Thursday, August 16, 2012

Chuah Kee Eee, death

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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