THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1899.
STEAMER No. 4.
(Land Engine by Shand and Mason.)
383
This Engine has been seventeen years in service. It has not been used at a fire during the year, but has been examined and tested for efficiency every month.
STEAMER No. 5.
(Land Engine by Shand and Mason.)
This Engine has been thirteen years in service. It has not been used at a fire during the has been examined and tested for efficiency and is now in good order.
year; it
All the Manual Engines and gear, as well as the Hose, Reels, Ladders and Supply Carts are in good order and condition.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
The Honourable
F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,
Superintendent of Fire Brigade.
FIRES, 1888.
No.
DATE.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
1
January
No. 147, Queen's Road West,
17
•
No. 77, Praya West,
28
No. 93, Bonham Strand,
February
10
No. 151, Hollywood Road,
12
No. 7, Ship Street,
29
No. 229, Queen's Road West,
March
12
No. 139, Queen's Road Central,
14
No. 21, Centre Street,
J
22
No. 3, Gilman Street,
""
10
April
3
11
13
"
No. 201, Queen's Road West, No. 29, Graham Street,...
12
24
"
13
27
No. 186, Wing Lok Street,
No. 89, Queen's Road West,..
31
14
May
11
No. 81, Jervois Street,
15
12
*
No. 9, Chinese Street,
16
18
No. 55, Queen's Road West,..
""
17
31
No. 15, Ship Street, ....
34
18
June
11
No. 58, Wing Lok Street,.
19
21
"
20
29
No. 339, Queen's Road Central, No. 114, Jervois Street,
21
July
6
No. 42, Queen's Road West,.
22
23
No. 138, Second Street,..
25
23
24
Nos. 6 and 8, Peel Street,.
24
26
No. 17, Jervois Street,
25
27
No. 19, Tank Lane,
"
26
August
15
No. 2, Cochrane Street,...
27
17
Jubilee Street,
35
28
19
No. 86, Hollywood Road,
29
28
"1
30
31
32
11
September 26
3a October
No. 18, Lyndhurst Terrace, No. 388, Queen's Road Contral, 30 | No. 110, Queen's Road Central, 30 No. 112, Queen's Road Central,
4 No. 21, Chung Sau Lane West,
171, Queen's Road West,
34
35
36
4
22
No. 114, Queen's Road Central,
30
No. 217, Queen's Road West,
37 November
No. 46, Praya Central,
38
No. 18, Albany Street,
""
39
11
No. 53, East Street,
39
40'
15
"
No. 99, Queen's Road East,
41
17
No. 103, Bonham Strand Central,
42
17
No. 39, Praya, Yaumati,
"
43
17
Aberdeen Village,
44
18
No. 83, Jervois Street,
45 Docember 21
No. 115, Praya West,
JOHN W. KINGHORN, Engineer, Government Fire Brigade.
| NO. OF BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
Wholly. Partly.
ESTIMATED AMOUNT
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED,
TOTAL,.....
:
:
500
700
5,500
500
200
22,000
35,000
9,000
11,500
400 4,000 200 16,000
400
300
500
1,000
25,000
6,000
2,000
10,000
200
20
14,000
2,000
12
80,000
5,500
7,500
27.500
600
10,000
8,000
3.000
8,000
SA
100 1,000
800
10,000
1,800
150
25,000 4,000
359,770
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