No.
DATE.
TIME.
FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. OF
BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
REMARKS,
416
...
Unknown Carelessness while worshipping About 200 young trees destroyed.
Do.
Do.
[tombs,
Do.
Do.
Nil
Triffing
Unknown.
Do.
Nil
Carelessness while worshipping tombs.
4
2
$41,000
Unknown,
Insured in 3 Offices for $41,000. Two men burnt to death.
Nil
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
- Nil
Unknown.
Nil
Do.
Nil
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Trifling
Nil
Trifling
$100,000
Unknown,
Do.,
:
Accidental while burning joss paper. Incendiarism,
Trifling Explosion of powder that was thrown into the house.
3.
Unknown,
Unknown Spontaneous combustion of coal.
A bunch of burning joss sticks was found on the staircase.
Several trees destroyed..
Insured in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Office.
Insured in the Office of Norton & Co. for $3,000.
37 April
5,
1 p.m.
Grass on hillside at Aplichau and Little Hongkong,
38
Grass on hillside near Chai Wan,
>>
39
Grass on hillside near Stanley,
40 "3
Grass on hillside near Whitfeild,
41
20,
3.30 a.m.
House No. 67, Queen's Road West,
42
33
30,
43 May
2,
44
45
46
47
"
48
$5
49
"
10,
11,
11 p.m.
Midnight.
ວ,
$7.40 p.m.
5 p.ni.
House No. 10, Sui Hing Lane,
House No. 7, Wing Shing Street,
1.50 a.m.
Store of the Hongkong Dispensary,
Grass on hillside near Pokfulam Road,
1.30 a.in.
7.30 p.m.
Grass on hillside at Kai Lung Wan, House No. 68, Bonham Strand,.
House No. 9, Albany Street,
A Matshed at Old Magazine,-
Chimney of House No. 46, Lower Lascar Row,
House No. 16, Fat Hing Street,
1
$3,000
Unknown,
Nil
Do.
Nil
Accidental.
Nil
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Nil
Unknown.
1.
$500
Trifling
Nil
Do.
Upsetting of a lamp by a child No Insurance.
who was trimining it,
Falling of a lamp.
Unknown Unknown.
...
Do.
Trifling
Nil
+++
Trifling
$30,000
Trifling
$100
Do.
Incendiarisin.
A Japanese lautern caught fire. Accidental.
Unknown.
Do.
Careless use of fire while search-
ing for money.
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
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15,
6 a.m.
13
19,
19,
11 p.m.
House No. 26, Bukley Street, Yaumati,
21,
House No. 15, Li Yuen Street,
21,
23,
4 p.m.
9.05 p.m.
House No. 12, Kwong Yuen Street, East,
House No. 61, Praya East,...
28,
Grass on hillside at Mount Davis,.
57 June 13,
12.30 a..
House No. 19, Albany Street,
58
77
59 July
13,
4,
10.15 p.m.
House No. 290. Queen's Road West,
I p.m.
House No. 33, Nullah Lane,
60
7,
"
፡
12.20 p.m.
House No. 32, Square Street,.
61
20,
7.30 p.m.
Honse No. 43, Second Street,
62 Aug.
2,
7.45 p..
House No. 186, Wellington Street,
63
12,
5 p.m.
Coal Godown of Messrs. Blackhead & Co. at Tsim Sha-tsui,
64
22,
"
5.40 p.m.
Coal Godown No. 60, Praya East,.
65
23,
5 p.m.
IIonse No. 22, Gough Street,..
66 Sept.
House No. 223, Hollywood Road,.
67
"5
68
8,
9,
9.30 p.m.
7.50 p.m.
House No. 16, Wyndham Street,
Messrs. Blackhead & Co., Praya Contral,.
69
10,
12.30 a.m.
House No. 218, Queen's Road West,.
70
22,
39
1.30 p.m.
House No. 38, Gilman's Bazaar,
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FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890,—Continued.
No. of
BUILDINGS
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
REMARKS.