Telegrams announcing the death of Mr Cheah Kee Ee were received by his friends in Singapore, and widespread is the regret felt. The deceased was a prominent member of the Chinese community ; he was a wine merchant and a owner of a distillery. One of his sons has just returned from England, while another is studying in Cambridge. [The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 October 1925, Page 7]
Cheah Kee Eee, a prominent Perak and Penang planter and miner, in a letter to the press, protests against the report of his death and funeral, published in northern papers recently. This referred to Chuah Kee Ee another Penang towkay. [The Straits Times, 4 November 1925, Page 9]
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