Ng Sen Fatt, death June 1928, Penang

The death occurred in Penang on Friday of Mr. Ng Sen Fatt. Born in 1884 Mr. Sen Fatt was educated at the Penang Free School and after leaving school went to Kelantan where his late father was interested in mining and farming ; from there he went to Singapore where he served in the Police Office. After that he joined his uncle, the late Mr. Ng Seah Wong, and established a rice-mill at Prai known as the Kwang Mee rice mill. He also participated as Mill Manager in some of the biggest rice-milling enterprises in Penang, and held that position in the now defunct firms of the Rice Milling Company (Tye Yew Kongsi) and the Central Milling Agency. When the Perak Government, during the regime of Sir George Maxwell, started a rice mill at Bagan Serai in 1920, he was made Assistant Manager of the concern. At the time of his death, he was holding the appointment of Manager of the Khye Heng Bee rice mill. He leaves a widow, a younger brother, Mr. Ng Sen Choy, of Singapore, and several children to mourn his death. [The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 June 1928, Page 7]