INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1894,—Continued.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH APRIL, 1895.
No.
DET.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
91
92
Nov. 29
Dec.
93
94
95
14
96
16
"
97
17
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1a.m.
2 a.m.
House No. 237 Queen's Road Central, A Haystack at Mongkok Tsui,
Trifling.
Unknown.
9.20 p.m.
House No. 10 I Wo Street,..
$10.
Trifling.
"
3.15 p.m.
5.40 p.m.
10.45 a.m.
House No. 32 Second Street,
A European House at Peak Road,.
$200.
House No. 16 Ship Street,
5 p.m.
98
18
34
3 p.m.
99
19
""
100
22
11.15 a.m.
·
101
23
10.15 p.m.
102
23
3.15 p.m.
103
25
1 p.m
104
25
1 p.m.
105
28
4 a.m.
106
31
4.30 a.m.
Grass on Hillside at Tsat Tsz Mai, House No. 20 Western Street, The Magistracy,
House No. 380 Queen's Road West,
Trifling.
Falling of a kerosine lamp. Overheating of flue. Unknown.
""
Chimney on fire.
Incendiarism,
Burning of joss paper.
House No. 201 Hollywood Road, House No. 14 Second Street, House No. 18 Belilios Terrace, Grass on Hillside at Stanley, The Central Police Barracks, House No. 109 First Street,
Incendiarism,
Unknown.
Incendiarism,
Unknown.
Chimney on fire.
A jacket hanging close to a lighted lamp caught fire.]
Newspapers saturated with kerosine oil were spread over chairs and stools and were partly burnt.
Lighted papers were found on the staircase.
A bottle of kerosine oil and matches saturated with kerosine oil were found on the verandah close to the venetians.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Supt. Fire Brigade.
FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1894.
447
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. of
BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly Partly.
120
40014
Feb.
14
་་
25
Jan.
14
55
12.3 p.m.
8.45 p.m.
No. 56 First Street,
No. 13 U Lok Lane,
26
1.25 a.m.
""
7.55 a.m.
$800
$400
Breaking of a kerosine lamp, Unknown,
Not Insured.
Not Insured.
No. 273 Queen's Road West,
No. 26 Market Street,
$1,200
Do.,
Insured with the Economic Fire Insurance Company for $7,000.
$2,500
March 3
28
1.40 p.m.
4.50 p.m.
7 p.m.
7.30 a.m.
9.35 a.m.
No. 28 Upper Station Street,.
No. 86 Queen's Road West,
No. 17 Salt Fish Street,
No. 17 Upper Lascar Row,..
No. 57 Queen's Road West,
1
$4,000
$300
Q
:
$50
Carelessness with lighted matches,... Not Insured. Firing of crackers,
Unknown,
Overheating of a stove for drying medicine,
$1,500 Unknown,
$5,000 Careless use of matches,
Insured in the Office of Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. for $5,000:
Insured in the Office of Messrs. Carlowitz
& Co. for $3,000.
Not Insured.
Insured with the Meiji Fire Insurance Com- Not Insured. [pany for $2,500.
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