Table 1,-Continued.
Fires during the Year 1910.
No. Date. Time. Situation of Fire. No. of Buildings Destroyed. Damage. Cause. 20 Oct. 11th 4.00 p.m. 413, Queen's Road West,. 1 $5,800 A cat upsetting a small jar of kerosine oil which was set on fire by burning joss sticks. 21 " 10.15 p.m. Timber Yard, Praya East,..... 1 Unknown. 22 17th 6.30 p.m. House No. 46, Wanchai Road, ** 500 23 17th 7.20 a.m. 2, Reinacker Street, 1 64,900 24 Nov. 7th 5.50 a.m. House No. 22, Bridge Row, Quarry Bay,..... 1 3,000 25 15th " " ** "" * 25 16th 1.15 a.m. 50, Queen's Road East,... 1 500 Arson. 26 Dec. 12th 6.30 p.m. Matshed Kowloon, Blackheads Point,.. 1 matshed. 405 Unknown. 27 27th 10.20 a.m. Matshed, Praya, Shaukiwan West,. 1 matshed. 510 28 28th 7.30 p.m. Cracker Factory, Mong Kok, 1 33,000 A lighted kerosine lamp falling off a nail in the wall, $236,668 * One man was arrested and convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 7 years hard labour.J 19