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
No.
Date.
Time.
Situation of Fire.
Table 1,-Continued.
Fires during the
year 1916,
No. of Buildings Destroyed.
Damage.
Cause.
Remarks,
Wholly. l'artly.
17
June 27th
9.30 p.m.
18
July 25th | 12.30 a.m.
19 Aug. 13th 1.25 a.m.
20 Sept. 15th | 10.50 p.m.
j Matshed near the Hau Wong Temple, Kow- !
loon City,
House No. 159, Des Voeux Road Central,
House No. 156. Canton Road,
The Theatre of the Royal Naval Canteen,
Praya East,
House No. 71, Queen's Road West,.... On board S,X.
21
GR * 2
22nd
"
22
17
23
25th
30th
1.32 a.m. 9.00 p.m.
43
· American" at anchor off
Castle Peak,
5.30 p.m.
House No. 35, Sai Kung Market,
24 Oct. 23rd
12.18 a.m.
House No. 2, Man Ming Lane,
25
Nov. 2nd
8,30 a.m.
*
14
26
27
11
28
Dec. 3rd
10th 10.00 a.m,
29
28th | 10.20 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
3rd 10.00 p.m.
On board S.S. "Falavon" lying alongside the (
Kowloon Docks,
Matsheds Nos. 7, 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8, Telegraph Bay,
Houses Nos. 24 and 26, Sai Strect,
House No. 19, Arthur Street,.
House No. 127, Third Strect,..
1
$
10
Suspected Arson.
Overheating of tobacco leaves which were being dried on the third floor. This floor was used as a dry- ing room.
Overheating of the furnace chimney. Through the electric fuse igniting the flooring along the electric channel.
Overheating of drying stove.
Unknown.
Dried grass near the fireplace catch-
ing fire.
Unknown.
1
K 23
1
1
1,000
70
1
200
1.
7,500
100,000
1
75
1
150
:
Do.
CO
350
1
2
.200
51,000
1,550
A heap of grass catching fire from
the cooking stove.
A match being accidentally thrown amongst some rags under the bed, Unknown,
A lighted cigar end or match care-
lessly thrown down,
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