No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1907,—Continued.
NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly,
Brought forward,
$167,985.00
27
August 25 10.45 p.m.
A.S.P. matshed at Tai Po,
matshed
6,500.00
Unknown,
28
27
1.30 19
Matsheds at Wong Kok Tsni,
matshedsi
800.00
29
30
September 15
20
12.30 a.in.
2.15 p.m.
House No. 180, Wing Lok Street, Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.'s Works, North Point,
16,000.00
1,000.00
Å
:
Explosion of a Kerosine Oil Lamp,
stud from cylinder cover of engine being blown out, throwing the kerosine oil on to the boiler,
Unknown,
31
32
ཚལུ
October
༔
1.30 27
17
5.50
On board Cargo-boat No. 1490 in Victoria Har- bour alongside S.S. Sultan van Langkat, Matshed at Queen's Statue Wharf,
matshed
6,221,25
114.40
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33
18
34 November
1
10.00 a.m.
1.00 a.m.
Blackhead's Point,..
1,000,00
Spontaneous Combustion,
House No. 58, Reclamation Street,
1,960.00
Unknown,
35
11
2.00 39
Boiler and Blacksmith's Shop of the Cosmo-
politan Dock of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company,
5,000.00
333
36
14
8.30 p.m.
House No. 77, Cheong Po village, Pat Neung Valley, Au Tau, N.T.,
400.00
-'94-
37
December 1
38
10.00 a.m.
1.00
Matsheds at Sai Wan Ho,
A
matsheds
700.00
6
House No. 298, Des Vœux Road Central,
>>
39
21
7.00
27
A matshed at Telegraph Bay,
matsheds
6,000.00
1,030.00
A lighted lamp being ac- cidently knocked over and setting fire to kero- sine oil in a tin, Unknown,
Lighted candle left burn- ing on a bag of sugar,.......
5
years old girl throw-
ing lighted match on to
a mosquito curtain,..
Total,
214,710.65
No.
DATE.
TIME.
Table II.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1907.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
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