One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese In Singapore by Ong Siang Song

Author:Ong Siang Song [Song, Ong Siang]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811217647
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

1We are unable to trace the original source of this quotation.

2We are unable to trace the original source of this quotation.

3We are unable to trace the original source of this quotation. However, it is reprinted in ‘Chinese Topics in Malaya’ Straits Times 15 Jul 1932, at 19.

4We are unable to trace the original source of this quotation.

5‘Municipal Commissioners’ Straits Times Weekly Issue, 17 Sep 1889, at 5.

6Ibid.

7Little is known of Mr Teo Choon Hian save that he was active in the Chinese Christian Association (see ‘The Chinese Christian Association’ Straits Times Weekly Issue, 21 Nov 1893, at 11) and that he was a Trustee of the St Andrew’s Hospital (see ‘St Andrew’s Hospital’, Straits Times, 26 Dec 1924, at 10) and was involved in the building of the St Andrew’s Mission Hospital (see St Andrew’s Mission Hospital Ordinance, Cap 376, Singapore Statutes).

8For more on Song Ong Joo, see Chapter 12.

9We are unable to trace the exact source of this quotation.

10See ‘Government Gazette Extraordinary, 30th September’ Straits Times Weekly Issue, 7 Oct 1889, at 2.

11See ‘The Societies Bill’ Straits Times, 22 Feb 1889, at 5.

12‘Late Mr Tan Kheam Hock’ Straits Times, 29 Apr 1922, at 9.

13Tan Kheam Hock died at his home at 106 River Valley Road on 21 April 1922. See ‘Death’ Singapore Free Press, 22 Apr 1922, at 6.

14According to the inscription on his tomb, Tan Chong Teck was born on 12 April 1896 and died on 5 December 1956. He was buried at the Bukit Brown Chinese Cemetery. See <http://mymindisrojak.blogspot.sg/2012/07/tan-kheam-hock-bukit-brown.html> (accessed 15 Feb 2015)).

15In April 1913, Tan Kheam Hock accompanied his younger sons Chong Chew and Chong Teck to London where they were ‘going to complete their education’ (see ‘Social and Personal’ Straits Times, 11 Apr 1913, at 8) but they had to return when their mother died while they were still on the way to London (see ‘Social and Personal’ Straits Times, 5 May 1913, at 8). In 1914, he was admitted to the King Edward VII Medical School but it is not known if he graduated from the School (see ‘King Edward VII Medical School’ Straits Times, 30 May 1914, at 8).

16Tan Chong Chew (alias Chen Tsung Chou) was the third son of Tan Kheam Hock and Oh Peang Neo (‘Local News’ Weekly Sun, 28 Jan 1911, at 7) and younger brother of Tan Chong Khee and Tan Chong Lay, and elder brother of Tan Chong Teck. He married Foo Gim Yong, ‘the accomplished daughter of Mr and Mrs Foo Boon Seah, of Penang’ at a lavish ceremony at the family residence at 30 Enggor Street (see ‘Chinese Wedding’ Straits Times, 19 Jul 1915, at 10). He has been listed as having been Manager of the Eastern Mining and Rubber Co Ltd (see Straits Times, 23 Nov 1920, at 15); Manager of Liberty Hall Cinema (see Singapore Free Press, 11 Oct 1920, at 2); Director of the Malacca Pinda Rubber Estates Ltd (see ‘Malacca Pinda Estates’ Straits Times, 31 Dec 1919, at 9). He died on

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