FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890,-Continued,
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1891.
1027
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
37 April
I p.m.
38
39
Grass on hillside at Aplichau and Little Hongkong,
Grass on hillside near Chai Wan,
Grass on hillside near Stanley,
40
6,
Grass on hillside near Whitfeild,
41
20,
3.30 a.m.
42
30,
3
43 May
1.30 a.m.
House No. 67, Queen's Road West, Grass on hillside at Kai Lung Wan, House No. 68, Bonham Strand,.
44
ม
45
5,
7.30 p.m.
Midnight.
7.40 p.m.
House No. 9, Albany Street,
A Matshed at Old Magazine,.............
Chimney of House No 46, Lower Lascar Row,
46
"}
47
House No. 16, Fat Hing Street,
""
48
10,
5 p.m.
House No. 7, Wing Shing Street,
49
11,
11 p.m.
House No. 10, Sui Hing Lane,
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
38 9 843 85988 ENCIC35888
15,
6 a.m.
Grass on hillside near Pokfulam Road,
19,
1.50 a.m.
Store of the Hongkong Dispensary,
19,
11 p.m.
75
21,
55
21,
4 p.m.
23,
9.05 p.m.
House No. 26, Bukley Street, Yaumati,
House No. 15, Li Yuen Street,
House No. 61, Praya East,......................
House No. 12, Kwong Yuen Street, East,
28,
57 June
13,
12.30 a.m.
13,
10.15 p.m.
Grass on hillside at Mount Davis,. House No. 19, Albany Street, House No. 290, Queen's Road West,
59 July
4,
1 p.m.
House No. 33, Nullah Lane,
60
7,
12.20 p.m.
House No. 32, Square Street,•
61
20,
7.30 p.m.
House No. 43, Second Street,
""
62 Aug.
2,
63
12,
5 p.m.
>>
64
37
65
23,
5 p.m.
66 Sept.
House No. 223, Hollywood Road,.
67
9.30 p.m.
House No. 16, Wyndham Street,
68
7.50 p.m.
Messrs. Blackhead & Co., Praya Central,.
10,
12.30 a.m.
House No. 218, Queen's Road West,..
70
22,
1.30 p.m.
House No. 38, Gilman's Bazaar,
22,
7.45 p.m.
5.40 p.m.
House No. 136, Wellington Street,
Coal Godown of Messrs. Blackhead & Co. at Tsim Sha-tsui,
Coal Godown No. 60, Praya East,....
House No. 22, Gough Street,..........
No. OF
BUILDINGS
DESTROYED. DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
, REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
Unknown
Carelessness while worshipping About 200 young trees destroyed.
Do.
Do.
[tombs,
Do.
Do.
Nil
Unknown.
Trifling
Do.
Nil
Carelessness while worshipping tombs.
4
2
$41,000
Unknown,
Insured in 3 Offices for $41,000. Two men burnt to death.
Nil
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
Nil
Unknown.
Nil
Do.
Nil
Trifling
Nil
Trifling
Unknown,
$100,000
Do.,
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Accidental while burning joss paper. Incendiarism,
Trifling Explosion of powder that was
thrown into the house.
Do.
Unknown.
Unknown Spontaneous combustion of coal.
A bunch of burning joss sticks was found on the staircase.
Several trees destroyed.
Insured in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Office.
Insured in the Office of Norton & Co. for $3,000.
::-
$3,000
Unknown,
Nil
Do.
Nil
Accidental.
Nil
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Nil
Unknown.
$500
Trifling
Nil
Do.
Upsetting of a lamp by a child No Insurance.
who was trimming it,
Falling of a lamp.
Unknown Unknown.
Do.
Trifling
Nil
Trifling
$30,000
Trifling
$100
Do.
Incendiarism.
A Japanese lantern caught fire. Accidental.
Unknown.
Do.
Careless use of fire while search-
ing for money.
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