Chung Thye Yong, death 21 Oct. 1915, Penang

Death of Well Known Chinese Sportsman. 

Mr. Chung Ah Yong Passes Away in Penang. 

(Tribune Special) 

Penang, Oct.21 : Mr. Chung Ah Yong, of Taiping, died at his residence in Church Street, Penang. [Mr. Chung Ah Yong was one of the most popular residents of Taiping, where he resided for several years. As a sportsman he was very well-known, having for years owned and raced in the F.M.S. and Straits some of the best horse-flesh in the country. With his brother, Mr. Chung Thye Phin, of Ipoh, and the other embers of the family much sympathy will be felt throughout Malaya.] -- Malaya Tribune., 22 October 1915, Page 7

The death is announced of Mr. Chung Ah Yong, of Taiping, at his residence in Church St., Penang. Deceased was formerly well-known as a race-horse owner. [The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 25 October 1915, Page 4]

The funeral of the late Towkay Chung Ah Yong, of Perak, says the Penang Gazette, took place at the family burial ground at Mount Erskine, Penang, and was largely attended, including his friends from Taiping and Ipoh who had specially come down on the evening previous for the occasion. The Town Band was in attendance. As a token of the esteem in which he was held both here and in Perak there were two rikishas full of wreaths, besides those on the coffin. [Malaya Tribune., 10 November 1915, Page 8]

The funeral of the late Towkay Chung Ah Yong, of Perak, took place at the family burial ground at Mount Erskine, Penang, and was largely attended, including his friends from Taiping and Ipoh who had specially come down on the evening previous for the occasion. The Town Band was in attendance. As a token of the esteem in which he was held both here and in Perak there were two rikishas full of wreaths, besides those on the coffin. (P.G.) [The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 November 1915, Page 12]