CAUSE.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1899,-Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DAMAGE.
REMARKS.
226
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33
35
2008 2 265 88
30 Feb.
13
16
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16
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28
*46*
10.00 a.m.
6.00 a.m.
Brought forward,.... House No. 6, Li Un Street, East, House No. 7, Li Un Street, East,
$65
$60
Sparks from a smoking pipe,
10.00 a.m.
Public Gardens,
"The Cbalet," at Mount Kellet,
$10
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34 Mar. 2 9.00 p.m.
House No. 8, Wild Dell,"
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36
11
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37
19
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8
Hillside North of Victoria Peak,
Hillside South of Kennedy Road,
Hillside near Brick Works, Aberdeen,
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38
19
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11.05 p.m.
39
19
1.00 p.m.
House No. 15, Station Street, North, Yau Ma Ti, A Shed at Queen's Road West,
8$
$40
'40
19
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3.15 p.m.
West side of Mount Davis,
20
Hills between Deep Water and Repulse Bay,
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47
48
282 28
5.30 p.m.
House No. 79, Ma Thu Wai
$60
7.30 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
House No. 255, Queen's Road Central, Morrison Hill,
2.00 p.m.
South of Stone Cutters' Island,
24
11.30 p.m.
Reclamation Ground at Yau Ma Ti,
$10
Hillside near Aberdeen Cemetery,
30
10.00 a.m.
Hillside near Aplichau,
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49 Apr.
4
5.30 a.m.
51
200
50
8
77
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6.30 p.m.
3.15 p.m.
House No. 78, Queen's Road Contral, Hillside at Pokfulam,
Hillside near Aplichau Cemetery,
Hillside at Wong Ma Kok,..
13
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1.00 p.m.
Hillside at Aplichau,
54
15
1.00 p.m.
Hillside at Mount Davis,
Grass on fire...
Do.,
Unknown,
Grass on fire,.
Do.
Grass on fire,...
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Carelessness with joss-sticks, Grass on fire,.
Overheating of bricks in the kitchen igniting a beam.
Overheating of pipe from cooking stove set fire to a beam.
Grass on fire,.
Do.,
Do.,
Mosquito curtain accidentally caught fire,.| Sparks from fire underneath the boiler set fire to some leaves and straw, Grass on fire,.
Extinguished by inmates assisted by Police. Extinguished by inmates. Extinguished by Police.
Do.
Extinguished by Firemen.
Extinguished by Police.
Do.
Put out by Police and hired Coolies. About 50 or 60 fir trees were scorched.
Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Police assisted by some Chinese.
Extinguished by Police and a gang of Coolies, A large number of trees were scorched. Extinguished by Police and hired Coolies.
Hundreds
of fir trees suffered more or less from the effect of flames.
Sparks from chimney setting fire to wood work.... Fire burnt itself out. Chimney on fire,
Extinguished by occupants.
About 200 square yards of grass burnt and 30 small trees damaged. Put out by Police.
One acre of grass was burnt. Extinguished by Police and a squad of Scavenger Coolies.
A quantity of palm leaf matting caught fire. Put out by Police.
Extinguished by Police and hired Coolies. About 50 fir trees were slightly scorched.
Do.
Some joss-paper accidentally took fire,.... Put out by inmates and Police.
Extinguished by Police.
Do.
Do.
Extinguished by Police and hired Coolies. About 16 fir trees were damaged.
Extinguished by Police and hired Coolies. About 10,000 square yards of grass fired and a large quantity of fir trees damaged.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
Carried forward,..
. $253