No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION Or Fine.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1897.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Extinguished by Police, about 70 fir trees alightly
scorched.
Extinguished by Coolies engaged.
JIN
1
Jan.
3.30 a.m.
2
2
House No. 110, Wellington Street, Stanley Road,
Trifling
Bed curtaius accidentally set on fire, Grass on fire,
Extinguished by occupants.
19
3
2
* * * * *
2 p.m.
Hillside near Tai Tam Tuk,
Hillside near Ngan Tan Wan, Hillside near Aberdeen Road, Queen's Road West,..... House No. 153, Second Street,
Do..
11
11
Do..
Do.,
9
13
8.30 p.0.
#
25
11 a..
9 Feb. 25
6.15 a..
10
27
8.25 p.m.
House No. 14, Jubilon Strock,.. House No. 101, Queen's Road East, House No. 30, Stanley Street.
March 9
6.55 p.m.
12
16
31
3.45 p.m.
13 April 3
8.50 a.m.
6
:
11 p.
Fak Tsun Heung Village,
18
1.30 p.m.
House No. 11, Wellington Street,
On the hills between Tai Tam Tuk and Sheko, Stag Hotel, Queen's Road Central,..
House No. 181, First Street,
May
4
10.50 p.m.
House No. 41, Third Street,
19
3.50 a..
House No. 1, Sun Wai Lane,
18
19
9.45 a..
Praya West,
11
19
21
1.4 a..
J3
26
11 a.m.
R #
30
1,80 p.m.
6.80 p.m.
7.15 p.m.
House No. 231, Queen's Road Central,
Kellett's Bungalow,
House No. 4, Kan Ü Fong......
House No. 79, Prayu Enat,
ور
$1.30
Triffing
$60 Trifling
Chimney on fire.
Extinguished by Police. Do.
Bud Coolies.
A lamp placed in an alcove set fire to the Extinguished by ocenpants. Not insured.
lintel,
Chimney on fire,
Carelessness with joss sticks.
Chimney on fire,
Flaring up of a kerosine lamp,..........
Grass on fire,.................
Blinds caught fire,...
Carelessness with a lighted candle,
Chimney on fire,
Smoking near dry grass.
Wooden hood of cook house chimney
enght fire.
Capsizing of boiling tar on the roof. „Arson,
Overheated flue set fire to the beams,... Burning of joss paper ignited a mosquito
cartain.
Some wood caught fire,
Extinguished by Fire Brigade.
Put out by Police and occupants.
About 150 acres of grass and shrub burnt. Put out by Firomen.
Extinguished by the Police and inhabitants. Extinguished by Firemen from No. 7 Station,
The accountant of the shop was convicted of arsou
and sentenced to 5 years' hard labour. Extinguished by the Servants and Police. Extinguished by the occupants and Firemen from No.
5 Station.
Extinguished by the Godown Keeper.
Ignition of euntain from a kerosine lamp.. Put out by occupants assisted by Police.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
Do.
Attempted arson,
Spontaneous combustion of sulphuric acid'.
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House No. 64, Wellington Street,
$30
6
9 p.m.
House No. 16, Pokfulam Road,
11
7.45 p.m.
25
3.30 p.m.
House No. 54, Wellington Street, House No. 94, Queen's Road West,
27 July 4
G p.m.
28 Aug. 10
9 p.m.
29
Sept.
3
4.15 p.m.
On deck of 8.S. Benalder,
House No. 21, Graham Street,
House No. 22, Upper Lasear Row,.............
30
II
gy
9.20 p.m.
House No. 1, On Ning Lane, ...
31
25
House No. 24, West Street, ........
$2
35
32
28
4 n..
House No. 122, Queen's Road Central,
Chimney on fire,
32
33
28 1
#1
I p.m.
24 Oct.
';
8 m.
On the bill near the Military Barracks at Stanley, House No. 82, Nullah Lane,
Grass où fire,
$10
36
5 p.m.
House No. 22 Upper Lascar Row,
Chimney on fire.
Falling of a lamp,
Chimney on fire.
before cooling.
A man was seen attempting to ser fire to the house,
but escaped over the roof.
Extinguished by Sergt. McLennan. Put out by occupants and Firemen,
Spontaneous combustion of coke stored | Pat out by Firemen from No. 7 Station.
Carelessness with joss sticks,
Overheated flue set fire to the beams,..
Extinguished by inmates and Sergeant Collett, Extinguished by occupants.
A few trees damaged.
Insured with the China Fire Insurance Coy, for $3,500.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1897,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS,
36 Oel.
14
1.36 pan.
37
18
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12.30 a.m.
Honse No. 94, Queen's Road West, House No. 38, Lower Lascar Row,
38
22
House No. 8, Praya Central,
“35)
AA
21
1 a.in.
Matshed at Jardine's Gardens,
$1.00
40
23
41
25
#
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42 Nov.
43
4.1
45
46
آئی
49
49
50
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3
12
4 a.m.
11.30 p.m.
6.50 p.m.
p.m.
House No. 4, West Street,
House No. 5, Centre Street,
Stoke's Bungalow West, ......
$75.00
Honse No. 123, Wellington Street,.
House No. 122, Winglok Street......
15
8 p..
House No. 46, Stanley Street,
21
House No. 171, Queen's Rosul Central,
Chimney on fire,
21
10 p.m.
House No. 42, Praya West...
$50
Overheating of cook honse ftue,
2.24 a.m.
House No. 12, West Street,
Chimney on fire,
12 p.m.
House No. 46, Stanley Street,
Üverheated fine set fire to a beam.
1.50 ..
Reclamation ground near Sai Ying Pun Nullah,
$100
A pile of wood stacked caught fire,
اة
25
House No. 103, Queen's Road Central,
52
26
House No. 135, Wellington Street,
>
30
11.15 3.3.
House No. 11, Stanley Village,
12
54 | Dec.
7
House No. 12, Jervois Street,.
53
16
56
19
15
57
20
37
10 p.m.
9.37 p.m.
House No. 23, West Street,.
lia.m.
Hillside at Wong Ma Kok,
$5
Some baskets caught fire,...
Grass on fire,.......
House No. 78, Winglok Street,
Chimney on fire,
$334.50
Accidental ignition of gas.
Mosquito curtain set on fire by an inmate
who was drunk.
Chimney on fire.
Attempted arson,
Cook house acci-lentally caught fire.
A quantity of firowool in the cook house
caught fire.
Overheating of a smoke stack, Climacy on fire,
A wooden shed on the roof caught fire, Flooring of cook house caught fire,
Some tea lying on the floor for drying
caught fire.
Chimney on fire,
The roof a wooden structure caught fire, Some old clothing caught firo,.............
Two mats saturated with kerosine were found in front of the shed. A woman was charged with arson and was acquitted at the Supreme Court.
Insured with Messrs. Bradley & Co. for $3,000.
Extinguished by Police.
Do.
Extinguished by the occupants. Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Police and occupants. Insured with Meyer & Co. for $12,500. Extinguished by Police and occupants. Do.
Extinguished by the Fire Brigade. Put out by Police and occupants.
Put out by Police.
Put out by occupants.
Do.
Extinguished by Police and occupants. Extinguished by Police assisted by Coolies, Extinguished by ocenpants.
F. II. MAY,
Superintendent of Fire Brigade,
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