CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 542

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No.: DATE.

TIME.

FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890,--Continued.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

No. of BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

Wholly Partly. į

KEMARKS.

Enknown,

A number of young trees destroyed. Accidental while cooking food | No lusurance,

with wood shavings, Attempted arson,

A man named Fung Kwan was arrested and sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment with hard labour by the Supreme Court.

110 | Nov. 12.

4.45 pm.

11

15.

7.30 ..

Grass on hillside above Tai Hang Village, House No. 69, Upper Station Street,

$250

Nit

112

20,

1.15 ..

House No. 35, Bridges Street,

"

113

714

115

Dec.

29,

1

6.30 p.m.

2,

10.15 pau

++

8.60 pan.

116

11.

R.BL

12

117

11,

*

p.m.

House No. 72, Boulam Strand West, House No. 324, Queen's Road Central, House No. 5, Wing Kat Street,............. House No. 324, Queen's Road Central,.... Chimney of House No. 42, Lyndhurst Terraco,

$20 Trifling $5

Accidental.

Unknown. Do. Incendiarison,

Unknown.

אן

13,

5 W.

Chimney of House No. 68, East Street,

Do.

Do..

119

15,

"

4.15 p.m.

The Ko Shing Theatre.

120

15.

6.15 p.10.

House No. 112. Queen's Road C'entrai,...

$6,000

D9.

121

17,

5.30 a.m.

House No. 321, Queen's Road Central,................

Slight

Incendiarism,

122

21.

ī pan.

123

124

26.

10 8.0.

RA

31,

Grass on hillside at To Pa Tsai, British Kowloon, Chimney of House No. 72. Bouliam Strand West. Grass on hillside at Aberdeen,

NII

Unknown. Do. D›.

Fire Brigale Department, Hongkon 2, 27th October, 1891.

FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890.

Kerosine Oil was poured on the staircase.

False alarm,

Insured in the Northern Fire Jusurame

Office for $15,000.

Kerosine Oil was poured on the staircase.

GEO. HORSFOOL,

Acting Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

No. DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

No. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

Wholly Partly.

Jab. 1,

ú.

9

30

12

16,

13

18,

7.40 p.m.

4.05 p.m.

4.30 p.m.

5.50 p.m.

p.1.

10 p.m.

3 p.n. 1.30 p.m.

12.20 p..

Chimney of House No. 32, Chinese Street, House No. 7, Station Street,

Grass on hillside at Stanley,

Matshed in the Mau Law Garden, Yaumti,

A Shed in High Street,

Grass on hillside near Military Sunitorium,

Grass on hillside at Aplichau,

House No. 84, Station Street, Honsa No. 33, Tung Man Laue, Grass on hillside near Stanley,

Grass on hillside at Stanley,

Matshed at Kung Clung Bag, House No. 229, Praya West,

Nil $1,000

Unknown.

Burning of crackers by children, No Insurance. Unknown.

Trifling

Do.

Nil

Do.

Nil

Do.

Slight

Do.

Nil

Acridontal.

538

$500

Unknown,

No Insurance,

Nil

Do.

Ni

Do.

Slight

Do.

$8,000

Do.

Insured in the Northern Insuraure Office for

$8,000.

18,

Chimney of House No. 5, Caine Lano,

Nil

Do.

16

17

29

21.

11 a..

House No. 178, Queen's Road Central,.

NII

26.

28,

ན་

20

22 884488¤88 48%

29.

Midnight.

6 a.0.

1.90 p.m.

House No. 22, Bonham Strand,.............

House No. 8, Lyndhurst Terrace,

$10,000

Accidental. Unknown,

Insured in the Hongkong Fire Insurance

Company for $10,000.

1

8400

Do.

Jusured in Mesers. Naudin & Co, for $3,000

and Messrs. Norton & Co. for $1.000.

$1,000

Matsheds at Met Gough,

Careless use of fire while cooking.

19 Feb.

1.

5.30 a.m.

House No. 61, Wellington Street,

Trifling

Unknown.

1.

10 a.m.

Gruss in the Cemetery at Mount Davis,

Nil

Burning of joss paper while

worshipping tombs.

$150

Unknown.

Mislight.

Matsheds at Mount Parker,

8.

2.30 a.m.

House No. 216, Hollywood Road,.

Trifling

Burning of joss paper.

10.

1.20 a.m.

House No. 18, Gage Street,

$300

Unknown.

1

Unknown

Do.

i),

10.15 p..

SS. Veronas ...

Nil

Do.

11,

11 J

House No. 48, Peel Street,

13,

9.45 a..

Chimney of House No. 3, Ng Kwai Fong,

Ni

Do.

14.

1.30 p.m.

House No. 8, St. Francis Street,

Nil

Do.

18,

6.30 p.m.

House No. 36, Peel Street,.....

Slight

Falling of a kerosine lamp.

19,

6.30 pan.

30

25,

1

5 p.m.

31

28.

6 ..

Chimney of House No. 35, Pottinger Street, Chimney of House No. 40, Hollywood Read, House No. 37, Second Street,

Unknown.

Do.

Trifling

Do.

32

28,

10.15 p.

12

33

March 2,

1.30 p

The Sun Tsoi Li Jauk, in Victoria Harbour, House No. 38, I Woo Street,

870 Unknown

Do.

Do.

An old woman was burnt to death. Insured in Messrs. Siomsson & Co, for

$1,500.

13,

House No. 16, Pottinger Street,

Tuffing Accidental,

*

$5

36 April

27,

4 p.m.

4,

9 p.m.

Chimney of House No. 27, Jardino's Bazaar, House No. 12, Tauk Lane,..

Nil

Unknown,

$1.00

Accidental.

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