No.
Date.
Time.
Situation of Fire.
No. Date Time Situation of Fire No. of Buildings Destroyed Damage Cause Remarks 17 June 27th 9.30 p.m. Matshed near the Hau Wong Temple, Kowloon City 1 $200 Suspected Arson 18 July 25th 12.30 a.m. House No. 159, Des Voeux Road Central 1 $1,000 Overheating of tobacco leaves which were being dried on the third floor. This floor was used as a drying room. 19 Aug. 13th 1.25 a.m. House No. 156, Canton Road 1 $70 Overheating of the furnace chimney. 20 Sept. 15th 10.50 p.m. The Theatre of the Royal Naval Canteen, Praya East 1 $7,500 Through the electric fuse igniting the flooring along the electric channel. 21 22nd 1.32 a.m. House No. 71, Queen's Road West, on board S.S. "American" at anchor off Castle Peak 1 $100,000 Overheating of drying stove. 22 23rd 9.00 p.m. House No. 35, Sai Kung Market 1 $75 Unknown Dried grass near the fireplace catching fire. 23 25th 5.30 p.m. House No. 2, Man Ming Lane 1 $150 Unknown 24 Oct. 23rd 12.18 a.m. On board S.S. "Falavon" lying alongside the Kowloon Docks A heap of grass catching fire from the cooking stove. 25 Nov. 2nd 8.30 a.m. Matsheds Nos. 7, 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8, Telegraph Bay 6 $51,000 A match being accidentally thrown amongst some rags under the bed. 26 Dec. 3rd 10.00 a.m. Houses Nos. 24 and 26, Sai Street 2 $1,550 Unknown 27 10th 10.20 a.m. House No. 19, Arthur Street 1 $350 A lighted cigar end or match carelessly thrown down. 28 28th 10.30 a.m. House No. 127, Third Street 1 $200Table 1,-Continued. Fires during the year 1916