Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Tan Lo Heong, death August 1936, Penang

The death of Mr. Tan Lo Heong, J.P., occurred at 16 Anson Road, Penang, on Saturday. He leaves his wife, two sons Tan Swee Teong and Tan Swee Chin, three daughters-in-law and fourteen grandchildren. Mr. Tan Lo Heong was born in 1881 in Province Wellesley. He started rubber planting in 1899 and commenced a mining career in 1923. He was a founder of Kwang Heng Rice Mill at Parit Buntar, now belonging to the F.M.S. Government. [The Straits Times, 28 August 1936, Page 16]

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