SITUATION OF FIRE.
Table I.
FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1905.
No. OF BUILDINGS.
REMARKS.
Ten persous were burnt to death. Two men were arrested and convicted at the Criminal Sessions for arson and sentenced to imprisonment for life.
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DESTROYED.
DAMAGE.
CAUSE.
No.
DATE.
TIME.
Wholly. Partly.
1 January 3
3.45 a.m.
House No. 48, Elgin Road, Kowloon,
4
1
$ 50,000.00
Unknown.
2
12
2.15 a.m.
House No. 168, Hollywood Road,
2
4,000.00
Arson,
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16
3.30 p.m.
A matshed at Quarry Bay Ship Yard,
1 matched
1,750.00
Unknown.
18
"
7.35 p.m.
House No. 20, New Market Street,
10,000.00
Do.
25
3.35 a.m.
House No. 10, New Market Street,
22,000.00
Do.
>>
30
99
6.00 p.m.
A family house at Sai Kung,
100.00
Do.
February 2
6.55 p.m.
6
9.30 a.m.
55
Houses Nos. 97 & 99, Queen's Road Centra), A grass stack in Hang Hati Village, New Territory,
2
15,000.00
Do.
2 slacks
150,00
Do.
13
90128
10
>>
1.00 p.m.
House No. 145, Aberdeen Village,..
560.00
Do.
13
10.35 p.m.
House No. 89, Queen's Road West,.
13,000.00
Do.
20
"
7.05 p.m.
House No. 9, Tung Loi Lane,
1
20,100.00
Do.
22
5.20 a.m.
House No. 21, Suidter Street, Tai Kok Tsui,
1
1,800.00
Do.
200.00
March
10
3.20 a.m.
House No. 43, Bonhamn Strand East,
:
14
16
1.10 p.m.
House No. 27, Chinese Street,
300.00
15
21
2.35 a.m.
House No. 109, Winglok Street,
8,000,00
16 April
4
12.40 a.m.
House No. 76, Des Voeux Road Central,
3,800.00
Unknown..
17
7
11
5:00 p.m.
House No. 127, Wellington Street,
1
1,000,00
Do.
18 May 10
11.10 a.m.
19
11
12 Midnight.
A matshed at Kowloon Godowo, Tsim Sha Tsui, 1 matshed House No. 248, Des Voeux Road Central,.
300.00
Accidental dropping of burning
Charcoal.
Upsetting of a Kerosine Lamp. Exploding of a Kerosine Lamp,
Spontaneous Combustion.
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20 July
8
2.20 a.m.
House No. 90, Winglok Street,
10,000.00
25,000.00
Do.
21
Angust
5
8.30 p.in.
On board S. S. "Yik Sang in Victoria Harbour,
11
22
222
26
8.15 u.m.
A matshed at Blackbend's Point,
12 matsheds
300.00
14,715.00
Do.
Supposed dropping of IL Lighted Match or Cigaretic....
"
24
23 September 9
11.05 p.m.
2.40 a..
10
Houses Nos. 29 & 31, Des Vœux Road Central, House No. 133, Winglok Street,
2
55,000.00
1
10,000.00
Unknown.
Do.
Curried forward,
...$
267,075.00
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