Sessional_Paper_1900 — Page 230

FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1899,-Continued.

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F. H. MAY, Superintendent of Fire Brigade.

No. of

BUILDINGS

No.

DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

DESTROYED.

ESTIMATED

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

Wholly. Partly.

Brought forward,..

225,430,00

20

** 2* ** RGN

19 Aug. 11

12

*

1.00 a.m.

12.15 a.m.

House No. 83, Station Street, Yanmati,

600.00 | Unknown,

House No. 373, Queen's Road Central,

2

19,000.00 Unknown,

matshed

unknown

Unknown,

21 Sept. 22 | Oct.

10

6.15 a.m.

McDonald Road,

5

6.15 p.m.

House No. 256, Des Voeux Road,

1

1

23

9.50 p.m.

House No 235, Queen's Road Central,

24

11

9.20 p.m.

House No. 28, Praya West,..

25 Nov.

8.30 p.m.

House No. 1, Duddell Street,

26

9

6.00 a.m.

27 Dec.

6.35 p.m.

On board S.S. Poseidon in Victoria Harbour, Lam Lo Mi Village, Kowloon City,

1

1

150.00 Unknown,

40,000.00 | Unknown,

154.00 Unknown,

2,500.00 | Some hemp accidentally

caught fire.

6,500.00 Upsetting of a lamp,. 12,000.00 | Unknown,

Not insured.

Insured in the Chun On Insurance Coy. for $11,000.

Not insured.

Insured in the Tung On Insurance Coy.

Insured in the Atlas Insurance Coy.

Insured for $12,000 in Siemssen & Co. and also for $8,000 in Dodwell Carlill & Co.

Not insured.

Covered by Insurance.

Not insured..

Luts

13

28

2

6.30 a.m.

29

13

6.20 a.m.

Nga Chin Loong Village, Kowloon City, House No. 76, Jervois Street,..

1

1

30

22

8.50 p.m.

Godowns next to Hing Lung Lane,

3

180,00 | Unknown,

23,000.00 | Falling or bursting of a kerosine lamp. 500,000.00 | Unknown,

Not insured.

Insured for $23,000 in Reuter, Bröcklemann & Co.

Insured in Chan On, Commercial Union, Tang On, South British, North British, North German, London and Lancashire, David & Co., Reuter, Bröcklemann & Co., Carlowitz & Co. for $334,000.

300.00 | Unknown,

8.30 p.m.

House No. 1, Ship Street,

TOTAL,.............

$829,814.00

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