AnnualReport-1933 — Page 356

Table III,-Continued.

SUMMARY OF MOST SERIOUS FIRES DURING YEAR 1933.

Fire Extinguished by

Date 1933

Time of Call (Hours)

Address.

Business.

Hyd- rants

Eng- Fire ines Floats

Aug. 10

01.43 393-395 Reclamation

Street, Kowloon,

Gunny sack & rattan

matting dealer.

3

2

Sept. 28

03.35 36 Eastern Street,

Victoria.

Wholesale Tea dealer.

1

2

1

Dec.

1

04.38 | 20 Tsung Sau Lane, West.

Chinese Medicine

dealers.

ค

1

Dec. 7

23.50 355 Queen's Road,

Central.

Preserved meat

2

2

merchant.

Remarks.

K $

Two buildings each of four floors covering an area of about 50 x 30 ft. (used as stores, workshops and dwellings) and contents severely damaged by fire, heat, smoke, water and breakage. (Adjoining and communicating).

x 14 ft. (used as A building of five floors about 35 x shop, store and dwelling). Three upper floors and contents severely damaged by fire and part of roof off; floors and contents damaged by water, dirt and breakage.

A building of three floors, about 40 x 15 ft. (used as shops stores and dwelling. Second and first floors and contents slightly by water and dirt. (Adjoining and com- municating).

A building of four floors, about 45 x 15 ft. (used as shop, factory, meat-drying rooms and store) and contents destroyed by fire and collapse.