Table I.-Continued.
Fires during the year 1914.
No. Date. Time. Situation of Fire. No. of Buildings Destroyed. Damage. Cause. Remarks. Wholly. Partly. $ 18 May 4th 8.20 a.m. House No. 73 Queen's Road West, 1 2,100 Unknown. Accidental overturning of an oil lamp. 19 June 4th 7.30 p.m. Do. 9 Jubilee Street, 3 30,000 20 " 4.00 a.m. Do. Praya East (Timber Yards), 18,200 Unknown. 21 8th 2.40 a.m. Hay-stack at Hoi Pa Village, Tsun Wan, 1 20 22 11th House No. 335 Queen's Road Central, 1 18,000 Do. 23 July 12th 4.00 a.m. Do. 210 Des Vœux Road West, 10,000 A spark being blown from an ash pot among the papers at the back of the first floor. 24 18th 5.05 a.m. Do. 142 Queen's Road East, 2 + 13,800 " Unknown. 25 26 Aug. 17th 10.45 a.m. Do. 134 Wing Lok Street, 1 10,000 A spark from firing crackers. 27 20th 3.00 a.m. Do. 228 Queen's Road West, 6,000 Unknown. 28 Sept. 1st 2.30 a.m. Do. 19 Cross Street, 29 15th 4.10 a.m. Do. 51 Wellington Street Ignited from Gas leaking while pipes under repair. 30 24th 2.30 p.m. Do. 358 Queen's Road Central, 3 24,000 31 Do. 17 Bonham Strand, 32 28th 4.25 a.m. Do. 16 Cochrane Street, 1 13,000 Wooden box ignited from a stove. 33 Nov. 20th 2.00 a.m. Do. 377 Queen's Road Central, 1 19,000 ' Unknown. Dec. 10th Matshed at Ki Mo Chung, 1 6,500 15th 3.30 a.m. Coal Yard, Mong Kok, 1 27,000 Yaumati. House No. 5 Sai Street, 1 1 1,100 Palm caught fire from Kerosine oil lamp.— J 23 —