INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1894,—Continued.
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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20тя APRIL, 1895.
1 a.m.
House No. 108 Third Street,
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18
6.15 p.m.
House No. 60 Praya East,
59
19
7.45 p.m.
House No. 376 Queen's Road West,
60
20
2.45 p.m.
House No. 25 New Street,
61
31
""
5 p.m.
62 Aug.
63
64
65
""
35
8 a.m.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
46
May
47
13
3.30 p.m.
9.30 p.m.
A Matshed at Tsat Tsz Mui,
$200.
Firing of crackers.
A Matshed at Tsat Tsz Mui,
$1,300.
Carelessness while smoking,
48
14
15
7.30 p.m.
House No. 6 Station Street,
Trifling.
49
23
9.45 p.m.
A Matshed near the Naval Yard at Kowloon,
$60.
Bursting of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
50
27
5.20 p.m.
51
29
12.25 a.m.
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52
June
1
53 July
10
34
55
56
57
58
by
77
13
10.55 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
9.15 a.m.
3 p.m.
House No. 365 Queen's Road West, House No. 217 Queen's Road West, House No. 376 Queen's Road West,
A Hut at Mati, Kowloon, House No. 76 First Street, -
House No. 12 New Street,
House No. 27 Wyndham Street,
Chimney on fire.
$150.
Unknown.
$100.
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
$20.
Unknown.
$100.
$150.
Playing of matches by children. Unknown.
Chimney on fire.
Unknown.
Trifling.
Burning of joss paper.
$5.
Unknown.
Trifling.
57
Messrs. Blackhead & Co., Praya Central, House No. 198 Wellington Street,...
Chimney on fire.
"
REMARKS.
7 Matsheds burnt down.
9.45 p.m.
House No. 143 Queen's Road Central,
"
17
House No. 66 Praya Central,
35
19
9 a.m.
66
29
"
10.30 p.m.
House No. 28 Possession Street, House No. 129 Wanchai Road,
Incendiarism,
$5.
67
31
11.30 a.m.
Grass on Hillside at Stanley,
Explosion of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
A bundle of joss sticks saturated with kero- sine oil was found on the premises.
33
68 Sept.
3
4 a.in.
House No. 8 Upper Station Street,
Trifling.
69
3
""
6.30 p.m.
House No. 5 Victoria Street,
Bursting of a kerosine lamp.
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9.30 p.m.
House No. 19 Aberdeen Street,
"
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
71
2 p.m.
Grass on Hillside at Stanley,
72
73
Oct.
99
25
99
8 p.m.
10
18
19
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9 p.m.
5 p.m.
12.30 a.m.
House No. 228 Queen's Road Central, House No. 194 Queen's Road West,
Trifling.
A Matshed at Yaumati Village, House No. 62 Queen's Road West,
$400.
Unknown.
Careless use of fire for drying clothes.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
Careless use of fire,
7 Matsheds burnt down.
Unknown.
76
77
78
22
5.45 a.m.
Ho Tung's Godown at Praya West,
"
J
24
77
2 p.m.
A Matshed at Kennedytown,
28
7.15 a.m.
The Tai Li Soy Factory at Hunghom West,
Trifling.
$5,000.
39
"
31
79
30
11.30 a.m.
Grass on Hillside above Taitam Bay,
80 Nov.
6 p.m.
Godown No. 122 Praya East,...
$150
81
"
10.45 p.m.
82
1.30 p.m.
83
2 p.m.
House No. 153 Queen's Road West, Grass on Hillside above Bonham Road,.. House No. 146 Market Street, Yaumati,
84
12
3.30 a.m.
House No. 4 Centre Street,
Trifling.
Spontaneous combustion of coal. Incendiarism,
Unknown.
Burning of joss paper and sticks. Unknown.
Matches and papers saturated with kerosine
oil were found on the stairs.
85
10.30 p.m.
A Matshed at Quarry Bay............................
86
18
1.50 p.m.
House No. 5 West Street,
87
23
5.30 a.m.
Godown No. 74 Praya East,
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88
24
12.30 a.m.
The Stag Hotel, Queen's Road Central,
"
90
3898
89
26
11 a.m.
A. Stack of Grass at Stanley,
Chimney on fire.
Unknown.
"
27
8.30 p.m.
Hut No. 8 on the Reclamation Ground, Praya West,
$300.
31
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Spontaneous combustion of coal.
$12.
Trifling.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
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