One Hundred Years' History Of The Chinese In Singapore: The Annotated Edition. Ong Siang Song

       TO

       THE MEMORY OF MY LATE FATHER

       WHOSE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND EXAMPLEHAVE BEEN A CONSTANTINSPIRATION TO MEAND TO

       MY DEAR WIFE

       WHOSE ENCOURAGEMENT AND HELP INMANY WAYS SUSTAINED ME THROUGHTHREE YEARS OF INCESSANT TOILI DEDICATE THIS BOOK

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       Editorial

      Singapore Heritage Society: Dr Kevin Tan, G Uma Devi and Kua Bak Lim

      National Library Board: Sharon Koh, Ang Seow Leng, Stephanie Pee, Wong Siok Muoi and Francis Dorai World Scientific desk editor: Sylvia Koh

      Cover image: Detail of the names of Chinese merchants in both Chinese (front cover) and English (back cover) on the Loyalty Address presented to Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and second son of Queen Victoria, during his visit to Singapore in 1869. A symbol of the Chinese community’s pledge of allegiance to Queen Victoria, the Loyalty Address was written in gold ink on six panels of fuchsia-coloured silk. The address was signed by some 80 Chinese merchants, including prominent names such as Tan Kim Ching, Seah Eu Chin, Tan Seng Poh and Hoo Ah Kay. Courtesy of National Library, Singapore. (Accession no.: B20048303I)

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      First published in 1923 by John Murray (London).

      This annotated edition was first published in 2018 as an ebook by the National Library Board, Singapore.

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       National Library Board, Singapore Cataloguing in Publication Data

      Name: Song, Ong Siang. | Tan, Kevin Y. L., annotator. | Uma Devi, G. | Ke, Mulin.

      Title: One hundred years’ history of the Chinese in Singapore : being a chronological record of the contribution by the Chinese community to the development, progress and prosperity of Singapore; of events and incidents concerning the whole or sections of that community; and of the lives, pursuits and public service of individual members thereof from the foundation of Singapore on 6th February 1819 to its centenary on 6th February 1919 (The annotated edition) / by Song Ong Siang ; annotated by Kevin YL Tan ; with the assistance of G Uma Devi & Kua Bak Lim ; on behalf of the Singapore Heritage Society.

      Description: Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Business and National Library Board, Singapore, [2020]

      Identifier(s): OCN 1135070700 | ISBN 978-981-12-1768-5 (paperback) | ISBN 978-981-12-1762-3 (hardcover)

      Subject(s): LCSH: Chinese--Singapore--History. | Chinese--Straits Settlements--History. | Singapore--History. | Straits Settlements--History.

      Classification: DDC 959.57--dc23

      Printed in Singapore