INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1894,--- Continued.
276
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
46 May 6
3.30 p.m.
A Matshed at Tsat Tsz Mui,
$200.
Firing of crackers.
47
13
>>
9.30 p.m.
A Matshed at Tsat Tsz Muj,
$1,300.
Carelessness while smoking,
7 Matsheds burnt down.
48
14
7.30 p.m.
House No. 6 Station Street,
Trifling.
49
23
9.45 p.m.
39
50
27
5.20 p.m.
A Matshed near the Naval Yard at Kowloon, House No. 27 Wyndham Street,
$60.
Bursting of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
Chimney on fire.
55
51
29
12,25 a.m.
House No. 365 Queen's Road West,
$150.
Unknown.
52 June
10.55 p.m.
House No. 217 Queen's Road West,
$100.
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
53 | July
10
7.30 p..
House No. 376 Queen's Road West,
$20.
Unknown.
54
13
1.30 p.m.
31
55
13
9.15 a.m.
A Hut at Mati, Kowloon, House No. 76 First Street,
$100.
Playing of matches by children.
$150.
53
56
13
3 p.m.
House No. 12 New Street,
Unknown.
Chimney on fire.
57
17
1 a.m.
House No. 108 Third Street,
Unknown.
58
18
6.15 p.m.
House No. 60 Praya East,
Trifling.
Burning of joss paper.
>>
59
19
7.45 p.m.
House No. 376 Queen's Road West,
$5.
60
20
2.45 p.m.
House No. 25 New Street,
Trifling.
Unknown.
1,
61
31
5 p.m.
62 Aug.
7
8 a.m.
Messrs. Blackhead & Co., Praya Central, House No. 198 Wellington Street,.....
Chimney on fire,
99
63
7
9.45 p.m.
House No. 143 Queen's Road Central,
64
17
House No. 66 Praya Central,
65
19
9 a.m.
House No. 28 Possession Street,
66
29
10.30 p.m.
House No. 129 Wanchai Road,
$5.
67
31
11.30 a.m.
Grass on Hillside at Stanley,
"
Incendiarism,
Explosion of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
A bundle of joss sticks saturated with kero- sine oil was found on the premises.
68
Sept.
4 am.
House No. 8 Upper Station Street,
Trifling.
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69
6.30 p.m.
House No. 5 Victoria Street,
"
Bursting of a kerosine lamp.
70
9.30 p.m.
House No. 19 Aberdeen Street,
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Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
71
2 p.m.
Grass on Hillside at Stanley,
72
25
>>
8 p.m.
78 Oct.
10
9.p.m.
House No. 228 Queen's Road Central, House No. 194 Queen's Road West,
Trifling.
74
18
"
5 p.m.
75
19
12.30 a.m.
A Matshed at Yaumati Village,. House No. 62 Queen's Road West,
$400.
Unknown.
Careless use of fire for drying clothes.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
Careless use of fire,
Unknown.
7 Matsheds burnt down.
"
76
22
5.45 a.m.
Ho Tung's Godown at Praya West,
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77
24
2 p.m.
A Matshed at Kennedytown,
78
28
7.15 a.m).
The Tai Li Soy Factory at Hunghom West,
Trifling.
$5,000.
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"
79
30
11.30 a..
Grass on Hillside above Taitam Bay,
"
"
80
Nov.
6
6 p.m.
Godown No. 122 Praya East,.
$150
81
6
10.45 p.m.
House No. 153 Queon's Road West,
82
1.30 p.m.
Grass on Hillside above Bonham Road,.
83
»
2 p.m.
House No. 146 Market Street, Yaumati,
Trifling.
84
12
3.30 a.m.
House No. 4 Centre Street,
Spontaneous combustion of coal. Incendiarism,
Unknown.
Burning of joss paper and sticks.
Unknown.
Matches and papers saturated with kerosine
oil were found on the stairs.
85
12
10.30 p.m.
A Matshed at Quarry Bay,.
$300.
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95
86
18
"
1.50 p.m.
House No. 5 West Street,
87
8888
23
5.30 a.m.
Godown No. 74 Praya East,
Spontaneous combustion of coal.
>>
24
12.30 a.m.
The Stag Hotel, Queen's Road Central,
Chimney on fire.
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89
26
11 a.m.
A Stack of Grass at Stanley,
$12.
Unknown.
90
27
53
8.30 p.m.
Hut No. 8 on the Reclamation Ground, Praya West,
Trifling.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.