ABU Talib bin Ally
Communities of Singapore (Part 3),
Accession Number 001216
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 11
Total Reels
- Abdul Ghani bin Hamid
Interviewer
- 05:11:59
Total Running Time
- Malay
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 11
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- 7 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:47
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Personal background. Attended Victoria Bridge School, then Raffles School. Father a businessman. Interviewee's publications including Hiboran, a weekly magazine. Other Malay publishers. Early life in Kampung Glam. Sighting of moon to determine Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya day. Sultan Mosque Trustee. Immigrants from Java. Capal (sandals) and songkok (caps) makers. Food stalls. Arab presence. Bangsawan shows. Wedding celebrations. Arrival of Prince of Wales in 1922.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 11
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- 7 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:31:19
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Four schools in area. Ethnic groups and their common employment. Their different business trades. Newcomers married local people. Selling of slaves or servants. How Haji Lane got its name. How ethnic groups, like Javanese, etc maintained co-operation. Hari Raya celebrations organised by Jamiyah. 20% to 30% of population Chinese, mostly in Kampung Kapur. Names of clubs and associations. Schools and graveyards.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 11
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- 16 Jan 1991
Recording Date
- 00:30:49
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More about Kampung Glam and the people. Transportation. His publications and other publications. Haj pilgrimage and syekh's (broker's) duties. His own experience during pilgrimage and that of his grandmother. Joget dancing, a must for wedding. Old customs observed during wedding ceremony.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 11
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- 16 Jan 1991
Recording Date
- 00:31:12
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Bangsawan troupes. Special treatment for the Sultans who came to view. Fairy tales. Different ethnic groups maintained own customs. The sick seldom sent to hospital. Bomohs and midwives popular. Broken limbs treated by bomoh. Description of Kampung Bugis, Kampung Kallang and adjacent kampungs. Residents' occupations. Commented on dress of Encik Eunos' wax figure at Sentosa. Mosques. Chinese community; Chinese female labourers. Peranakan community.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 11
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- 13 Feb 1991
Recording Date
- 00:30:34
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Printers and publications in area. Well known authors. Silent movies. Bangsawan and its popular stars. Utusan Melayu and Warta Malaya were newspapers published. Novels published. Malays' attitude towards British. Functions organised by clubs. Problems faced before clubs formed.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 11
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- 13 Feb 1991
Recording Date
- 00:30:16
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`Don't talk about politics' warning to clubs. Football popular. Not many Malays in cricket, tennis games. Prophet Muhammad's birthday celebration in 1930s. Hari Raya during early days. State festivals. Chinese New Year and fire crackers. Kudu, an Indian Muslim celebration. Prophet Muhammad's birthday disturbance. Ethnic associations and social activities. Music groups confined to men only. Immigrants cheated by slave traders. Slaves parents redeemed.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 11
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- 27 Feb 1991
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- 00:29:41
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Javanese immigrants sold as slaves for $50 to $100 each. Slaves worked as housekeepers, rubber tappers, hawkers. Government brought in labourers from India. Chinese female coolies and male rickshaw pullers. Football fields. Sea and land sports on 1st January. Observance of Hari Raya, 1st Muharam and Mandi Safar. Thaipusam celebration. Fire crackers and lantern procession by children few days before Hari Raya.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 11
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- 27 Feb 1991
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- 00:29:47
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Political awareness among Malays in 1930s. Active after Japanese Occupation. Formation of UMNO, later People's Action Party (PAP). Fall of Singapore. Singapore volunteers fought against Japanese army. British retreated. Dried tapioca became main food. Rice ration. 3-stars auxiliary police in control. Black market common. Cinemas. Bangsawan in New World Amusement Park. More about food. Japanese brutal treatment such as beheading.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 11
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- 6 Mar 1991
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- 00:29:29
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Further elaboration on Japanese invasion. Food rationing. Chinese with tattoos brought to Changi and shot. Chandra Bose's support for Japanese. Food and clothes scarcely found. Kampung committees formed to keep peace. Situation during transfer of power from Japanese to Allied Forces. Back pay to government servants. Maria Hertogh riot. Prophet Muhammad's birthday procession riot in 1964.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 11
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- 6 Mar 1991
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- 00:28:59
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Pros and cons of feelings towards British. Malay political parties. Formation of Malaysia. Common feelings among Malays. More about racial riots. Early life in Kampung Glam vicinity. Comparison of lifestyles. Vanishing trades. Changes in lifestyle from kampung to housing estate. Lack of togetherness in a family. Advantage and disadvantage.
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