Khoo Tiong Poh and wives

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Khoo Tiong Poh and Yeo Siew Kim tomb in Penang


皇清誥授
中憲大夫考蔭堂邱府君
四品恭人顕妣貞淑楊恭人


光緒十六年歲次庚寅孟夏 1890 
男
銀順 Khoo Phee Soon 
銀候 Khoo Gin Haw 
銀吉 Khoo Gin Keat 
銀力 Khoo Gin Kek (Khoo Mah Lek)
銀曺 Khoo Gin Cho 
銀有 Khoo Gin Yew (Khoo Ghin Yew) 
銀罩 Khoo Gin Tah 
銀朝 Khoo Gin Teow 
女
素帛 Khoo Saw Pek 
素珍 Khoo Saw Tin 
素墊 Khoo Saw Gan
素蘭 Khoo Saw Lan 
立石





光緒廿七年辛丑冬月吉旦
皇清顕妣誥封恭人謚端淑邱門趙氏佳城

Buried in Bukit Brown Blk 3 C plot 804


1881 Singapore and Straits Directory


BUN HIN
No 8 Malacca Street

Owners of Steamers "Chiang Hock Kiam", Carrisbrooke," "Pearl," and "Petrel"

Sole Partner : Khoo Tiong Poh
Assistant : Quah Beng Hong
(sign per pro)
Cashier : Khoo Phee Tiat
Clerk: Tan Thian Quan
Lim Hin
Chong Beng Poh
Yeo Chin Seang
Tan Sim Pooy

Page 3 Advertisements Column 1

The Straits Times, 6 April 1896, Page 3




TOWKAY ON TRIAL

The Straits Times, 30 May 1912, Page 7




Khoo Mah Lek (Khoo Gin Lek)


Quah Beng Hong is son-in-law of Khoo Tiong Poh

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 One Hundred Years History of the Chinese in Singapore 

The firm of Bun Hin & Co. was very well known at this time and for many years after. 
The founder and sole proprietor was Khoo Tiong Poh, who was also interested in the shipchandlery business of Ann Bee & Co. His own business was that of steamship owners, with branches at Hongkong, Penang, Amoy and Swatow.   In 1879 Bun Hin & Co. in Malacca Street were the owners of the steamers Cheang Hock Kian, Carisbrooke, Pearl and Petrel. 

In 1880 Quah Beng Hong, a relative of Mr. Khoo Tiong Poh, and a young man of great ability and promise, came here from Penang as assistant with authority to sign per pro. His death as the result of an accident in 1885 is narrated on a later page. The Daily Times for 1880 reproduced lengthy accounts
from the Hongkong papers of the arbitrary treatment of the s.s. Cheang Hock Kian by Mr. H. A. Giles, the British Consul at Amoy, against whom proceedings were taken by the shipowners before the Supreme Court at Shanghai for the return of £5,000 claimed to have been wrongfully levied by way of fine and for £10,000 damages for detention of the ship. 

In 1888 Mr. Lee Pek Hoon was appointed to act as agent at Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow of Bun Hin & Co.'s line of steamers, and for ten years he was in residence in China holding that responsible position.

Khoo Tiong Poh died on the 1st March 1892 at the age of 62. He was born in China and came to the Straits when he was about 22 years old. For many years he was a prominent figure in shipping and commercial circles, and one of the leaders among the Hokien community. His remains were sent to Penang for burial.

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