FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1897.
No. of
BUILDINGS
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
REMARKS.
166
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH FEBRUARY, 1898,
1
300
200
combustion Spontaneous among the bales of cotton. Falling of a kerosine lamp,.
Accidentally set fire by occupants while wor- shipping.
Unknown,
A boiling bucket of tar on the roof being upset became ignited and set fire to the rafters.
Insured in the Office of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co.
Insured with Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. for $25,000.
The 1st floor was insured for $1,800 with Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Coy, and the ground floor in differ- ent Offices for $15,000.
The ground floor was insured in the Miiji Fire In- surance, Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Coy. Agents, for $2,200, the 1st and 2nd floors were family houses.
Was insured for $18,500.
Accident with a kerosine Insured with the Manchester Fire Insurance Coy. for
1
20,000
Unknown,
4,000
lamp.
200
Unknown,
:
24,000
Unknown,
*
:
3,000
Arson,
3,000
97,200
Sparks from an earthen furnace in the 'tween decks which was being used for the purpose of fumigating the luggage of the Chinese passengers.
$3,200. Messrs. Holliday Wise & Co. are the local Agents.
Insured with the North British Mercantile Fire In- surance Coy. for $4,850 Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co. are the local Agents.
Insured with Chun On Fire Insurance Coy. for $3,500, No. 353 and the 1st floor of 351 was insured with Hongkong Fire Insurance Coy. for $10,000 and the Atlas Fire Insurance Coy. for $11,000.
The ground and 2nd floors were insured with the South British Fire Insurance Coy. fór $7,000 and the 1st floor with the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Coy. for $2,000. Kung Pak Tit, 38, Master; Chan Pui Tin, 35, Accountant; and Kwong Ying Lun, 18, Cook were suffocated to death. Six men, the occupants of the ground and 2nd floors, were charged with arson. 1st defendant was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment with hard labour at the Supreme Court and the rest were discharged.
500
Jan. 12
10.30 p.m.
On board the S.S. Fausang,
2
18
3
Feb.
3
10.15 p.m.
4.20 a.m.
House No. 138, Jervois Street,
1
25,000
17,000
House No. 213, Praya West,
4
11
1.20 p.m.
House No. 24, Cross Street,
15
9.15 a.m.
Government Offices, Lower Albert Road,
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:
No.
DATE.
TIME.
6
28
1.35 a.m.
House No. 124, Jervois Street,
"
April
1
1.20 a.m.
House No. 14, Cross Street,
12.30 a.m.
House No. 128, Queen's Road Central,
9
11
2.24 a.m.
House No. 351, Queen's Road Central,
10
21
5.25 a.m.
House No. 99, Jervois Street,....
11
77
21
10.15 p.m.
Ou board S.S. Belgin,
Carried forward,..
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