CAUSE.
INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1901,—Continued.
SITUATION OF FIRE.
DAMAGE.
REMARKS.
680
Grass on fire.
Do.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
Do.
Falling of a kerosine lamp.
Chimney on fire.
Upsetting of a kerosine lamp.
37 Mar.
38 Apr.
31
1.30 p.m.
4 12.40 p.m.
39
0
10.00 a.m.
Hillside, Deep Water Bay,
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40
>>
41
10 10
Hillside, Shun Wan,
Brought forward,..
$105
Hillside above Kennedy Town Hospital, Hillside, Pokfulam Dairy Farm,.
Grass on fire.
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Hillside, Wong Chuk Hang,
42
43
10
5
5.00 p.m.
Hillside, Little Hongkong,
55
18
11.30 p.m.
Some bamboo carrying-poles on Praya Central,
Unknown.
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44 May
1
8.07 a.m.
House No. 10, West Street,.
Chimney on fire.
45
4
"}
5.40 p.m.
House No. 97, Wanchai Road,
$5
Unknown.
46
11
77
7.00 p.m.
House No. 2, Station Street, Yaumati,
$4
Do.
47
11
10.15 p.m.
House No. 38, Queen's Road West,
48
49
21
10.30 p.m.
House No. 19, Gongh Street,
26
3.00 a.m.
House No. 473, Queen's Road West,
$15
"
50
26
12.30 p.m.
Shed at Fenwick & Co.'s Iron Works,
$25
Accident.
"
51
27
>>
6.30 p.mi.
House No. 8, Tai Wo Street,
52 June 20
6.45 p.m.
House No. 19, Belcher Street,
$2
53 July
2
54
17
55
56
60
61
62
63
65
66
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57 Aug,
13
2.45 p.m.
2,45 a.m.
2012.15 p.m.
31 1.00 a.m.
11.00 p.m.
House No. 15, Triangle Street,
Trifling.
House No. 207, Queen's Road East,
$20
58 | Sept.
10.00 a.m.
House No. 80, Kramer Street, Taikoktsui, House No. 48, Queen's Road Central, House Nos. 30, 32 & 34, Cochrane Street, House No. 44, Wellington Street,
$1
Attempted arsol. ..........................
$5
$20
55
*
10.35 p.m.
House No. 40, Jardine Bazaar,
$2
Oct.
64
67
"
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12
9.00 p.m.
Partly built houses in Des Voeux Road West,
29
2.15 a.m.
House No. 68A, Third Street,.
7.30 p.m.
House No. 12, Sau Wah Fong,
20
11.35 a.m.
Hillside at Pokfulam,
1.00
p.m.
Hillside near Tai Tam Tuk,
26
11.45 p.m.
House No. 251, Queen's Road West,
$2
Do. Upsetting of a lamp.
8.30 p.m.
30
11.05 p.m.
Matshed on Praya Reclamation opposite Gilman St.,.f House No. 223, Queen's Road West,
Unknown.
Accident.
68 Nov.
1
4.30 p.m.
On a piece of land at the corner of Westorn Street and Third Street,
69
7.00 p.m.
31
70
33
6
7.00 p.m.
Grass on fire.
Chimney on fire.
$206.50
Chimney on fire. ......................... ................ Unknown.
Over-heating of a stove flue. Unknown.
Children playing with fire.
Falling of some lighted joss sticks into some oil.
Unknown.
50 cents. | Mosquito curtain accidently caught fire. Sparks from chimney set fire to curtains. Grass on fire.
A stack of Coal on the Reclamation Ground, Yaumati, Unknown. Spontaneous combustion. Des Voeux Rond, P. & O. Office,
Carried forward,...
Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Police and coolies from the Dairy Farm. About 700 young fir trees were scorched and one old matsbed burnt.
Extinguished by Police and coolies. Several thousands fir trees damaged.
Put out by Police and coolies. 1,500 fir trees damaged. Extinguished by Police and coolics. 3,000 fir trees damaged.
Extinguished by Police and coolies, 100 fir trees damaged.
Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Brigade,
Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Police and inmates.
Extinguished by inmates and Police. Extinguished by Police and inmates. Extinguished by inmates.
Put out by Police and watchmen.
Extinguished by Firemen from No. 2 Station. Extinguished by inmates.
Extinguished by Police and inmates.
Extinguished by Police and inmates.
Extinguished by an inmate.
Extinguished by Brigade.
Extinguished by inmates and Police.
Extinguished by Brigade.
Extinguished by Police. Extinguished by Firemen, Extinguished by the inmates. Extinguished by occupants. Extinguished by Police.
Extinguished by Police and hired coolies.
Extinguished by District Watchmen and occupants. Extinguished by coolies. Extinguished by inmates.
Extinguished by Firemen,
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