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CAUSE.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1902,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DAMAGE.
REMARKS.
-- 130
Brought forward,.
535.50
50 May
37.30 p.m.
House No. 63, Praya East,
51
"
5 7.45 p.m.
Wild Dell,
25.00
52
69.45 p.m.
House No. 49, Wanchai Road,
53
10
House No. 7, Shelley Street,
>>
54
16 1,30 a.m),
Naval Club, Praya East,.........
""
55
56 | June
31 3.35 p.m. 710.30 a.m.
House No. 5, Des Voeux Road,. House No. 1, Irving Street,
57
26
1 a.m.
>
58
59 July
60
61
>"
30
??
1
10 p.m.
4
21
9 a.m.
>>
62
25
House No. 2, Jervois Street,
63
"
28 12.30 a.m.
House No. 12, Belcher's Street,
8 p.m.
9.20 p.m.
House No. 193, Queen's Road West. House No. 28, Station Street South, Stokes Bungalow East, Mount Gough, House No. 12, Old Bailey Street,
House No. 2, Western Street,
Chimney on fire,
Unknown,
Do.
Carelessness with a lighted match, Bursting of a kerosine lamp, Exploding of a kerosine lamp, Chimney on fire,
Unknown; some shavings caught fire,. Unknown,
Chimney on fire,
Capsizing of a kerosine lamp,
Put out by inmates,
Do.
Put out by inmates and Police.
Put out by Police.
Put out by inmates.
Put out by inmates, Police and Fire Brigade.
Put out by inmates,
Put out by Police.
Put out by inmates.
Put out by Police and coolies. Put out by Police,
Do.
Put out by Firemen
Put out by Police.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp,
Do.
Do.
64 August
4
2 a.m.
House No. 45, Praya East,
Unknown,
65
4
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66
7
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7 p.m.
On board San Chun Wo, Trading Junk,. House in Chiu Loong Street,
320.00
Explosion of gunpowder,
**
26 10.15 p.m.
69
73
32 2222;
,,
11| 4.30 a..
70
18 7.30 p.m.
71
"
72
24
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>>
74
28 12 Noon.
75 October
4
67
68 September 10 8.30 a.m.
21 7.07 p.m.
11 p.m.
28 1.45 p.m.
A Stack of grass at Hung Hom West,
House No. 15, Queen's Road Central,..
House No. 28, Central Street,.
Hillside above No. 3 Bridge, Pokfulam Road,.Į
Cook-house, Hung Hom Station,.
House No. 92, Wellington Street,. House No. 1, Gough Hill, Mount Gough, House No. 119, Hollywood Road,
2.00
100.00
50.00
Unknown,
10.00
Chimney on fire,
5.00
| Unknown,
...
Hillside, Mount Barker,.
Carried forward,..
20.00
1,067.50
Unknown,
Carelessness with a lighted match,
Unknown,
Attempted arson, .
Grass on fire,.
Do.
Chimney on fire,
Put out by inmates.
7
persons were burnt.
Put out by inmates.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Put out by Police and neighbours.
Put out by Firemen.
Put out by inmates.
Put out by Police and coolies; about 30,000 fir
trees were damaged,
Put out by Police and coolies,
Put out by Police,
No.
DATE.
TIME.