NG Kia Cheu 黄镜秋
Chinese Dialect Groups,
Accession Number 000236
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 11
Total Reels
- Tan Beng Luan
Interviewer
- 05:28:35
Total Running Time
- Teochew
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 11
Metadata
- 28 Nov 1982
Recording Date
- 00:29:59
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Personal background. Reason for Chinese people going abroad. Dependent on father's remittances from Malaya. Living conditions in China. Farming system and sources of income in village. How Chinese immigrants went ashore from steamship. Nature of his work in Swatow. Arrangements for passage on ship. Stowaways assisted by lodging-house keeper. His reason for going abroad.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 11
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- 28 Nov 1982
Recording Date
- 00:28:16
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Preparations for voyage to Singapore. How he nearly missed his ship. Sleeping and eating arrangements and food consumed on board ship. Stormy voyage. Suffered seasickness. Ship overcrowded with passengers. His preference for going to Singapore. Arrangements for going ashore. No assistance for immigrants in Singapore unless they had relatives or clansmen.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 11
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- 9 Dec 1982
Recording Date
- 00:29:39
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Lodged with clansmen on arrival in Singapore. Difficulty in getting job. Worked as shop assistant cum cook in Pulau Tekong. Nature of his work and working hours. Complaint from fellow employees about his cooking. Use of dental powder instead of toothpaste. Restriction on Teochew women's movements. Bullied by fellow employees. Sailing and motor boats used for transporting goods. Sent remittances to China.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 11
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- 9 Dec 1982
Recording Date
- 00:30:06
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Performance of bangsawan (Malay opera) by Malays. Hard life of new immigrant. Type of soap used for washing clothes and bathing. Type of clothing worn. Why he changed jobs. Gambling in shop. Bribery to policemen. Reason for returning and staying in China for two years. Back to Pulau Tekong. Various types of shops in Kampung Salabin. Effect of economic depression on people.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 11
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- 7 Jan 1983
Recording Date
- 00:30:11
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Pre-war prices of various commodities. Pawnshop business. Articles pawned. How '36-Character' game was played. Existence of secret societies. Clashes between Teochews and Hakkas. Terms for settlement of disputes. 'Buan Soon Tng' used as cover for secret society activities. Reason for clashes between secret societies. Why people became secret society members. History of 'Buan Soon Tng'.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 11
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- 7 Jan 1983
Recording Date
- 00:30:31
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Dealings with Malay residents in landed properties. How Chop Sin Cheong acquired Tong Hwa Estate. People's occupations and businesses. How various kampungs in Pulau Tekong got their names. Products from porcelain kiln and Tan Kah Kee's brick kiln. Hard life of a brick worker. Process of baking bricks.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 11
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- 7 Jan 1983
Recording Date
- 00:30:10
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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His business visits to brick kiln during Japanese Occupation. Chop Sin Cheong's business dealings with Japanese. Pre-war prices of land and other commodities. Burial ground owned by Teochews and Hakkas. Sponsors for annual performance of Teochew operas and puppet shows. People's donations for annual stage performances.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 11
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- 7 Jan 1983
Recording Date
- 00:30:21
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Wat Ban Kuan, association for Cantonese, Hakkas and Hokkiens, responsible for annual stage performances. Sponsors for annual religious rituals. People contributions towards religious ceremonies. Difficulty for sailing boats to pass 'Tuan Kong' island. Malays and Chinese prayed to different deities. Pre-war and post-war Malay Chieftains. Means of transportation before war.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 11
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- 11 May 1983
Recording Date
- 00:30:09
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Why Hakkas were better off than Teochews. Most Teochews were fishermen. Fish transported to Johore and Singapore for sale. Speeches by people from Singapore for donations towards China Relief Fund. Reaction of local residents towards appeal for donations. What happened when Japanese soldiers arrived in Pulau Tekong. Mass screening and its consequences. Activities of anti-Japanese elements. Their arrest and interrogation by Japanese.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 11
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- 11 May 1983
Recording Date
- 00:30:18
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Japanese method of frightening people. Investigation of anti-Japanese elements. People compelled to carry ammunition and bombs for Japanese. Plight of British prisoners of war (POWs). Local residents appointed as Section and Division officers. Rationing of rice, sugar and matches. Transport of rice from Singapore to Pulau Tekong. Night patrol. Rice sold in black market.
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