Table I.
Fires during the year 1914.
No. Date. Time. Situation of Fire. No. of Buildings Destroyed. Damage. Cause. Remarks. Wholly. Partly. 1 Jan. 14th 11.30 a.m. Grass stack behind Shaukiwan Market, $393 Unknown, A spark from the kitchen. 2 15th 2 boat building sheds 1 10,600 Unknown. Caused by firing crackers. 3 22nd 3.45 p.m. 3 houses, 1 13,000 7.10 a.m. House No. 16 Cochrane Street, 1 6,350 Unknown. 4 " 6.00 a.m. 7 stacks. 1 5 29th 2.02 a.m. 3 stacks. 30 Do. 6 Feb. 3rd 1 stack. 1 25,000 Do. Bed caught fire from a paper torch used by one of the coolies to search under the bed. 7 9th 1 filar. 1 1,000 Unknown. 8 27th 1 matshed and 1 house. 1 9,600 Do. 9 Mar. 6th 9.45 p.m. 25 matshed 1,500 Do. 10 " 1 house. 1 40 Do. 11 19th 29 houses. 14 200 Do. 12 April 7th 9.30 p.m. Grass stack on the hillside near Shaukiwan Market, 300 Arson. 13 " 9.30 p.m. House No. 293 Queen's Road Central, 1 11.30 p.m. Do. 119 & 121 Queen's Road Central. 2 29,000 Do. 14 10th 3.00 a.m. Pigsty at Tai Po, 1 15 11th 1.50 a.m. On board Cargo Boat No. 2763V, 16 12th 3.00 p.m. Matshed in Government House Ground, 1 19th 3.00 a.m. Matshed(Sham Shui Po Market) at Sham Shui Po, 1 17 28th 11.00 a.m. A Barn at No. 165 Lo Shu Ling, Sheung Shui, 1 3.55 p.m. House No. 182 Shanghai Street, 1 Petroleum Tanks of Standard Oil Co.. at Lai Chi Kok....... 1 oil tank. 331,000 Unknown.J 22 -
Table I.
Fires during the year 1914.
No. of Buildings Destroyed.
No.
Date.
Time.
Situation of Fire.
Damage.
Cause.
Remarks.
Wholly.
Partly.
34
$
393 10,600
2 boat building,
sheds
3 houses,
12,800
Unknown,
A spark from the kitchen. Unknown.
1
13,000
Cansed by firing crackers.
1
6,350
Unknown.
] stack.
30
Do.
3 stacks.
30
1
25,000
Do.
Bed caught fire from a paper torch used by one of the fokies to search under the bed,
1
1 filxr.
1
1,000 9,600
Unknown.
Do.
25
Do,
1,500
Do.
1
40
Do,
I matshed
and
29,000
Do.
14 houses.
200
Do.
300 Arson.
1 oil tank.
331,000 Unknowa.
11.30 a.m. | Grass stack behind Shauki wan Market,
1 Jan. 14th
2
15th
99
3
22nd
3.45 p.m. 7.10 a.m.
6.00 a.m.
Grass stack in front of No. 42 Shaukiwan West, House No. 16 Cochrane Street,
7 stacks.
1
*** ***
Do.
33 Ap-li-Chau,
'27th
4.15 a.m.
Do.
275 Queen's Road Central,...
11
5
29th
2.02 a.m.
Do.
149 Queen's Road East,
**
6
Feb. 3rd
7
9tb
31
8
27th
9
Mar. 6th
9.45 p.m.
Do.
125 Wing Lok Street,
10
6th
"
19th
..
>>
12 April 7th
9.30 p.m. | Grass stack on the hillside near Shaukiwau Market,
9.30 p.m. House No. 293 Queen's Road Central,
11.30 p.m. Do. 119 & 121 Queen's Road Central.
3.00 a.m. | Pigsty at Tai Po,
3.00 a.m. On board Cargo Boat No. 2763V, 3.00 p.m. Matshed in Government House Ground,
Matshed(Sham Shui Po Market) at Sham Shui Po,
13
10th
14
11th
1.50 a.m.
15
11
12th
11.00 a.m.
16
19th
3.00 a.m.
11
A Barn at No. 165 Lo Shu Ling, Sheung Shui, House No. 182 Shanghai Street,
17
28th
""
3.55 p.m.
Petroleum Tanks of Standard Oil Co.. at Lai
Chi Kok.......
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