Table I,—Continued.
No. Date. Time. Situation of Fire. Damage. Cause. Remarks. Wholly. Partly. 28 27 Aug. 6th 10th4.10 pm.
6.45 a.m. House No. 428 Des Vœux Road West, $
1 11,000 Overheating of kitchen flue. Lighter Yat Ho No. 1510 H, Victoria Harbour.......
1 lighter
39,965
Unknown. 29 Sep. 7th 3.00 a.m. House No. 116 Wellington Street. 1 300 Burning joss papers set alight some firewood. 30 8th " Do.
22 Belcher's Street.... 1 5,000 Burning chemicals igniting some dried beans. 31 Oct. 1st 9.15 a.m.
5.00 a.m. Do. Central.
3 Connaught Road 5,000 Unknown. A Chinese male adult who was sleeping on the 3rd floor was afterwards found dead on the premises. 32 31st " House No. 34 Aplichow, Aberdeen. 2,000 Do. 33 Nov. 7th 8th 1.50 a.m.
1.25 a.m. House No. 16 Nuilah Lane, Wanchai, 1 2,000 " 34 9.45 p.m. House No. 34 Po Kong Village, Sha Tin Road, Kowloon, 1 100 Unknown. 35 18th 12.25 p.m. Lighter No. C. 1511 H, Victoria Harbour, 1 lighter 18,000 Overheated cargo. 36 Dec. 4th 2.25 a.m. House No. 230 Queen's Road West, 2 2,300 Upsetting of a kerosine lamp. A man aged 82 was burnt to death. 37 26th 2.10 a.m. Booth No. 74 in Chinese Recreation Ground, 7 booths 500 Overturning of an oil lamp. $294,717 J 22