296
FIRES, 1897.
No. of BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
January
12
10.30 p.m.
2
18
""
10.15 p.m.
3
February 3
4.20 a.m.
11
"
1.20 p.m.
15
9.15 a.m.
""
28
1.35 a.in.
"
April
1.20 a.m.
3
12.30 a.m.
ฟ
11
2.24 a.m.
10
21
5.25 a.m.
On board the S.S. Fausang, House No. 138, Jervois Street, House No. 213, Praya West, House No. 24, Cross Serect,.
Government Offices, Lower Albert Road, House No. 124, Jervois Street,
House No. 14, Cross Street,............
House No. 128, Queen's Road Central,
House No. 351, Queen's Road Central,
House No. 90, Jervois Street,
500
25,000
17,000
300
200
20.000
4,000
200
24,000
3,000
”
11
21
13
10.15 p.m.
On board S.S. Belgic,
3,000
12
25
1.65 a.m.
House No. 95, Wing Lok Street,
5,000
"}
13
May
7.40 p.m.
House No. 8, Cross Street,
700
14
20
1.45 a.m.
House No. 71, Jervois Street,
13,050
15
June
15
2.30 a.m.
House No. 114, Jervois Street,
34,000
16
July
23
10 p.m.
Hongkong Hotel, Queen's Road Central,
300
17
27
17
11.55 p.m.
House No. 248, Queen's Road West,
300
18
August
3
4.15 p.m.
j
Honse No. 15, Praya Fuk Tsun Heung,..
7,000
19
22
2.05 a.m.
House No. 213, Queen's Road West,
600
25
20
September
4
1.15 p.m.
House No. 16, Tung Loi Street,
6,900
600
21
18
7.15 a.m.
House No. 49, Quarry Bay,
22
19
**
12.20 p.m.
House No. 5, "Wild Dell,"
300
23
November 24
11.35 p.m.
24
24
7 p.m.
25
28
7.10 a.m.
26
December 22
1.15 p.m.
House No. 64, Third Street, House No. 53, Stanley Village, House No. 122, Second Street, II. M. Naval Yard,
1,200
3,000
5,000
2,000
TOTAL,
$
177,150
FIRES, 1898.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
1
January 22
3.55 p.m.
26
4.40 p.m.
February
3.10 a.m.
11
9 p.m.
25
3.35 p.m.
March
12
12.40 a.m.
House No. 2, Graham Street,
April
11
3 a.m.
May
10
11.10 p.m.
9
June
1
7.05 p.m.
10
August
10
3 p.m.
No.
OF BUILDINGS
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
House No. 21, Lyndhurst Terrace, Government Asylum, Eastern Street, House No. 46, Praya Central,
House No. 125, Wanchai Road,
Matshed at British Kowloon,
House No. 288, Queen's Road West,
House No. 295, Queen's Road West, House No. 67, Praya Central,
House No. 22, Belchers Street,
DESTROYED.
Wholly. Partly.
500.00
150.00
200.00
4,000.00
Unknown.
1,000.00
600.00
700.00
100,00
7,000.00
11
September 10
2 p.m.
Matshed at the Peak,
12
October
10
5.30 p.m.
House No. 2, West Street,
13
15
16
4455
November 18
7.30 a.m.
14 December 9
5.50 p.m.
12
"
6.15 p.m.
13
10 a.m.
**
House No. 76, Praya East,
House No. 56, Jardine's Bazaar,
House No. 136, Queen's Road East, But at Shaukiwan,
TOTAL,.
10
5
200.00
11.628.74
200.00 2,500.00
800.00 5,423,00
35,001.74
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