No.
DATE.
TIME.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,-Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. of
BUILDING
DESTROYED. DAMAGE.
REMARKS.
CAUSE.
Wholly. Partly.
Triding
Unknown.
Do.
Do.
None.
Incendiary.
Do.
Unknown.
Do.
Do.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 9 JUNE, 1888. 587
$19,000
Carelessness with joss papers,.
None
Unknown.
Trifling
Incendiary,
Upsetting a kerosine lamp, Unknown.
Falling of a kerosine lamp,
Accidental while cooking.
None
Unknown.
$550
Unknown,
$10
Careless use of fire,
$2,500
None
1
Slight
Do.
Incendiary.
None
Attempted arson,
Do.
Accidental.
Do.
Unknown.
Slight
$70
Upsetting a kerosine lamp.
Insured for $2,000 at Messrs. Schellhass & Co.
A large quantity of paper, a number of books saturated with kerosine were found, and also a chatty and a tin containing some korosine.
Property of Government.
Three small pigs roasted alive. Insured for $2,000.
Insured for $20,000 in Messrs. Meyer & Co., and $20,000 in Messrs. Pustau & Co.
A quantity of kerosine was found poured
over the staircase.
7.20 p.m.
3.45 p.m.
8.20 p.in.
12.30 a.m.
Feb. 22,
80
24,
27,
March
31
5 a.m.
12,
36
16,
8.50 p.m.
Some clothing on the ground floor of No. 81, Hollywood Rd., A shed on the roof of No. 17, Salt Fish Street,
The shrubbery under one of the matsheds at the Race Course, Chimney of No. 63, Boubam Strand East,.....
A wooden partition in house No. 22, Queen's Road West,, No. 15, Sz Mi Lane, ground floor,
A cooking stall in Chinese Recreation Ground,.... No. 76, Jervois Street, ground floor,
Unknown
Do.
Do.
Do.
Combustion of accumulated coal
A number of young trees were destroyed. Some young trees were destroyed.
Caught fire while some Chinese were wor- shipping at the graves.
Three men
were arrested and ordered by the Magis- trate to pay the damage.
Caught fire while worshipping at graves. Caught fire while worshipping at tombs. A number of trees and shrubs were burned.
87
5.50 p.m.
10 a.m.
4.25 p..
3.50 a.m.
5.20 p.ul.
41
42
24,
9 p.m.
43
>>
26,
41
27,
46
27,
10 a.m.
12 a.m.
46
29,
1 a.m.
47
29,
43
29,
31,
50 April
51
52
ལ ུ༤
5,
4.30 p.m. 11.15 a.m.
6 p.m.
9 p..
Chimney of No. 276, Queen's Road Central,.. Matsheds as Taitám Water-Works,
Two matsheds at Tsimshatsui,
No. 17, Wing Kut Street,
Chimney of No. 135, Queen's Road West,.
No. 34, Bonham Strand West,
Wood-work in the cook house of No. 36, Bonham Strand West.
Grass on the bills between Stanley and Táit'ámtuk,,
No. 143, Queen's Road Central,
A kerosing lamp at No. 111, West Street,.
The chimney of No. 4, Wellington Street,..
No. 13, Tank Lane, ground floor,
No. 8, Táit'ámtuk,
Grass on the bill-side at No. 2 Bridge, Pokfulam Road, Grass on the hill-side at Mount Davis, Grass on the hill-side near Whitfield,.
2
:
$1,800
Accidental.
Unknown Unknown,
Do. Do., $7 Accidental,
53
54
53
DE OF OT
55
56
57
ગ
A
::
[gas.
2 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
Messrs. Blackhead & Co.'s coal shed at Tsimshatsui, No. 37, Market Street,.......
1
$125,000
Trifling
Burning of joss paper.
4.30 a.m.
A quantity of firewood on the ground floor of No. 19, Sheung Fung Lane.
None
Do.
10 13 50
Grass on the hill-side near Shaukiwán Village,. Grass on the hill-side at Stauley,
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