FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,-Continued.
CAUSE.
No. of
BUILDING
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
None
Incendiary,
REMARKS.
588 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 9TH JUNE, 1888.
58
April 27,
No. 17, Grabam Street,
59
60 May
30,
7.10 p.m.
No. 273, Queen's Road Central,
1,
9 a.m.
No. 4, Wai Tak Lane,
61
25
62
63
6 p.m.
6.45 p.m.
Chimney of No. 107, Wellington Street,
Matshed at Sandy Bay, Pokfúlam,
First floor of No. 7, Station Street,.
64
7.25 p.m.
No. 35, Battery Road,
66
13,
11 a.m.
67
16.
7.30 p.m.
Chimney of No. 28, Wing Lok Street,
Cock-loft of No. 51, Market Street, Hunghòm,.
Tsimshatsui,
:
30,
35
5.45 p.m.
31,
Grass on the hill-side near Aberdeen,..
Chimney of No. 47, Lower Lascar Row,
Do.
2
$8,000
Trifling
Unknown,
Incendiary,
None
Unknown.
$120
Accidental.
Trifling
Unknown,
Trifling
$3
Unknown.
$60
None
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp,
Accidental while burning incense - paper.
Messrs. Blackhead & Co. were trying a new patent lamp at Tsimshatsui, and an alarm of fire was raised.
Unknown.
Chan A-woo who formerly lived in the same house as the woman Ching Hi, and had been charged at the Police Court for. assaulting her, poured kerosine oil on the stairs and attempted to set it on fire, when observed by inmates he ran away. Insured for $10,000 at Messrs. Pustau & Co. Kau Hung placed a basket of shavings satu- rated with kerosine and set fire to it. He was arrested by P.C. 236 and charged with arson.
Some oakum caught fire.
The house was not insured.
Do.
Do.
39
Accidental,
31,
5.30 p.m.
No. 142, Queen's Road West,
None
Unknown.
Insured for $3,000 at Messrs. Siemssen & Co.
31,
6.40 p.m.
Chimney of No. 2, Hollywood Road,
31,
Grass on the hill-side above Aberdeen Docks,
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
3,
2.30 p.m..
Chimney of No. 189, Hollywood Road,
29
July
13,
19.
7 p.m.
6.45 p.m.
8 p.m.
9.5 p.m.
A mosquito curtain in house No. 56, Caine Road, House No. 28, Tank Lane,
A mosquito enrtain in house No. 362, Queen's Road West, The chimney of house No. 99, Wúntsai Road,
Trifling
Accidental.
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
$800
Dropping of a light on
some
78
25,
8.30 p.m.
House No. 185, Queen's Road West,
15
$26,000
shavings. Breaking of a kerosine lamp,
79
$1
$2
2930 37
2.20 a.m.
In the ruins of house No. 187, Queen's Road West,
80 | Aug.
10.55 p.m.
Room No. 14, College Chamber,..
Noue
Very little
Slight
Grass on the hills near Stanley,
9 p.m.
House No. 311, Queen's Road Central,
$2,000
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
Dropping ofa kerosine lamp,
Insured for $1,500 at Messrs. Melchers & Co.
Insured for $1,350 at Messrs. Carlowitz & Co.
Trifling
Unknown.
83
29,
A thatched hut at Aplichau,
30,1
Chimney of house No. 135, Wellington Street,.
None
Do.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
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