No. DATE.
TIME.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
A bed quilt caught fire from lighted Joss-sticks.
Incendiarism,
A wooden partition caught fire from lighted Joss-sticks.
Incendiarism,
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
Chimney caught fire.
Unknown,
Some straw caught fire.
Some tar while being heated caught
Chimney caught fire.
Some waste paper caught fire.
[fire.
Kerosine and lighted paper were found on the stair.
A tin of kerosine oil and paper torch were found on the stair.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1893,—Continued.
No. of
BUILDINGS
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
Trifling
Trifling
Do.
Trifling
Do.
Trifling
Some charcoal caught fire.
Attempted arson,
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
A bed curtain caught fire from a Chimney caught fire.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
Careless use of matches.
Overheating of a stove pipe.
[lamp.
A wooden partition caught fire from Unknown.
Do.
[a kerosiue lamp.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
False alarm.
Unknown.
Do.
Joss-paper caught fire from the snuffings of a lamp.
Carelessness while burning Joss-
paper.
Carelessness with lighted match.
Carelessness with lighted Joss-sticks,
Unknown.
Do.
Do.
Carelessness with lighted candle.
Unknown.
Some shavings caught fire.
Unknown.
Kerosine oil was found on the stair.
18
99
23
26
16
17
"
41 Sept. 12
42
43
44
45 | Oct.
46
68 25
6 p.m.
11.20 p.m.
5.45 p.m.
3 a.m.
House No. 102, Second Street,
...
:
House No. 187, Queen's Road West,.. House No. 19, Wing Wo Street,
...
Trifling
...
House No. 237, Hollywood Road,
House No. 36, Third Street,
A European House at Pokfulam,
47
18
12 Noon.
19
48
25
7 a.m.
23
49 Nov.
Grass on the Hillside near Salt Water Bay,
Store of Messrs. Blackhead & Co., Praya Central,
Smith's Villas, Magazine Gap,
50
7.20 p.m.
House No. 38, Hollywood Road,
>>
51
5.30 p.m.
House No. 14, Tung Loi Lane,
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52
5
9.40 p.m.
House No. 314, Queen's Road Central,.
***
99
53
6
11.15 p.m.
House No. 6, Market Street,
>>
54
11
House No. 10, Station Street,
55
14
2 p.m.
House No. 6, Lok Hing Lane,
>>
56
16
4.50 p.m.
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57
16
6 p.m.
3.
58
17
1.15 a.m.
House No. 5, Sui Hing Lane,..................
House No. 110, Third Street,..........................................................................................
House No. 16, Western Street, .........................................................
59
60
61
62
63
65
8 383282288
18
.4 p.m.
Hluse No. 125, Praya East,
...
"
19
10.15 a.m.
House No. 13, First Street,
...
19
Grass on the Hillside near Stanley,
...
"
23
Grass on the Hillside at Chaiwan Gap,
...
...
"
26
5.50 p.m.
House No. 117, Third Street,...
...
"
...
64
27
"
5 p.m.
Ko Shing Theatre,
29
3.30 p.m.
Grass on the Hillside at Stanley,
...
66 Dec.
2
3.30 p.m.
Grass on the Hillside at Wongmakok,
...
67
4
7.30 p.m.
House No. 45, Temple Street, Yaumati,
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68
GO
9 a.m.
69
70
71
72
73
8RERENERE
11
3 p.m.
12
8.20 p.m.
House No. 27, Caine Lane,..................
A Matshed at Yaumati,
A House-boat on the foreshore at Taikoktsui,
...
:
Do.
...
Do.
...
12
8.15 p.m.
Room No. 21, Victoria Hotel,..
..
"
15
22
4 p.m.
Grass on the Hillside at Taitamtuk,
17
"
4 p.m.
Grass on the Hillside near Chaiwan,
...
74
23
1 a.m.
75
25
...
"
76
28
>>
77
31
>>
3.40 a.m.
12.30 p.m.
Grass on the Hillside near Tytam Beservoir, House No. 160, Queen's Road Central,.
Grass on the Hillside near Tytam Reservoir,
House No. 183, Hollywood Road,
...
***
...
H. E. WODEHOUSE,—Supt. Fire Brigade.
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