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 —
Table I.-Continued.
Fires during the year 1914.
No, of Buildings Destroyed.
No.
Date.
Time.
Situation of Fire.
Damage.
Cause,
Remarks.
!
Wholly.
l'artly.
$
18 May 4th
19 June 4th
8.20 a m.
House No. 73 Queen's Road West,
1
2,100 Unknown.
Accidental overturning of an
oil
7.30 p in.
Do.
9 Jubilee Street,
3
30,000
lamp.
20
"1
21
8th 11th
4.00 a.m.
22
15th
2 40 a.m.
Do. Praya East (Timber Yards), Hay-stack at Hoi Pa Village, Tsun Wan, House No. 335 Queen's Road Central,
18,200
Unknown.
1
20 18,000
Do.
23 July 12th
400 a.m
Do.
210 Des Vœux Road West,
10,000
24 23
18th
505 a.m.
no.
142 Queen's Road East,
2
+
13,800
"1
28th
7.00 a.m
Do.
134 Wing Lok Street,
1
10.000
*
26 Aug. 17th |10.45 a.m.
Do.
228 Queen's Road West,
6,000
27
20th
3.00 a..
Do.
19 Cross Street,...
""
28 Sept. 1st
2.30 a.m.
Do,
51 Wellington Street
29
15th
4.10 a.m
Do.
358 Queen's Road Central,
3)
24th
"
230 pm
DD.
17 Bonham Strand,
31
28th
•
4 25 a.m.
Do.
16 Cochrane Street,
32 Nov. 20th
33 Dec. 10th
3+
15th
200 a.m.
Do. 377 Queen's Road Central,
Matshed at Ki Mo Chung, Coal Yard, Mong Kok, t
6,500
13,000
27.000
1
1
Do.
19
3.30 a.m.
Yaumati. House No. 5 Sai Street,
1
1
1,100
Do.
A spark being blown from an ash pot
among the papers at the back of the first floor.
Unknown,
A spark from firing crackers.
Unknown.
13,000 | Wooden box ignited from a stove.
Unknown. Do.
Ignited from Gas leaking while pipes
under repair.
19,000 ' Unknown.
20,000
30 Palm caught fire from Kerosine oil lamp.)
Unknown,
- J 23 —
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