Tay Ho Swee 戴河水

Tay Ho Swee and Mdm Tan

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光緒二十五年己亥

光緒十三年嵗次丁亥仲春之月吉旦

皇清顕考謚惠亨戴公

妣謚淑貞陳氏

之墓

孝男

孟豐

攀福 Tay Pan Hock

攀鵬 Tay Pan Peng

孝孫

帶財

旺丁

養貴 Tay Yang Kwee

長福

Tay Ho Swee

光緒弍拾玖年十一月初四日 = 9 Dec 1903

孝男

孟豐

板鵬 Tay Pan Peng

長孫

帶財

孫

養貴 Tay Yang Kwee

旺丁

長富

仝立

From One Hundred Years’ History of the Chinese in Singapore:

Tay Ho Swee was the son of Tay Han Long, who is believed to have been the first opium and spirit farmer in Singapore, his business being known as ‘Hiap Hong Watt Seng’. Ho Swee was born in Singapore in 1834 and in his early years he owned two sailing vessels in which he shipped planks to Tien-Tsin and Shanghai. One of these vessels was caught in a storm and foundered with all on board. The chinchew of that ill-fated boat was the youngest brother of Chia Ann Siang. Later on, Tay Ho Swee became interested and held shares in his father’s Opium-Farm venture, and was a partner with Cheang Sam Teo when the latter was the Opium and Spirit farmer. Ho Swee also owned a steamer called Batara Bayu Sri, which called at the ports of Tringganu and at Singgora. He was an influential man in the Chinese community in the ’Seventies, and his name invariably appeared as one of the signatories to Chinese petitions and memorials to Govern-[120] ment at this period. Bukit Ho Swee off Havelock Road still remains to keep his memory green. He died here on the 2nd November 1903 in his seventieth year.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register, 7 June 1827, Page 1

Regulations of the Opium Farm

GOVERNMENT FARMS.

Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register, 26 April 1832, Page 3

SINGAPORE,

Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register, 25 April 1833, Page 2

Choa Chong Long was Opium farmer in 1832-33, 1833-34

SINGAPORE.

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 4 May 1846, Page 1

Opium Farm monthly rent - Tay Eng Long

Page 1 Advertisements Column 3

Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 12 April 1855, Page 1

The Undersigned have established themselves in partnership from this date as Merchants, under the firm of Ho Swee and Co, Chop Tiang Joo, and carry a business at 85 Market Street. Our business is conducted by KUO CH'HEW who is authorised to sign our Firm by procuration
TAY HO SWEE
TEO KHIT
LIM CHONG GWAN
Singapore 4th Apr 1855

Business partners

Teo Kit (Teo Khid) - Teo Kit married Tay Ho Swee’s sister

Lim Chong Gwan

Page 2 Advertisements Column 4

Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 21 April 1859, Page 2

Notice

The Undersigned begs to intimate, that he has withdrawn his interest and responsibility from the firm
Ho Swee and Co., Chop Tiang Joo, on the 4th March, current, has the business has been transferred to TEO
KEAT and LIM CHONG GWAN. The undersigned has established business as a General Merchant, Chop Yang Yee

Singapore 24th March 1859

Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 1 September 1864, Page 3

Tay Boon Thong is Brother of Tay Ho Swee

Page 3 Advertisements Column 2

The Straits Times, 2 January 1875, Page 3

Tay Ho Swee at the Spirit Farm

Singapore 28th Sep 1874

Page 2 Advertisements Column 3
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 10 October 1891, Page 2

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Tay Ho Swee and Tay Pan Geok

Page 2 Advertisements Column 4

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 25 April 1892, Page 2

Page 6 Advertisements Column 4

The Straits Times, 16 January 1905, Page 6

Page 5 Advertisements Column 1

The Straits Times, 18 January 1905, Page 5

THE SUPREME COURT.

Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 1 August 1906, Page 3

Page 13 Advertisements Column 5

The Straits Times, 26 March 1924, Page 13

Tay Pan Gock died on Nov 15 1923

Wife - Lee Sam Mui

Son - Tay Yang Kwee

DEATHS.

Malaya Tribune, 28 March 1934, Page 10

Mrs Wee Choo Kian (nee Tay Yiap Suat alias Bee Bee) beloved mother of the late
Mr Wee Guan Choon, passed away peacefully at No 175 Keng Lee Road, at 3.13 pm on
Monday March 26 at the age of 75. She leaves behind one brother Mr Tay Pan Peng, two sons
Wee Leong Chuan and Tay Choe Kay, two daughters four daughters in law, two sons in law. several grandchildren and great grandchildren

章芳林與戴河水

南洋商报, 10 March 1959, Page 16

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