霞陽楊氏人物小记

“Yeo Cheng Him, alias Yeo Siew Chye, is a member of the commitee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He is the eldest son of the late Yeo Teck, of Amoy, China, who emigrated to Rangoon about forty years ago, and became sole proprietor of Seng Hwat & Co., a firm with which he was connected for twenty-five years. Yeo Teck died in 1899, and left two sons and eight daughters. Yeo Cheng Him, who was born in Ayeo, Amoy, in 1872, entered his father’s business in 1899, and ultimately succeeded to it in co-partnership with his brother, Yeo Cheng Chok, who is in China at present. The firm, whose premises are situated in Dalhouse Street, Rangoon, are general merchants exchanging quotations with Amoy, Hongkong, Singapore, and Penang. In 1909, Yeo Cheng Him became manageing partner of the firm of Ait Cheng & Co., which exports rice and imports silk and Chinese produce. He was married in China, and has five sons and three daughters, named, respectively, Yeo Guan Tong, Yeo Guang Soon, Yeo Guang Gyim, Yeo Guang It, Yeo Guang Peah, Yeo Khoon Heang, Yeo Kim Cheang, and Yeo Hai Oo.”