No. DATE.
TIME.
FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890,--Continued.
418
REMARKS.
Unknown,
A number of young trees destroyed. Accidental while cooking food | No Insurance. with wood shavings,
A man named Fung Kwan was arrested and sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour by the Supreme Court.
Incendiarism,
Kerosine Oil was poured on the staircase.
False alarm.
Insured in the Northern Fire Insurance Office for $15,000.
Kerosino Oil was poured on the staircase.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. of
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
110 Nov. 12,
111
15,
4.45 p.m.
7.30 a.m.
Grass on hillside above Tai Hang Village, House No. 69, Upper Station Street,
-:
$250
>>
Nil
112
“
20,
1.15 a.m.
House No. 35, Bridges Street,
Attempted arson,
:
113
29,
114 Dec.
2,
115
6.30 p.m.
10.15 p.m.
8.50 p.m.
House No. 72, Bonham Strand West, House No. 324, Queen's Road Central, House No. 5, Wing Kat Strect,..
$20
Accidental.
Trifling
$5
Unknown.
Do.
116
11,
5 a.m.
117
11,
7 p..
House No. 324, Queen's Road Central,. Chimney of House No. 42, Lyndhurst Terrace,
Unknown.
Do.
118
13,
5 a.m..
119
120
15,
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6.15 p.m.
4.15 p.m.
The Ko Shing Theatre,
Chimney of House No. 68, East Street,
Do.,
House No. 112, Queen's Road Central,.
$6,000
Do.,
121
"
122
17,
24,
5.30 a.m.
Honso No. 321, Queen's Road Central,.
Slight
Incendiarism,
JJ
7 p.m.
123
26,
10 a.m.
124
31,
Grass on hillside at Tso Pa Tsai, British Kowloon, Chimney of House No. 72, Bonham Strand West, Grass on hillside at Aberdeen,
Unknown.
Nil
Do.
Do.
Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 27th October, 1891.
GEO. HorspooL,
Acting Superintendent, Fire Brigade.