FIRES, 1896.
673
No.
OF BUILDINGS
DESTROYED,
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
February
Jamary
15
17.45 pan.
16
8.20 p.m.
"
25
10.30 p.m.
1
12.30 am.
G
I a.m.
*
**
"
26
11.05 p.m. 4.25 a.m.
"
March
9
4 a.m.
10
April
5.10 a.m.
11
1
4.45 a.m.
፡፡
12
6
4.20 a.m.
77
13
4.15 .n.
77
14
22
1.15 a.m.
2.45 a.m.
House No. 30, Wing Lok Street, House No. 63, Queen's Road Central,. Honse No. 205, Queen's Road West, House No. 302, Queen's Road West, House No. 56, Jervois Street, House No. 57, Queen's Road West, House No. 133, Praya West,
House No. 309, Queen's Road Central, House No. 367, Queen's Road Central, House No. 3, Wing Lok Street, House No. 288, Queen's Road West, House No. 21, Salt Fish Street, House No. 13, Wing Wo Street, House No. 48, Praya West,
2
2
9,000
30
1,000
2,600
6,000
16,000
6,000
5,000
5,000
8,000
4,000
8,700
2,000
3,000
21
55
24
3.15 a.m.
House No. 13, Cochrane Street,
600
16
26
8.45.a.in.
17
27
10.15 a.m.
House No. 31, Belcher's St.,Kennedy Town, House No. 238, Hollywood Road,
3,500
2,000
"
18
29
+
9.50 p.m.
House No. 115, Praya West,
2,800
19
May
9
1.10 a.m.
House No. 12, Sutherland Street,
50
20
14
10.15 p.m.
House No. 73, Jervois Street,
6,000
21
!June
5
$.20 pan.
House No. 3, Tsz Mi Inne,
1,290
22
15
7.30 a.m.
Licensed Cargo Boat No. 69,
4,500
"
23
29
3.30 p.m.
1 On Board the British barque Glen Caladh,
Unknown.
24
August
14
3.10 p.m.
House No. 10, Ship Street,
600
25
October 28
2.10 p.m.
House No. 137, Wing Lok Street,
7,000
26
November 5
12.40 a.m.
House No. 109. Queen's Road West,
25
27
21
1
3.20 a..
House No. 138, Queen's Road West,
1
200
28 December
8.30 p.m.
House No. 18, New Street,
1,000
29
10
1 a.m.
30
* A
21
Honse No. 10, Queen's Road West,...... House No. 63, Bonham Strand,
200
Trifling.
TOTAL,...
.S
105,595
FIRES, 1897.
No. OF BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
"
4.20 a.m.
1
21
1.20 p.m.
15
9.15 a.m.
2
1.35 a.m.
January 12 18
February
10.30 p.m. 10.15 p..
On board the S.S. Fausang, House No. 138, Jervois Street, House No. 213, Praya West, House No. 24, Cross Strect,... Government Offices, Lower Albert Road, House No. 124, Jervois Street,..
500
25,000
17,000
300
200
20,000
April
1.20 a.m.
House No. 14, Cross Street,.
1
4,000
12.30 a.m.
Honse No. 128, Queen's Road Central,.
200
2.24 a m.
House No. 351. Queen's Road Central,
24,000
21
5.25 2.10.
House No. 90, Jervois Street,
3,000
77
11
21
"
10.15 p.m.
On S.S. Belgie,
3,000
12
25
1.55 a.m.
House No. 95, Wing Lok Street,
5,000
77
B3
16
20
21
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May
7.40 p.m.
House No. 8, Cross Street,
1
700
20
1.45 .m.
House No. 71, Jervois Street,
13,050
"
15 June
15
2.30 a.m.
House No. 114, Jervois Street,
34,000
July
23
10 pm.
Hongkong Hotel, Queen's Road Central,
1
300
27
>>
11.55 p..
House No. 248, Queen's Road West,
1
300
18
August
4.15 p.m.
House No. 15, Praya, Fuk Tsun Heung,..
7,000
19
22
2.05 a.ni.
House No. 213, Queen's Road West,
2
600
"?
September
4
1.15 p.m.
House No. 16, Tung Loi Street,
6,900
18
7.15 a.m.
House No. 49, Quarry Bay,
600
>>
22
19
12.20 p.m.
House No. 5, "Wild Dell,"
1
300
»
23
November 24
24
24
7 p.m.
25
28
7.10 .m.
26
December 22
1.15 p.m..
11.35 p.m.
House No. 53, Stanley Village,
House No. 122, Second Street,.. H. M. Naval Yard,
House No. 64, Third Street,
1,200
3,000
5,000
2,000
TOTAL,.
177,150