FIRES AND ALARMS, 1890.
415
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
NO. OF
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
Wholly. Partly,
Jan.
Chimney of House No. 32, Chinese Street,
4,05 p.m.
House No. 7, Station Street,
3
Nil
$1,000
Unknown.
Burning of crackers by children, No Insurance.
Unknown.
4.30 p.m.
Grass on hillside at Stanley,
Matshed in the Mau Lam Garden, Yanmati,
Trifling
Do.
Nil
Do.
5.50 p.m.
A. Shed in High Street,
Nil
Do.
"
Grass on hillside near Military Sanitorium,
Grass on hillside at Aplichan,
Slight
Do.
Nil
Accidental.
10
11
"
5.
12
16,
>>
13
18,
3 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
12.20 p.m.
7.40 p.m.
4 p.m.
10 p.m.
House No. 33, Tung Mau Lane,
Grass on hillside near Stanley,
Grass on hillside at Stanley, Matshed at Kung Chung Bay, House No. 229, Praya West,
House No. 34, Station Street,
1
$500
Unknown,
No Insurance.
Ni!
Do.
Nil
Do.
Slight
Do.
1.
$8,000
Do.
Insured in the Northern Insurance Office for
$8,000.
14
18,
"
15
16
***
21,
11 a.m.
26,
Midnight.
Chimney of House No. 5, Caine Lane, House No. 178, Queen's Road Central,. House No. 8, Lyndhurst Terrace,
Nil
Do.
NH
Accidentul.
1
$10,000
Unknown,
17
23,
Gu..
18
20
21
22
26
02 ANN43353882 40
29,
1.30 p.m.
35
19 Feb.
5.30 a.m.
1,
10 a.m.
99
Midnight.
House No. 23, Bouham Straud,
Matsheds at Mount Gough,
House No. 61, Wellington Street,
Grass in the Cemetery at Mount Davis,.
Matsheds at Mount Parker,
$400
Do.
:
$4,000
Trifling
Carcless use of fire while cooking. Unknown.
Insured in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company for $10,000.
Insured in Messrs. Naudin & Co. for $3,000 and Messrs. Norton & Co. for $1,000.
Nil
Burning of joss paper while
worshipping tombs.
$150
Unknown.
"
8,
2.30 a.m.
House No. 216, Hollywood Road,
Trifling
Burning of joss paper.
"
10,
1.20 a.m.
House No. 18, Gage Street,
$300
Unknown.
"J
Unknown
Do.
11,
10.15 p.m.
S.S. Verona,
Nil
Do.
>5
11,
11 a.m.
House No. 48, Peel Street,.
13,
9.45 a.m.
Chimney of House No. 3, Ng Kwai Fong,
Nil
Do.
27
14,
1.30 p.m.
House No. 8, St. Francis Street,
Nil
Do.
18,
6.30 p.m.
House No. 36, Peel Stroet,.
Slight
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Unknown.
29
19,
6.30 p.m.
Chimney of House No. 35, Pottinger Street,
30
25,
5 p.m.
Chimney of House No. 40, Hollywood Road,
Do.
28,
.6 a..
House No. 37, Second Street,
Trifling
Do.
28,
10.15 p.m.
33
March 2,
1.30 p.m.
The San Tsoi Li Junk, in Victoria Harbour, House No. 38, I Woo Street,
$70
Do.
1
Unknown
Do.
An old woman was burnt to death.
Insured in Messrs. Siemssen & Co. for $1,500.
34
13,
House No. 16, Pottinger Street,
Trifling
Accidental.
""
85
27,
4 p.m.
Chimney of House No. 27, Jardine's Bazaar,
Nil Unknown.
86 | April
4,
9 p.m.
House No. 12, Tank Lane,.
$1.00
Accidental.
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