TAN Ngiap Mong 陈业茂
Japanese Occupation of Singapore,
Accession Number 000282
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 7
Total Reels
- Goh Lai Lay
Interviewer
- 02:59:24
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 7
Metadata
- 3 Jul 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Stayed at shophouse. Sold charcoal at Waterloo Street. Parents lived in Jurong. Joined Defence Corps set up by Chinese Chamber of Commerce in 1941. His duties in the Corps. Japanese attacked Singapore with aerial bombardment. He and fellow shop assistant sought shelter at Cathay Building. General confusion when he returned to shophouse on 15 February 1942. Told to assemble at Arab Street.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 7
Metadata
- 3 Jul 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:52
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Was not told that Japanese were conducting mass screening. What he witnessed at scene of mass screening. Questions asked by Japanese officer. Japanese soldiers guarded exit points with sandbags. Both he and his colleague were freed. Returned to Jurong 18 miles. Father and brother evacuated to Jurong10 miles. Went for another mass screening in Jurong; freed again. Why he visited his employer in Changi.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 7
Metadata
- 3 Jul 1983
Recording Date
- 00:26:54
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Employer asked he and other assistants to run charcoal shop in Macau Street. Why he gave up after a year. Returned to Jurong 18 miles. Appointed by Vegetable Distributors' Association to sell vegetables to kelong workers. Japanese in charge of association, helped him when he was drafted to build Burma-Siam Railway. How he conducted charcoal business during Japanese Occupation. His experience in Labour Service Corps.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 7
Metadata
- 3 Jul 1983
Recording Date
- 00:26:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Name of one-star, two-star and three-star men who maintained order in Jurong. Households obtained essential commodities through rationing system. During Japanese Occupation his neighbours were sent to Bahau to grow rice. Recalled what he saw at Bukit Timah in 1942. Australian and British soldiers assembled at the Padang before escorted to Changi Prison.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 7
Metadata
- 18 Jul 1983
Recording Date
- 00:25:48
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
More details on scene of mass screening at Arab Street. He was there for six days. An association provided porridge for the people being screened. Elaborated on mass screening operation in Jurong 10 miles and 18 miles. Sold flowers in aid of China's war resistance against Japan. How locals were exposed to Japanese language and culture.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 7
Metadata
- 18 Jul 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:43
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Japanese conducted speech meetings in Beauty World Amusement Park. Other forms of entertainment available in the park. Opium dens operated in Jurong 18 miles during Japanese Occupation. Modes of transportation then. How locals were encouraged to participate in celebrating Emperor's birthday. Why he sensed that war was coming to an end. Saw Japanese soldiers congregating at Jurong 16 miles and 18 miles in September 1945.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 7
Metadata
- 18 Jul 1983
Recording Date
- 00:17:10
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Local rejoiced at Japanese surrender. Both Japanese soldiers and civilians assembled at Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute. Prior to Japanese surrender some people went to Rochor Road to exchange British currency for Japanese currency. How education was affected by Japanese Occupation.
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