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FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1907,—Continued.

NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

No.

DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF Fine,

DAMAGE,

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

Wholly.

Partly.

Brought forward,

$167,985.00

27

August 25

10,45 p.m.

A.S.P. matshed at Tai Po,

matshed

1

28

27

29

39

September 15

30

20

1.30 "3

12.30 a.m.

2.15 p.m.

Matshods at Wong Kok Tsni,

matshelsi

6,500.00

800.00

Unknown,

>>

11

House No. 180, Wing Lok Street, Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.'s Works, North Point,

1

16,000,00

1,000.00

A

Explosion of a Kerosine Oil Lamp;

stud from cylinder cover of engine being blown out, throwing the kerosine oil on to the boiler,

Unknown,

6,221.25

matshed

114.40

$5

1

1,000,00

1,969.00

Spontaneous Combustion,

Unknown,

31

· October

1.30

"3

32

17

5.50

"

On board Cargo-boat No. 1490 in Victoria Har- bour alongside S.S. Sultan van Langkat, Matshed at Queen's Statue Wharf,

33

18

>>

! 10.00 a.m.

Blackhead's Point,

31

November 1

1.00 a.m.

House No. 58, Reclamation Street,

35

11

2.00

55

politan Dock of

Boiler and Blacksmith's Shop of the Cosmo-

Whampoa Dock Company,

the Hongkong and

36

14

>>

8.30 p.m.

House No. 77, Cheong Po village, Pat Neung Valley, Au Tau, N.T.

Total,

5,000.00

400.00

700.90

A lighted lamp being ac-[ eidently knocked over and setting fire to kero- sine oil in a tin, Unknown,

Lighted candle left burn- ing on a bag of sugar,........ A years old girl throw- ing lighted match on to a mosquito curtain,

214,710.65

37

December

1

10.00 a.m.

Matsheds at Sai Wan Ho,

matsheds

G

38

4

1.00

House No. 298, Des Vœux Rond Centrul,

6,000.00

13

39

21

7.00

A matshed at Telegraph Bay,

sheds

1,080.00

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