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No.
DATE.
TIME.
FIRES, 1897.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
No. of BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
1
January
12
10.30 p.m.
2
18
""
10.15 p.m.
3
February
3
4.20 a.m.
4
11
1.20 p.m.
15
9.15 a.m.
21
28
1,35 a.m.
On board the S.S. Fausang,... House No. 188, Jervois Street, House No. 213, Praya West, House No. 24, Cross Street,..
Government Offices, Lower Albert Road,. House No. 124, Jervois Street,
Wholly. Partly.
500
1
25,000
1
17,000
1
300
200
1
1
20,000
"
April
1
1.20 a.m.
House No. 14, Cross Street,..
I
1
4,000
*
3
12.30 a.m.
House No. 128, Queen's Road Central,
1
200
12
9
11
2.24 a.m.
10
21
5.25 a.m.
House No. 351, Queen's Road Central, House No. 99, Jervois Street,
2
24,000
1
3,000
11
21
17
10.15 p.m.
On board S.S. Belgic,
3,000
12
25
1.55 a.m.
House No. 95, Wing Lok Street,.
1
5,000
91
13
May
1
7.40 p.m.
House No. 8, Cross Street,
1
700
14
20
1.45 a.m.
House No. 71, Jervois Street,
2
13,050
,
15
June
15
2.30 a.m.
House No. 114, Jervois Street,
3
34,000
16
July
23
10 p.m.
17
27
ל
11.55 p.m.
18
August
3
4.15 p.m.
19
22
2.05 a.m.
20
September
1.15 p.m.
Hongkong Hotel, Queen's Road Central, House No. 248, Queen's Road West, House No. 15, Praya Fuk Tsun Heung,... House No. 213, Queen's Road West, House No. 16, Tung Loi Street,
1
300
1
300
7,000
2
600
3
6,900
21
18
7.15 a.m.
House No. 49, Quarry Bay,
600
A
22
19
12.20 p.m.
House No. 5, "Wild Dell,"
1
300
23 November 24
11.35 p.m.
House No. 64, Third Street,.
24
24
"
7 p.m.
25
28
7.10 a.m.
House No. 53, Stanley Village,
House No. 122, Second Street,
1
5
::
1,200
3,000
1
5,000
""
26
December 22
1.15 p.m.
H. M. Naval Yard,
2,000
...
TOTAL,........
177,150
FIRES, 1898.
1
No. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
ESTIMATED DAMAGE.
Wholly. Partly.
1
January
26
""
February
288
22
3.55 p.m.
4.40 p.m.
5
3.10 a.m.
House No. 21, Lyndhurst Terrace, Government Asylum, Eastern Street, House No. 46, Praya Central,
1
$ 500.00
1
150.00
++
++
9.00 p.m.
House No. 125, Wanchai Road,
1
25
3.35 p.m.
Matshed at British Kowloon,
200.00 4,000,00 Unknown.
March
12
12.40 a.m.
House No. 2, Graham Street,
1
$ 1,000.00
April
11
3.00 a.m.
House No. 288, Queen's Road West,
1
600.00
May
10
11.10 p.m.
June
1
7.05 p.m.
House No. 295, Queen's Road West, House No. 67, Praya Central,
1
700.00
100.00
10
August
10
3.00 a.m.
House No. 22, Belchers Street,
1
7,000.00
11
September 10
2.00 p.m.
Matshed at the Peak, ....
200.00
...
12
13
October 10 November 18 14 December 9
5.30 p.m.
House No. 2, West Street,
2
11,628.74
7.30 a.m. House No. 76, Praya East,
1
200.00
15
12
>?
16
13
5.50 p.m. 6.15 p.m. 10.00 a.m.
House No. 56, Jardine's Bazaar, House No. 136, Queen's Road East, Hut at Shaukiwan,
2,500.00
1
800.00
5,423.00
"
TOTAL........
35,001.74
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