FIRES AND ALARMS, 1892,—Continued.

No. OF

BUILDINGS

SITUATION OF FIRE.

DESTROYED.

DAMAGE.

Wholly. Partly.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

77 Nov. 18,

4.45 p.m.

78

18,

11.50 p.m.

79

19,

8.30 p.m.

80

19,

Midnight

81

27,

4.30 p.m.

"

82 Dec. 1,

2 p.m.

83

11.30 p.m.

»>

84

15

85

1,

8,

3.30 p.m.

8 a.m.

House No. 20, Fuk Sing Lane, Yaumati,

Grass on hillside above Magazine Gap, The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, A haystack at Yaumati,

House No. 82, Station Street, Yaumati,

Grass on hillside at Tokwawan,

A haystack at Tso Pai Tsai, British Kowloon,. Wellington Barracks Wharf,

Grass on hillside at Wong Nei Chung,

Unknown.

Overheating of chimney.

$28

Unknown.

Trifling

Accidental while worshipping. Unknown.

$10

Playing with matches by boys.

Trifling

Unknown.

Do.

$200

Do.

»

86

8,

11.20 p.m.

House No. 333, Queen's Road Central,

$5,000

Do.,

Insured in Messrs. Kruse & Co. for $5,000.

87

13,

5.20 p.m.

A matshed at back of Wong Nei Chung Village,

$40

Playing with fire by a girl.

Unknown,

Several fir trees were destroyed.

.....

"

88

14,

3 p.m.

Grass on hillside at Aberdeen,

Do.

>>

89

14,

5 p.m.

90

18,

1 p.m.

Grass on hillside above Richmond Road,

Grass on the Rifle Ranges, British Kowloon,-

Do.

91

20,

7 a.m.

A matshed at the Military Camp, British Kowloon,.

$10

Do.

$300

92

20,

9.30 p.m.

House No. 14, Jubilee Street,.

93

22,

2.40 a.m.

House No. 4, East Street,

"

94

24,

6 p.m.

House No. 18, Stanley Street,.

95

25,

House No. 7, Ezra Lane,.

96

28,

6 a.m.

Grass on hillside at British Kowloon,.

97

28,

Grass on hillside at Wong Ma Kok,

....

98

30,

7 p.m.

99

31,

3.15 p.m.

A Matshed at Yaumati,

A matshed at Tai Hang Village,

$600

$580

Do.

Do.,

Playing with matches by children. Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.

Insured in the Economic Fire Insurance Co. for $800.

Unknown.

Do.

Do.

Do.,

19 matsheds and 4 pigstyes were destroyed and 15 pigs burnt to death.

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

No.

DATE.

TIME.

99

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