No. DATE.
TIME.
FIRES AND ALARMS DURING THE YEAR 1887,—Continued.
CAUSE.
No. OF
BUILDING
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly. |
None
Incendiary,
58 April 27,
No. 17, Graham Street,
59
60 May
30,
7.10 p.m.
1,
9 a.m.
No. 273, Queen's Road Central, No. 4, Wai Tak Lane,
REMARKS.
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$8,000 Unknown,
Trifling
Incendiary,
None Unknown.
$120
Accidental.
•
Trifling
Unknown,
$60
Trifling
.
$3
None
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp, Unknown.
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.
Insured for $3,000 at Messrs. Siemssen & Co.
Dropping of a light on some
shavings.
Breaking of a kerosine lanp,
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp. Unknown.
Dropping of a kerosine lamp,
Insured for $1,500 at Messrs. Melchers & Co.
Insured for $1,350 at Messrs. Carlowitz & Co.
Do.
Do.
Do.
$9
Accidental,
None
Unknown.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Trifling
Accidental,
None
Do.
Do.
Do.
1
$300
15
15X
$26,000
None
Very little
Slight
2
$2,000
Trifling
None
Unknown.
Do.
61
62
63
2 282832
71
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6 p.m.
Chimney of No. 107, Wellington Street, Matshed at Sandy Bay, Pokfúlam,
6.45 p.m.
First floor of No. 7, Station Street,..
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64
7.25 p.m.
No. 35, Battery Road,
65
25
66
13,
11 a.m.
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67
16,
*
7.30 p.m.
Chimney of No. 28, Wing Lok Street,
Cock-loft of No. 51, Market Street, Hunghom,-
Tsimshatsui,
68
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69
30,
31,
5.45 p.m.
Chimney of No. 47, Lower Lascar Row,
Grass on the hill-side near Aberdeen,.
11
70
31,
5.30 p.m.
No. 142, Queen's Road West,
71
31,
6.40 p.m.
Chimney of No. 2, Hollywood Road,
72
31,
Grass on the hill-side above Aberdeen Docks,
73 June 3,
2.30 p.in.
Chimney of No. 180, Hollywood Road,
74
13,
8 p.m.
75
19,
>>
7 p.m.
The chimney of house No. 99, Wantsai Road,
A mosquito curtain in house No. 362, Queen's Road West,
76 July
2,
6.45 p.m.
77
3,
9.5 p.m.
A mosquito curtain in houso No. 56, Caine Road, House No. 28, Tank Lane,
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78
79
* 2*7* **
25,
8.30 p.m.
House No. 185, Queen's Road West,.
""
27,
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,....
81
82
"
83
84
Grass on the hills near Stanley,
* *
23,
9 p.m.
House No. 311, Queen's Road Central,
29,
A thatched hut at Aplichau,
AA
30,
Chimney of house No. 135, Wellington Street,.
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