About 5 p.m. on the 29th ult. a fire broke out among some matshed dwellings at Whitfeld, neat Causeway Bay, and in a few minutes a grand bonfire illuminated the eastern shores of the harbour. The material was of course highly combustible, and the blaze was very fierce, attracting a good deal of attention at the Peak and other elevated ps. Attempts were made by some of the Fire Brigade to arrest the course of the flames, but without avail, the fire burning itself out. The loss of property was small.
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