No.
Date.
Time.
RETURN OF FIRES AND ALARMS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR 1886,—Continued.
Situation Fire.
No. of Built-
ing destroyed.
Damage.
Wholly.
Partly.
Cause.
REMARKS.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT. GAZETTE OF 29TH JAN., 1887. 101
Some young trees and
grass burned down.
81 November 8,
82
10,
n
83
10,
84
11,
10.30 a.m.
85
13,
5.15 a.m.
86
20,
87
20,
7.15 p.m.
88
22,
89
24,
90
24,
5.40 p.m.
A mosquito curtain No. 60, Praya, Yaumati
91
26,
>>
9 p.m.
92
26,
7 p.m.
93
29,
39
5 p.m.
94 December 5,
95
5 p.m.
>>
96
11,
"
1 p.m.
Bed board at No. 23, Taipingshan Street,
97
13,
Chimney of No. 39, Pottinger Street,..
No. 218, Hollywood Road,
A bundle of firewood in No. 10, West Street,
Rattan shavings in No. 15, Tik Lung Lane,
A mattress in No. 74, Praya East,
Flooring of No. 88, Bridges Street,
Cook-house No. 6, Praya, Hunghòm,.
No. 17, Hollywood Road,
Horse Repository, Garden Road,
No. 106, Queen's Road West,
Chimney No. 36, Praya Central,
A mosquito curtain No. 7, Circular Pathway, A mosquito curtain Square Street,
Hillside near North Fort,...................
Grass on the hill at Aberdeen,
$7
Do.
10
$40,000
None
Trifling
Do.
Unknown.
None
Upsetting of a Kerosene Lamp.
Unknown.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Trifling
Fire from cooking stove.
$5
Some matting caught fire.
Trifling
$270
Explosion of a Kerosene Lamp.
Unknown.
Capsizing of a Kerosene Lamp.
Unknown.
Slight
Do.
$1.20
Do.
Unknown Unknown,
Trifling
Burning of Joss Paper.
Do.
Unknown.
None
Do.
>>
98
15,
10 a.m.
Hills East of Tai-tam-tuk Village,
99
15,
5 a.m.
No. 91, Queen's Road West,
4
Do.
99
100
16,
12.30 p.m.
Grass on hill between Chaiwan and Shekò,
Do.
Accidental when cooking.
Unknown.
3
"
101
17,
7 a.m.
No. 223, Queen's Road West,
$16,000
Spilling of fat in fire.
None
102
17,
8 p.m.
Wooden partition at No. 20, Jervois Street,
103
19,
5.40 p.m.
17
104
20,
1.40 a.m.
No. 67, Bonham Strand West,
Mat-bags in No. 155, Praya West,..
1
2
$18,000
Trifling
Unknown.
Carelessness with a candle.
Unknown.
None
Do.
,,
105
20,
A coal godown in Ship Street,
Do.
Do.
>>
106
22,
3 p.m.
Cook-house of No. 42, Jervois Street,
22
107
24,
5
p.m.
A matshed in Italian Convent's Garden at Kaulung,
$80
Do.
None
Do.
27
108
>>
109
"
110
29
111
29
112
25,
28,
29,
29,
29,
7 p.m.
8.30 p.m.
Chimney of No. 91, Praya West,
Do.
Bursting of a Kerosene Lamp.
7 p.m.
1st floor of No. 23, East Street,
5 p.m.
6.30 p.m.
Grass on hill between Gap and Mount Kellett,.
A mosquito curtain and some bed clothing in No. 49, Square Street,
Grass on the hillside above Pokfulam Road,.
Trifling
Do.
Burning of Joss Paper.
Unknown.
Do.
Dor
Fire Brigade Department, Hongkong, 5th January, 1887.
**
JOHN S. BREWER,
Acting Superintendent Fire Brigade.
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