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FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1895,-Continued.

No. of

116

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH FEBRUARY, 1896.

REMARKS.

Insured in the Chun On Insurance Office

for $2,000.

Insured in Boston for $35,000.

Insured for $2,000 with the South British

Insurance Company and for $2,200 with Straits Insurance Company.

16 pigs were burnt to death.

A few trees scorched near the hut.

Insured with Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $11,600.

Insured with Messrs. Sander & Co. and Carlowitz & Co. for $14,000 and $1,500 respectively. Insured at Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $4,000.

Insured in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Agents, for $5,000. Insured with Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $3,000.

WM. C. H. HASTINGS, Acting Supt., Fire Brigade.

No. DATE.

TIME.

25

Oct.

6

8.20 p.m.

26

15

"}

༣

11.15 p.m.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

BUILDINGS ESTIMATED DESTROYED

DAMAGE.

Wholly. Partly.

Matshed at Quarry Bay,

House No. 149, Queen's Road Central,

1

$500

Unknown.

1

$100

"

CAUSE.

27

30

12.45 a.m.

American ship Wandering Jew, Victoria Harbour,

:

$150,000

"

>>

28 Nov. 21

7.35 p.m.

House No. 111, Praya West,

$6,000

Accident with a lamp,

29

Dec. 13

11.15 p.m.

A matshed at Kun Chung,

$200

Ignition of dry grass,

30

13

>>

4.30 p.m.

A squatter's hut on the Hillside at the back of Shaukiwan Station,

1

$25

JS

31

16

1 a.m.

House No. 110, Praya West,

1

$8,000 Unknown,

25

32

""

17

a.m.

House No. 247, Queen's Road Central,

Ι

1

$15,000

Exploding of a kerosine lamp,

33

23

37

34

24

35

383

30

1.35 a.m.

6 p.m.

1.10 a.m.

Houses Nos. 347 & 349, Queen's Road West,

House No. 40, Queen's Road West,

House No. 285, Queen's Road Central,

2

$4,000

2

:

$5,325

Overheating of a furnace, Carelessness with a lighted candle,...

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2

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$5,000

Upsetting of a kerosine lamp,