A Fire broke out at 11.50 p.m. on! Saturday at No. 197, Alabaster Rest, near North Thibet Road. he fire originate ed in the boiler room attached to the Yoong Dah and Chang Sing Silk Filatures, on the north side of Alubaster Road, and soon reached the Filatures themselves. On the arrival of the Fire Brigade it found that there were only two hydrants near the premises, the next one being 175 yards away. When once the streams were playing the flames were soon under control and the last truck was able to reel up shortly before three o'clock ext morning. Considerable damage was done to the premises and contents, which were. however, insured. The contents "f the Chang Sing Filature were insured for Tls. 15,000 and those of the Yoong Dah Filature for Tls. 20,000. The buildings were insured for Tls. 25,000. The extent of the damage has not yet been estimated and the cause of the Gre is unknown.
'A Fine broke out in a native bamboo stable off the Mohawk Road at 1.15 a.m, on Monday. The stable is situated just behind Mr. George Dallas's stables and.is Chinese-owned. Some six ponies that were inside were got out safel, The Fire Brigade turned out, but they did not p'ay any water on, owing to the distance of the nearest hydrant and the fire showing sign of exhausting itself, w very short time. The origin is supposed to have been the careless handling of a Inntern which, on falling, set fire to some straw. The property was not insured.
Shortly after ten o'clock on Tuesduy night, afire broke out in a narrow alleyway off the Trepoo Koad, Hongkew. The quickly got hol of several adjoining houses, but the Fire Bri lo turned out promptly and soon hal six streams playing on to the burning premises, There were several narrow esespes from falling roofs and walls, but as far as we know there were no serious secidents. The fire was well control xt midnight. Upto the time of going to press we had not been able to obtain particulars of the damage, or of the amounts of insurance on the premises.
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