Cheah Hood Seng, death November 1905, Penang

OBITUARY. MR. CHEAH HOOD SENG. It is with regret that we have to record the death in the General Hospital, Penang, of Mr. Cheah Hood Seng, the head partner in the Kinemetograph Co. Deceased was well-known here, his father formerly owning a line of steamers running between the Straits and China. He was so much absorbed in his new venture, the Kinemetograph, that he overworked himself to such an extent, that his health completely broke down, necessitating his admission into hospital, in which he was under treatment for a fortnight. He again resumed work on coming out, but had a relapse, and, peritonitis having set in, it was seen that his case was hopeless as soon as he was re-admitted into hospital. Deceased was only 30 years of age ; he leaves a wife and several young children to mourn his loss. [Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 27 November 1905, Page 2]