Lim Joo Chong, death 17 May 1938, Penang

PROMINENT PENANG CHINESE DIES. Penang, May 18. The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Lim Joo Chong, a prominent Penang Chinese who is the proprietor of Chong Kee & Co., general merchants, Beach Street, Penang, and one of the leaders of the Hokkien community. He took a leading part in the Silver Jubilee and Coronation celebrations in Penang. [The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 May 1938, Page 3]