FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1888.
REMARKS.
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A deliberate attempt to set fire to the adjoin-
ing house was detected.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH MARCH, 1889.
A number of young trees destroyed.
Insured in Messrs. Schellhass & Co. for
$7,000.
Insured in Messrs. Schellhass
$5,000.
Kerosine was found on the staircase.
Co. for
Ground floor was insured in Messrs. Norton & Co. for $2,000; First floor was in- sured in Messrs. Meyer & Co. for $2,500; Second floor was insured in Messrs. Schellhass & Co. for $1,000. False alarm.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. OF
BUILDING
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
Jan.
1,
>>
>
"
"
1 a.m.
8.40 p.m.
11.20 p.m.
5 a.m.
3 p.m.
Grass on the hill-side at Mount Gough,.. House No. 147, Queen's Road West,
-:
Trifling
$500
Unknown.
Do.,
8 p.m.
A curtain at No. 3 Tsu Lung Lane (top floor),. House No. 22, Cochrane Street (2nd floor),
Tung On Sugar Refinery shed at Mong Kok Tsui, Some clothing in House No. 360, Queen's Road Central,.. Chimney of House No. 11, Cochrane Street,..
27
Unknown
Do.
$4
Accidental.
None
Unknown.
$2
None
1.15 a.m.
9
7 p.m.
Fire-wood at House No. 8, Gough Street (ground floor), Chimney at Victoria Barracks,
Do.
Accidental.
Burning Joss paper.
Accidental.
Do.
Unknown.
10
11,
8.10 p.m.
Cook-room of House No. 19, I Wo Street,
Trifling
Do,
11
11,
9.30 p.m.
12
14,
5 p.m.
Matting at House No. 103, Bonham Strand (first floor), Grass at Kai Lung Wau,.
None
Accidental.
Unknown
Unknown,
13
15,
10 p.m.
14
16,
7.50 a.m.
""
15
16,
8 a.m.
Some clothing at No. 223, Queen's Road East,.... Cook-house of House No. 375, Queen's Road Central,. House No. 148, Bonham Strand West,
$3
Trifling
Upsetting a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
$60
By the last fire in house No. 375, Queen's Road Central.
16
17,
8 a.m.
House No. 77, Praya West,.
1
$700
Unknown,
>>
17
18
19
21
74002
19,
1 a.m.
Bags at house No. 19, Tsz Mi Lane,
None
Do.
>>
20,
7.30 p.m.
>
21,
>7
7 p.m.
26,
28,
>>
8.30 p.m.
2.30 a.m.
Chimney of house No. 1, Gage Street,
House No. 15, Wing Shing Street,......
Merchandise at No. 134, Bouham Strand West, House No. 93, Bonham Strand Central,..
Do.
Do.
Do.
Incendiarism,
$40
Unknown.
—
$5,500
Unknowu,
}
i
1
$200
None
8.
I
$22,000
None
1.
$35,000
Unknown,
Firing crackers which set fire to
a mosquito curtain.
Carelessness with a lighted cigar. Unknown,
Bursting of a kerosine lamp.
Do.Unknown.
Do.,
Insured in Messrs. Turner & Co. for $1,000. The contents were not insured.
Insured in Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co. for $1,500.
Insured in the Lubeck Fire Insurance Office for $4,600.
11.35 p.m.
Eastern District,
Matting at house No. 14, Possession Street,....
A stack of grass at Hunghom,
Grass at No. 36, Wongneichung Village, House No. 151, Hollywood Road,
25
26
28
29
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30,
""
Feb.
1,
12.30 a.m.
5,
10,
10 p.m.
4 p.m.
"
10,
5.50 a.m.
12,
9.35 p.m.
House No. 7, Ship Street,
27,
29, 10.50 p.m.
"
30 March 5,
10 p.m.
31
8,
3. p.m.
82
12,
5 a.m.
Staircase of House No. 127, First Street,' Honse No. 229, Queen's Road West,
House No. 141, Queen's Road East, Chimney of house Ho. 10, Cochrane Street, Nousa No. 139, Queen's Roed Central, ......................
None
Do.
Do.,
Do.
Unknown
Trifling
Accidental.
Do.
$500
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