FIRES AND ALARMS, 1891.
No. of
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JANUARY, 1892.
65
BUILDINGS
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
Jan.
1,
1.50 a.m.
"
7.30 p.m.
>>
4,
7 p.m.
"}
8,
11 p.m.
11,
7 a.m.
"
15,
7 a.m.
Grass on hillside near Lyeemun Fort, Godowns of Jardine, Matheson & Co., East Point, House No. 145, Queen's Road East,.. Chimney of the Hongkong Dispensary, Houses Nos. 170 and 172, Third Street, Chimney of House No. 10, Pokfulam Road, Chimney of the Stag Hotel,
Nil
Unknown.
...
Slight
Do.
Do.
Incendiarism,
Nil
Unknown.
5
$3,000
Do.,
Nil
Do.
A bottle of kerosine was found burning on
the staircase.
Insured in Messrs. Reuter, Brockelmann & Co. for $3,000.
Slight
Do.
"3
28,
""
9
30,
>>
10
30,
5.50 p.m.
8.45 p.m.
9 p.m.
House No. 6, Fuk Sau Lane,
Trifling
Do.
Do.
Do.
A stack of grass at Tai Hang Village,
A quantity of rubbish lying in Tank Lanc,
Nil
Do.
11
Feb. 8,
5.15 a.m.
House No. 353, Queen's Road West,.
$700
Accidental upsetting of a lamp,
No Insurance.
$20
Unknown.
12
4 a.m.
Victoria Barracks,
$10
Do.
"
13
"
2 p.m.
House No. 8, Ice House Street,.
14
11,
5.30 p.m.
Grass on the hillside above Wong Nei Chung,
Nil
Do.
""
15
16
17
>>
12,
7.40 p.m.
House No. 20, Hollywood Road,
Trifling
13,
ל,
2.30 p.m.
39
18
16,
22.
1 p.m.
Grass on hillside at Deep Water Bay,
7 p.m.
A Hut at Aplichau,..
19
24,
11.45 a.m.
Grass on North side of Mount Davis,
20
24,
1.30 p.m.
21
March 1,
7.45 p.m.
Grass on hillside above Bowen Road, House No. 39, East Street,
22
11,
4.30 p.m.
British S.S. Arratoon Apcar,
23
13,
4.50 p.m.
House No. 9, Queen's Road Central,.
24
15,
Chimney of House No. 43, Elgin Street,
37
25
18,
5 p.m.
House No. 57, East Street,~.
26
26,
p.m.
Grass on hillside near Tai Tam Tuk,
27 April
5,
2.50 a.m.
28
7,
5.10 a.m.
29
17,
4 a.m.
A Boiler-house in Hung Hom Dock,.......
House No. 41, Hillier Street,....
The Hongkong & China Bakery, Morrison Hill Road,
30
5.40 p.m.
House No. 19, Kau U Fong,
31
26,
6 p.m.
House No. 38, Lower Lascar Row,
32
29,
Midnight.
House No. 18A, Tai Kok Tsui, British Kowloon,
33
29,
2.15 p.m.
House No. 117, Second Street,
34
29,
Grass on hillside at Kai Lung Wan,
>>
35
29,
99
Grass on hillside at Aberdeen, House No. 14, Jubilee Street,
Nil
Unknown..
$12
Do.
Nil
Do.,
Nil
Do.,
Nil
Do.
Unknown
Do.
Slight
Nil
Unknown.
Trifling
Do.
Nil
Do.
$1,500
Do.
Overheating of a fiue,
Trifling
Unknown.
Nil
Do.
Trifling
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Nil
Do.
Nil
Do.
Trifling
Burning of joss paper.
36 May
37
33
38
4.30 a.m.
11 a.m.
1.20 a.m.
A stack of Grass at Tai Tam,
$6
Unknown.
House No. 331, Queen's Road Central,
2
$11,500
Do.,
""
39
>>
7 p.m.
House No. 35, Queen's Road West,
Nil
Burning of joss paper.
40
3.50 a.m.
House No. 280, Queen's Road Central,..
2
$12,000
Unknown.
Nil
Do.
41
4 a.m.
House No. 73, Jervois Street,
Nil
42
12.30 a.m.
House No. 4, Arsenal Street,
Supposed attempted arson,
Insured in Messrs. Schellhass & Co. for $10,500.
Insured in Messrs. Sander & Co. for $10,000.
Kerosine was found on the stairs.
Lo Tsz Hing's Coal Godowns, No. 13, Praya East,...
Unknown Spontaneous combustion of coal.
Overheating of a stove pipe.
A great number of trees burnt.
A number of young trees destroyed.
Breaking of a kerosine lamp.
$1,000
Insured in the China Fire Insurance Com- pany.
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