No.
DATE.
TIME.
268
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 30TH MARCH. 1889.
No. or
BUILDING
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly.
None
Unknown.
1
$300
Do.,
Trifling
Do.
$500
Falling of a kerosine lamp. Accidental.
1
$1,000
2
2
$25,000
:
Trifling
None
Do.
Careless use of charcoal fire
used for roasting ducks. Unknown,
Careless use of charcoal fire,.
Unknown, but very currently re- ported to have been the act of Accidental. [an incendiarism. Unknown.
Insured in the China Fire Insurance Com- pany for $28,000.
Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $18,700.
Insured in Messrs. Sander & Co. for $3,000. A woman and two children burnt to death in attempting to escape.
Do.
Accidental.
11
$6,000
Unknown,
2❘ $20,000
Do.,
:
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1888,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
None
None
Trifling
Do.
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Bursting of a kerosine lamp,
Burning Joss paper, Careless use of fire.
Accidental.
Burning Joss paper.
Careless use of fire, Incendiarism,
The contents of this house were not insured. Two coolies burnt to death in a cock-loft. Insured in the China Fire Insurance Com- pany for $36,000.
Insured in Messrs. Sander & Co. for $11,000. The contents of this house were not insured.
The contents of this house were not insured. Insured in the Straits Fire Insurance Com- pany for $1,000. The master of this shop and three of his employés were charged with arson, convicted of conspi- racy to defraud, and each of them sen- tenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour.
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61
62
88 88 13
59 June 11,
6.10 p.m.
11,
7.05 p.m.
Chimney of House No. 19, Graham Street,
House No. 58, Wing Lok Street (second floor),
19,
11.40 p.m.
House No. 7, Graham Street,
19,
Curtain at House No. 49, Hollywood Road,
63
21,
6.40 p.m.
House No. 339, Queen's Road Central,
64
29,
12.15 a.m.
House No. 114, Jervois Street,
65 July
6,
4.20 p.m.
House No. 42, Queen's Road West,
66
8,
5.35 a.m.
Old mats at House No. 15, First Street (Basement floor),...
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67
68
2 1883
10,
13,
69
22,
1 a.m.
70
23,
6.10 a.m.
6.15 p.m.
6.30 p.m.
Shavings in Cook-house of No. 24, Garden Lane,
Chimney of House No. 11, Beconsfield Arcade, Mattings and rattan at house No. 85, Bonham S trand West, House No. 138, Second Street,
24,
3.35 a.m.
Houses Nos. 6 and 8, Peel Street,
A
>>
72
73
74
2842
25,
7.35 p.m.
House No. 273, Queen's Road West,
>>
26, 11.25 p.m.
House No. 17, Jervois Street (first floor),
1
$10,000
$200
27,
9.30 a.m.
House No. 19, Tank Lane (first floor),
75 Aug.
2,
12.45 a.m.
Wood shavings at House No. 27, Aberdeen Street (ground floor),
:
76
77
78
79
RR PR
12 noon.
Partition of cook-house of House No. 333, Queen's Rd. West,[
>
4.45 p.m.
Table cover and curtain at house No. 41, Queen's Road West (first floor),
17,
>>
10.30 p.m.
New house in Jubilee Street (second floor),
4
$14,000
A
19,
3.40 p.m.
House No. 86, Hollywood Road,.
1
2
$2,000
80
21,
9.25 p.m.
Beams over the fire place in cook-house of house No. 22, Peel Street,
.81
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23,
3 a.m.
House No. 149, Queen's Road West,
Trifling
Unknown.
None
Attempted arson,
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Four of the steps of the staircase leading to first floor were found to be saturated with kérosine oil.
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