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FIRES, 1899.

No. OF BUILDINGS

DESTROYED,

No.

DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

ESTIMATED DAMAGE.

Wholly. Partly.

1 January

2

A

3

4

5 February 10

7 3.40 p.m. 13 10.30 p.m. 20 10.30 p.m.

p.m.

2 7.15 a.m.

House No. 33, Wing Wo Lane, House No. 35, Wongneichung, House No. 234, Hollywood

Road,

House No. 28, Nullah Terrace,

Quarry Bay,.

House No. 143, Wanchai Road, House No. 3, Wai Sun Lane,.¡ House No. 226, Queen's Road

House No. 61, Queen's Road

West,

On board German Steamer

Sabine Richmers, Tai-Kok. Tsui Wharf,

1

$ 1,000

100

1

1,500

29

2

19

50

8.45 p.m.

6 March 17

2.30 a.m.

7

18

7.30 p.m.

8

19 12.30 p.m.

Central, Hunghom West,

9 April

19

1.25 a.m.

3,000

30,000

1 mat-

shed

160

1

200

10 May

40

11

A

10 11.05 p.m.

House No. 118, Hollywood

Road,

1

3,000

12

14

23 8.25 p.in.

House No. 100, Wellington

Street,

300

13 June

10 11.50 a.m.

1

213

1,500

14

ས

15

"9

21 7.35 p.m.

16 4.30 a.in.

On board the British Steamer

Amara, Wanchai Anchor-

age,

Nos. 24 and 25, Praya, Kenne-

dy Town.....

House No. 205, Queen's Road

Central,

:.

:

27,500

150,000

2,500

16 July

18 Midnight.

Praya, Kennedy Town, near

Chater Street,.

1 mac-

200

shed

17 August

8

3 a.m.

House No. 65, Queen's Road)

West,

1

2,880

18

19

10

19

8 p.m.

No. 2 Store, Kowloon Dock,.

1,500

11

1 a.m.

27

House No. 83, Station Street,

Yaumati,

3

600

20

*

12 12.50 a.m. House No. 373, Queen's Road

Central,

1

21 September 10 22 October

6.15 a.m.

McDonald Road,

1

mat-

19,000 Unknown,

shob

5

6.15 p.m.

House No. 256, Des Voeux

Road,

1

1

2,500

23

"

5 9.50 p.m.

House No. 235, Queen's Road,

Central

6,500

1

12,000

24

11

9.20 p.m1.

House No. 28, Praya West,...

1

150

25 November 8 26

9

8.30 p.m. 6 a.m.

House No. 1, Duddell Street,.

:

40,000

27 December 1 6.35 p.m.

On board S. S. Poseidon in

Victoria Harbour,

Lam Lo Mi Village, Kowloonj

151

2

City,

13 huts

180

28

77

2 6.30 a.m.

Nga Chin Loong

Village,

Kowloon City,

1

29

38888

13

27

6.20 a.m. House No. 76, Jervois Street,

1

23,000

30

31

28

22

8.50

p.m.

Godowns next to Hing Lung

Lane,

3

500,000

27

26 8.30 p.m.

House No. 1, Ship Street,

1

300

TOTAL,..

829,814