No.
DATE.
TIME.
CAUSE.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1899,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DAMAGE.
REMARKS.
Put out by Police and hired Coolies. Several acres of grass were burnt damaging about 400 young fir trees.
Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Police and hired Coolies.
Chimney on fire,
Grass on fire,..
Do.,
Do.,
Unknown.
Extinguished by inmates and Police.
Extinguished by Firemen.
Extinguished by Police and Coolies.
Extinguished by Police and Coolies. About 60 fir trees damaged.
Extinguished by Police and hired Coolies.
Sparks from a pipe setting fire to bedding, Extinguished by Police and occupants. Chimney on fire,
Caused by the foot-lights,
Grass on fire,......................
Burning of a beam from the adjoining house which had been on fire.
Unknown,
Extinguished by the occupants.
Extinguished by Assistant Engineer Fire Brigade. Extinguished by Police. A few shrubs damaged. Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by inmates.
Do.
Some empty match boxes caught fire.
Put out by
Police.
Put out by inmates.
Put out by Police.
Grass on fire,.
Unknown,
Carelessness while worshipping graves,... Overheating of a drying oven setting fire
to the roof.
Fire burned itself out.
Put out by occupants.
Put out by Police.
Put out by Police. About 100 yards of grass burned. Put out by Police.
Put out by Forest Guards. Fire spread over 2 acres of the hill. Several trees and shrubs destroyed. Extinguished by Dock employees. Put out by Police.
Put out by Fire Brigade.
Brought forward,
$253
55 | Apr.
15
2.00 p.m.
Hillside near Aberdeen Cemetery,
Grass on fire,
56
57
58
8 398
15
6.00 p.m.
Hillside, Kee Lung Wan,..
17
1.00 p.m.
Hillside above Aberdeen,.
Do,,
Do.,
18
10.30 p.m.
A small Matshed used as Shelter for Chinese braves at Kowloon.
$20
Uuknown.
59
60
26
4.30 a.m.
A Matshed belonging to Military Authorities at Stone Cutters' Island.
$4
Do.
63
64
65
JUN 2882862 3828
29
4.45 a.m.
House No. 10, Tai Ping Shan Street,
Do.,
30
62 May
2
5.30 p.m.
1.00 p.m.
3.00 p.m.
Honse No. 10, Western Street, Hillside above Chai Wan Cemetery, Hillside above Wong Chok Hang,
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20
27
3
27
10
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66 June 27
67
68 July
69
>>
70 Ang.
71 | Sept.
72
73
74
>>
9
3.00 p.m.
8.30 p.m.
2.15 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
8.30 a.m.
2.00 p.m.
9.30 a.m.
Hillside above Aberdeen Cemetery, Coal Godown, No. 81, Praya East, House No. 4, George's Lane,
$5
House No. 50, Boubam Strand,
$10
9.30 p.m.
Stage of the City Hall,
$20
9
3.30 p.m.
Hillside near Stanley Village,
8
8.00 p.m.
Second Floor of No. 67, Queen's Road West,
Trifling
House No. 314, Queen's Road Central,
House No. 314, Queen's Road Central, Praya Reclamation near Hillier Street,
Do.,
Do.,
House No. 314, Queen's Road Central,
Attempted arson,
75
13
"
10.35 p.m.
House No. 17, Centre Street,
Unknown,
76
77
78
79 | Oct.
28
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4.00 p.m.
Lan Tan Island opposite to Cheung Chow,
Grass on fire,.
29
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5.30 p.m.
House No. 7, Gage Street,
30
"
5.00 p.m.
A Dwelling House at Tung Chung,
$10
Accident,
Do.,
7.00 p.m.
80
9
>>
6.40 p.m.
Hillside abore Sung Yuen Leng Village, Kowloon, House No. 48, Gage Street,
Grass on fire,.
Unknown,
81
13
3.40 p.m.
Mount Davis,
82
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83
23
84
22
18
22
27
11.30 p.m. 11.15 a.m.
2.20 a,m.
Stockhold of U.S.S. Ista de Cuba, Hung Hom Docks,
A Matshed used as Plagne Mortuary at Cheung Chow, Fenwick & Co.'s Moulding Shop, Praya East,
Unknown
$20
Carried forward,.
$354