HOR Chim Or 侯深湖
Economic Development of Singapore,
Accession Number 002199
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 26
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 12:42:37
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 9 of 26
Metadata
- 11 Nov 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Elaboration on his experience in the mass screening. His wife escaped to Changi village. Why Japanese did not attack girls in Synagogue Street Elaboration on what he did during the war including making candles. Why he did not continue to study Japanese. He sold ice-cream during the war. Many gambling dens in Great World. Early basketball teams. Mentioned Chin Woo Athletic Association. Sports organizations were popular in the past. Storyteller in Hokkien Street. Prices charged. Types of stories told. Storytellers were found at different streets. Most were elderly. Audience were mainly coolies. Storytellers would sometimes also write letters for others during the day. Popularity of gambling dens in the past.
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