Further Stories
族亲合伙拆伙 / On Lineage Business
从一则商业拆伙声明说起 。。。
From a notice of partnership break…
Plaques of Honour
Two beautiful plaques hang on the wall of Sit Teik Tong in Rangoon. One of them marks the conferment of the title of Director of Industrial Business to Yeo Cheow Kaw. A third plaque, in stone and marking the same honour hangs above the main door to his former residence in Xiayang. Here is the story behind these plaques of honour.
A Signature of Yeo Cheow Kaw
A Signature of Yeo Cheow Kaw appeared in an 104-year-old document from Burma
Magnificent STT
The remarkable architecture that replicates Southern Hokkien (Minnan) design draws more than casual attention from Western tourists and history authors.
霞阳小学草木染展 Xiayang Primary School Vegetal Dye Art
2021 07 霞小草木染展
XYP Vegetal Dye Art
Example Movements of Xiayang Yeoh’s
A rare volume of Xiayang Yeoh/Yeo’s genealogy book reveals interesting multi-generational movements from the hometown to Taiwan, Penang and beyond.
Choo Sum, Soo Seng and their similarities
Yeo Choo Sum and Yeo Soo Seng were the founding Presidents of the Myanmar General Chinese Trade Affairs Association, one after the other. Same age and both from Hokkien Xiayang, what other traits or stories did they share?
A Recognition of Xiayang Primary School 100 Years Ago
For nearly 30 years, “Education Magazine” reported the development of the new school system and schools in various regions under the education reform. In 1910, the innovative activities of the new school, the predecessor of Fujian Xiayang Primary School, were promoted.
Yeo Cheow Kaw and Tongmenhui
Was Yeo Cheow Kaw a member of Tongmenhui, the political alliance founded by Sun Yat-sen and his early revolutionist comrades that eventually became the biggest force that brought down the Qing dynasty in China? Here explores more.
Chinese Advisory Board
Grandfather Yeo Cheow Kaw was appointed a member of the Chinese Advisory Board in Rangoon in 1924.
Yeo Cheow Kaw and Rangoon Kian Teik Tong
Printed in the 120th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine of Rangoon Kian Teik Tong, published in 1955 was a Tribute on our Grandfather Yeo Cheow Kaw:
Singapore Voters’ Lists in 1890’s
Appointment of Municipal Commissioners in Singapore started from 1856 to 1912. Local qualified residents were invited to elect some of these commissioners. Our great-grandfather Yeo Poon Miah’s name first appeared in 1887 in the electoral rolls until 1912.
The “Hong” List in 1880
The Singapore Hong List was introduced as a list that “will prove useful to Merchants and Foreign Residents generally”.
Yeo Cheow Kaw and Huang Yan Pei
Huang Yan Pei (1878-1965) was a renowned Chinese national educationist from the late Qing dynasty and to the People’s Republic. In Feb of 1919, he and our grandfather Yeo Cheow Kaw, met in Rangoon.
Yeo Cheow Kaw and National Donations
These pages taken out from the Chinese Government Gazette in 1913 December acknowledged the donations from various Overseas Chinese to support the new Republic. ..