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FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1906,-Continued.

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No.

DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

Wholly. Partly.

Brought forward,.

50,360

15

April

30

7.00 a.m.

16

May

23

7.00

House No. 208, Winglok Street,

A house in Shau Tsui Village, Sha Tau Kok,

1

5,000

Unknown,

450

Accident,..

*

17

July

1

8.50 p.m.

House No. 218, Queen's Road West,

2,500

Unknown,

matshed

18

August 2

3.45 a.m..

A matshed near Quarry Bay,

5

5,000

"1

19

20

21.

22

23

24

25

2 2 2 2 2 2 2

September 18

October 14

11.00

3.00

House No. 48, Connaught Road,.

On board S.S. Hankoro in Victoria Harbour,

I

3,000

Accident,

1

550,000

59

One hundred and eleven persons lost their

lives.

November 2

11.15 p.m.

Saw Mills at Mong Kok,

1

200

59

4

1,55 a.m.

House No. 9, Pedder's Street,

1

29,000

Fusing of electric wires,...]

9

10.15

55

317, Queen's Road Central,

I

8,000

Unknown,

10

11.50

35, Hollywood Road,

1

3,000

99

وو

19

26

53

*

27

~2.5

15

3.30

"

>>

20, Tung Chnug Village,

100

3.30

""

"}

1, Chui Lung Lane,

I

300

Accident,

****

matshed

27

2.25

31

Cement Works, Hung Hom,..

1

1,200

"

A

28 December

2.00 p.m.

House No. 7, Shan Pin Terrace, Shan Ki

Wan,

1

330

Unknown,

matshed

228

29

"

6.30 p.in.

A matshed on Blackhend's Hill,

1

280

"J

matshed

30

31

11.00 p.m.

at Kun Chung,

1

250

Total,..

验

658,970