10
>>
99
"
>>
3.
"9
11,
11,
8.40 p.m.
11.20 p.m.
5 a.m.
3 p.m.
I a.m.
.8 p.m.
1.15 a.m.
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Grass on the hill-side at Mount Gough,.. House No. 147, Queen's Road West, Tung On Sugar Refinery shed at Mong Kok Tsui, Some clothing in House No. 360, Queen's Road Central,.. Chimney of House No. 11, Cochrane Street,.....
A curtain at No. 3 Tsu Lung Lane (top floor),. House No. 22, Cochrane Street (2nd floor),
Trifling
Unknown.
-
2
$500
Do.,
27
Unknown
Do.
...
$4
Accidental.
None
Unknown.
$2
Accidental.
None
Burning Joss paper.
Do.
Accidental.
Do.
Unknown.
Trifling
Do.
None
Accidental.
7 p.m.
Fire-wood at House No. 8, Gough Street (ground floor), Chimney at Victoria Barracks,
35
8.10 p.m.
Cook-room of House No. 19, I Wo Street,
11
12
13
14
15
1234 KO
11,
9.30 p.m.
Matting at House No. 103, Bonham Strand (first floor),
"5
14,
"}
5 p.m.
Grass at Kai Lung. Wan,...
15,
10 p.m.
16,
7.50 a.m.
16,
8 a.m.
Some clothing at No. 223, Queen's Road East,... Cook-house of House No. 375, Queen's Road Central,. House No. 148, Bonham Strand West,
>
16
17,
17
* 18
19
20
21
""
19,
79
8 a.m.
House No. 77, Praya West,.
1 a.m.
Bags at house No. 19, Tsz Mi Lane,
"
20,
7.30 p.m.
Chimney of house No. 1, Gage Street,
21,
7 p.m.
House No. 15, Wing Shing Street,..
26,
2.30 a.m.
Merchandise at No. 134, Bonham Strand West,
28,
8.30 p.m.
House No. 93, Bonham Strand Central,.
Do.
Accidental.
Do.
Unknown,
Firing crackers which set fire to a mosquito curtain. Carelessness with a lighted cigar. Unknown,
Bursting of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
Insured in Messrs. Turner & Co. for $1,000.. The contents were not insured.
Insured in Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co. for $1,500.
Insured in the Lubeck Fire Insurance Office: for $4,600.
22
23 Feb.
30,
11.35 p.m.
Eastern District,
None
Do.
Do.,
95
1,
12.30 a.m.
Matting at house No. 14, Possession Street,
...
Unknown
24
5,
77
10 p.m.
A stack of grass at Hunghom,
25
10,
4 p.m.
26
10,
5.50 a.m.
Grass at No. 36, Wongneichung Village, House No. 151, Hollywood Road,
...
1
Trifling
$500
1
1
$200
27
12,
9.35 p.m.
House No. 7, Ship Street,
28
"
29
29,
27.
10.50 p.m.
Staircase of House No. 127, First Street, House No. 229, Queen's Road West,
:00
8
-:
None
$22,000
30
March 5,
10 p.m.
31
8,
3 p.m.
82
12,
5. a.m.
House No. 141, Queen's Road East, Chimney of house No. 10, Cochrane Street, House No. 139, Queen's Road Central,
None
Do.
4
1
$35,000
Do.,
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