Yeo Tuck Quan

Yeo Tuck Quan 

石門楊娟娘

Yeo Quan Neo 

官潯 Gongfu 

中華民國十七年歲次戊辰仲季之月立

顕妣四代大母石門楊氏娟娘寿域

孝男 Sons

源龍 Cheok Guan Leong

源基  Guan Kee

清基  Cheng Kee

孫 Grandsons

福寿 Cheok Hock Siew Sunny

福德 Cheok Hock Teck Johnny

Teck Khoon

女 Daughter

玉英 Gek Eng

Granddaughters

Nellie 
Daisy

Maudie

Doris

Jenny

Peggy

Mabel

Pet

Lily

Lucie

Dolly

Baby

Stella

SooDee

Ancestry place: 官潯 (Gongfu ) - See below 

中華民國十七年歲次戊辰仲季之月立 - "Erected in the middle month of ? (? tomb didnt specify which quarter)  in the 17th year of the Republic of China, year of Wu-chen" (This corresponds to 1928 in the Gregorian calendar)

顕妣四代大母石門楊氏娟娘寿域 - "Longevity abode of the honored deceased fourth-generation great-grandmother, Mrs Cheok nee Madam Yeo Quan Neo 

DEATHS

Malaya Tribune, 23 December 1927, Page 8

MADAM YEO TUCK QUAN—On Friday, December 23, 1927, 5 a.m., at her residence No. 8 Lloyd Road, aged 63. She leaves four sons, Cheok Guan Leong, C. Guan Kee, C. Cheng Hong, C. Cheng Kee, 2 daughters, one son-in-law, Chan Peng Soon and 26 grandchildren to mourn her loss. Funeral on Tuesday, December 27, at Brown Cemetery, at 10 a.m. Please do not send scrolls, etc.

Burial Entry
Blk 2 G plot No 171
Yeo Tuck Quan

63 years old (born circa 1864) 

Husband : Cheok Hong Yam who died on 5th Feb 1912

Page 7 Advertisements Column 3

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 February 1912, Page 7

Cheok Hong Yam of 184 Havelock Road died on 5th Feb 1912

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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 February 1936, Page 2

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 July 1936, Page 3

Cheok Guan Leong had a long career with Messrs. Boustead and Co. But he was dismissed from his job as chief produce storekeeper of Boustrad and Co based on  3 Feb 1936 . He had joined Boustead and Co. 34 years prior which is around 1902. In 1929, he was appointed as the chief produce storekeeper, a position he held for about 7 years until he was dismissed

During his long tenure with the company, he had apparently earned the trust and confidence of his employers, with no prior complaints against him. However, his career took a downturn when he became involved in a scheme related to falsifying copra (dried coconut kernels) stock records.

Despite his previously unblemished record, Cheok was found guilty of fraud for reporting inflated copra stocks, resulting in a shortage of 14,588 piculs or 860 tons. He claimed that he had been misled by others, including one who died and  who had absconded, and that he had unwisely kept the shortage secret in hopes of resolving the issue.

His defense counsel, Mr. V. D. Knowles, appealed for leniency, citing Cheok's good record over 34 years and suggesting he was a victim of circumstances. However, the prosecution, led by Mr. E. N. Taylor, D.P.P., opposed treating Cheok as a first offender due to the seriousness of the breach of duty.

He was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment by the judge Mr Justice N H P Whitley, the acting Chief Justice, who  was disposed of the idea that he was some extent a victim of circumstances and not a party to the swindle, hence the short sentence.

Village 

官潯 Gongfu  is in 漳浦 Zhangpu County,  漳州 Zhangzhou prefecture in the far southern Fujian province. 

Reference : extracted from Zhangzhou 1948 publication