INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1895,-Continued.
66
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
REMARKS.
40 July 24
41
25
29
2.45 a.m.
10.50 p.m.
House No. 203, Queen's Road West, House No. 15, Western Street,
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42
28
House No. 40, Winglok Street,
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43
29
7.30 a.m.
House No. 76, Praya East, .
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41
31
12.15 a.m.
House No. 371, Queen's Road Central,
Trifling
...
Incendiarism,
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46
47
48
100 09
45 Aug.
1
1 a.m.
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6.30 p.m.
A pile of shavings at No. 33, Centre Street,... House No. 254, Queen's Road West,.
$20
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19
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3.30 p.m.
Partition of No. 6, Possession Street,
Trifling
10 p.m.
House No. 15, Hillier Street,
49 Sept.
3
7.10 p.m.
Bedding, and curtain at No. 13, Elgin Street,
$10
51
0008
50
6
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11.15 p.m.
House No. 185, Queen's Road Central,
10
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52
13
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53
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54
55
Oct.
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
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20
21
202 20 2222 2
10.20 p.m.
First floor of No. 8, Leung Ü Fong,
4 a.m.
Bed curtains at No. 44, Station Street,
3.30 p.m.
The ends of the beams of roof of No. 246, Queen's Road West,
$5
10.20 p.m.
House No. 1, Tak Hing Alley,
Trifling
Chimney on fire,
6
7 p.m.
Mosquito curtain at No. 20, Pokfulam Road,
$1,50
Accidental,
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19
8.30 p.m.
House No. 14, Gage Street,
20
5.30 p.m.
11.30 p.m. 20 2.10 a.m.
Cotton screen at No. 42, Second Street,
$3
Partition of cook-houses Nos. 83 & 85, High Street,. On board the marriage boat No. 1,526, off Yau Ma Ti
75 cents.
Wharf,
8 p.m.
"Fairlea," Bonham Road,
Nov.
2
11.30 a.m.
Grass on the Hillside near Wanchai Gap, .
4 p.m.
House No. 30, Cross Street,
5
4 8.m.
Cargo boat No. 172, Victoria Harbour,
17
64
11
6.20 p.m.
House No. 201, Hollywood Road,
65
13
10.45 p.m.
House No. 51, Queen's Road East,
Trifling
$5
Trifling
12
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67
20
11.15 p.m.
"Hang Fa Lau" No. 325, Queen's Road Central, House No. 89, Wanchai Road,
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Child playing with fire,
68
23
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69
25
"7
70
Dec.
71
10
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5.5 p.m.
11.30 a.m.
11.45 a.m.
6.10 p.m.
A matshed at To Kwa Wan, Chimney at Hongkong Dispensary, House No. 50, Queen's Road West, House No. 57, Queen's Road East,
$10
Burning of joss paper,
Ignition of soot,......................
Trifling
Attempted arson,
Sparks from cook-house,
Unknown.
Some shavings on the roof caught fire through sparks falling on them from a neighbouring flue. Igniting of a small quantity of kerosine thrown on the cook-house floor.
Spontaneous combustion,
Accidental.
Carelessness with joss sticks,
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Overheating of chimney,
Explosion of kerosine lamp,..............
Chimney on fire,
Falling of a kerosine lamp, Accidental,..
Overheating of an oven,
Chimney on fire,
Child playing with fire, Unknown,
Accidental,.
Exploding of a kerosine lamp. Unknown,
Child playing with fire, Faulty cooking arrangement, Bursting of a kerosine lamp, Unknown,
Sparks from chimney,
No insurance effected.
A quantity of paper saturated with kerosine and a bundle of matches were found under the cockloft stairs-also a rope had been made fast to the verandah of 1st floor as a means of escape. Five men were arrested for the offence but were discharged.
Extinguished
McEwen.
by
Sanitary
Extinguished by the inmates.
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Inspector
Extinguished by Police Sergeant-Major and inmates.
The Brigade turned out, and it was extin- guished by firemen.
Extinguished by occupants. Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Police Sergeant 80 Moffatt. Extinguished by inmates.
Extinguished by Chinese Constable 311 and occupants.
Put out by inmates.
Put out by Police and occupants. Extinguished by the occupants.
Extinguished by Police and Water Boat.
Extinguished by Police and coolies. Extinguished by Police and inmates. Extinguished by occupauts,
Extinguished by occupants.
Extinguished by occupants and Chinese Constable 179.
Extinguished by occupants and Police. Extinguished by occupants and Police Con-
stable 50.
Extinguished by Police Sergeant 17 and villagers.
Extinguished by firemen. Extinguished by inmates.
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