Tan Ah Cheau, death September 1912, Penang

A telegram has been received from Penang announcing the death of Mr. Tan Ah Cheau which took place at Butterworth (Chinese name Pak-hoi) on Friday last. Deceased was at one time employed as cutter in the outfitting department of Messrs Laidlaw and Martin then Sayle & Coy., now defunct, and subsequently to Messrs. Robinson & Coy. for many years, when he was compelled to leave on accountt of old age, to take up light work of a Chinese Cutechist St. George's Church Penang, an appointment which he held for over ten years, up to August last, when he left on account of illness which terminated fatally. He left two sons Mr. Tan Pong Guan Chinese Interpreter Police Court and Mr. Tan Pong Seng of the Straits Trading Coy. Butterworth, and fourteen grand children to mourn his loss. [Weekly Sun, 21 September 1912, Page 7]