CAUSE.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1903.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DAMAGE.
REMARKS.
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WNT
1
January
7
12.15 a.m.
Central Police Station,
$ .100.00
Unknown,
2
13
"+
Sp.m.
House No. 189, Queen's Road, Central,
30.00
Do.
* *
55
17
12.05 a.m.
On board Cargo Boat No. 238, in Victoria Harbour,
Trifling.
Accident,
18
8.20 p.m.
House No. 8, Queen's Road Central,
Do.
Do.
20
>>
6.15 p.m.
Coal house at Yau Ma Ti Police Station,
5.00
24
5.15 a.m.
24
9 p.m.
House No. 26, Temple Street, Yau Ma Ti, A grass stack at Hung Hom West,
4.00 Accident,
15.00
Do.
8
31
12.30 à.m.
House No. 51, Praya East,
2.00
Do.
??
9 February 3
3.30 p.m.
House No. 1, First Street,
12.00
Do.
10
3
+
9 p.m.
Hillside above Ty Tam Reservoir,
Grass on fire,
11
4
→→
p.m. [
Hillside West of Ty Tam Tuk Village,
Do.
12
5
7.40 p.m.
Hillside above Ty Tam Tuk Village,
Do..
13
"
8 10.05 p.m.]
House No. 10, Mercer Street,
Accident,
14
13
F
2 p.m.
House No. 27, Gage Street,
15
28
12.30p.m.
House No. 206, Hollywood Road,
16 March 23
3.30 p.m.
House No. 14, Sai Wo Lane,
17
27
12.35 a.m.
House No. 375, Queen's Road Central,
200.00
Unknown,
>>
18
30.
A
5.30 p.m.
House No. 9, Gage Street,....
200.00
Do.
19 April
18
4 p.m.
House No. 205, Queen's Road West,
5.00 Attempted arson,
20
20
8.21 p.m.
House No. 57, Wellington Street,
21
22
2.40 a.m.
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22
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23
10.20 p.m.
23
27
12.30 a.m.
House No. 67, Battery Street, Yau Ma Ti, Chy Loong Bakery, No. 111, Wanchai Road, House No. 366, Queen's Road West,
20.00
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp, Unknown,
1,000.00
Overheating of an oven,
4.00
Accident,
Exploding of bombs,
Chimney on fire,
Do.
Overheating of flue,!...
Extinguished by men in the Barracks. Extinguished by Firemen from No. 5 Station.
Extinguished by boat people. Extinguished by the occupants. Extinguished by Police.
Put out by Police and inmates. Put out by Police and fokis. Put out by Police and inmates. Put out by inmates.
Burnt itself out.
About 400 trees were damaged. Burnt itself out.
Put out by Police and inmates. Put out by Police.
Put out by Police and inmates.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Put out by Police and inmates.
One man and a
woman were convicted at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court.
Put out by Police and inmates.
Put out by Firemen from Yau Ma Ti, Extinguished by Firemen.
Put out by Police and inmates.
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Carried forward,
$1,597.00
No.
DATE.
TIME.