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RETURN OF FIRES AND ALARMS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR 1886,--Continued.
Situation of Fire. No. of Building destroyed. Damage. Cause. REMARKS. Grass on hillside near Aberdeen, Mosquito curtain at No. 10, Jardine Bazaar, Firewood in cook-house of No. 3, Hin Lung Lane, No. 50, Jardine Bazaar, No. 4, Square Street, Chimney at No. 224, Queen's Road West, Chimney of Medical Hall, Firewood in the kitchen of No. 31, Gongh Street, A piece of cloth at No. 9, Wellington Street, 41 May 30, 11.30 a.m. Third Street, 42 31, 8.30 a.m. 43 June 30, 2.30 p.m. 44 July 3, 7.30 a.m. 45 3, Midnight 46 47 48 49 30, 50 August 3, 12.45 p.m. No. 24, Circular Pathway, 51 13, 9.45 p.m. 52 13, 5 p.m. 53 14, Noon. 54 17, 8.30 p.m. 55 20, 10 a.m. 56 26, 57 30, 58 September 5, 9.30 p.m. Chimney of No. 21, Ladder Street, 59 8. 60 9, 61 1, 11 p.m. No. 3, Ezra Lane, Mat Screen. 62 12, 4.20 a.m. No. 824, Queen's Road West, 63 15, 4 p.m. Grass on hill near Cape D'Aguilar and Stanley Road, $3,500 64 17, 7 p.m. No. 41, Salt-fish Lane, 65 17, 6.30 p.m. A Kerosene Lamp No. 47, Hollywood Road, Lamp burst. 66 19, 4 p.m. Grass on hillside near Chai Wan, Trifling 67 27, 10 a.m. 68 29, 69 October 2, 5.45 p.m. Chimney of No. 10, Queen's Road Central, 70 6, 71 6 a.m. Chimney of No. 18, Hollywood Road, 72 11, 9 p.m. Carpet in Hongkong Hotel, 73 12, 6.30 p.m. Grass on Mount Davis, 74 21, 10.45 p.m. A mosquito curtain in No. 5, Third Street, 75 22, 12.30 p.m. A matshed at Stone Cutters' Island, 76 22, No. 3, Kan Ü Fong, 77 23, 5.50 p.m. No. 3, Tuk Hing Lane, 78 November 2, 12.50 p.m. Grass on hill near Tai-tam-tuk, 79 2, 7.20 p.m. Some mats on No. 51, Caine Road, 80 6, Chimney of Tsimshatsui Station, $12,000 81 November 8, Chimney of No. 95, Second Street, 82 13, 10, No. 218, Hollywood Road, 83 10, 17 A bundle of firewood in No. 10, West Street 84 11, 3 Rattan shavings in No. 15, Tik Lung Lane, 85 18, A mattress in No. 74, Praya East, 86 20, 11 Flooring of No. 88, Bridges Street, 87 20, 32 Cook-house No. 6, Praya, Hunghom, 88 22, No. 17, Hollywood Road, 89 24, Horse Repository, Garden Road, $40,000 90 24, 5.40 p.m. A mosquito curtain No. 60, Praya, Yaumati, 91 26, 9 p.m. No. 106, Queen's Road West, 92 26, Chimney No. 36, Praya Central, 93 29, 5 p.m. A mosquito curtain No. 7, Circular Pathway, 94 December 5, 5 p.m. A mosquito curtain Square Street, 95 7, 37 Hillside near North Fort, 96 11, 59 Bed board at No. 23, Taipingshan Street, 97 13, Grass on the hill at Aberdeen, 98 15 Chimney of No. 39, Pottinger Street, 99 16, 5 a.m. No. 91, Queen's Road West, 100 16, 33 12.30 p.m. Grass on hill between Chaiwan and Shekò, 101 17, 7 a.m. No. 223, Queen's Road West, $16,000 102 17, 8 p.m. Wooden partition at No. 20, Jervois Street, 103 19, 5.40 p.m. No. 67, Bonham Strand West, $18,000 104 20, 1.40 a.m. Mat-bags in No. 155, Praya West, 105 20, A coal godown in Ship Street, 106 22, 3 p.m. Cook-house of No. 42, Jervois Street, 107 24, 5 p.m. A matshed in Italian Convent's Garden at Kaulung, $80 108 25, 33 5.50 p.m. Chimney of No. 91, Praya West, 109 28, 7 p.m. 1st floor of No. 23, East Street, 110 29, 5 p.m. Grass on the hillside above Pokfulam Road, 111 29, 6.30 p.m. Grass on hill between Gap and Mount Kellett 112 29, 7 p.m. A mosquito curtain and some bed clothing in No. 49, Square Street,Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 5th January, 1887.
JOHN S. BREWER,
Acting Superintendent Fire Brigade.