Category: General
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Lim Seng Moy
Here I show a settlement for the field time of Lim Seng Moy, who served with the Deli-Mij in 1916. Any coolie has his card there, as it is printed here, with a credit at the front, a debit at the back. So that’s the calculation about 8 months field time, after which he was…
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Deli Data 1863-1938
1863 Jacobus Nienhuys, on behalf of the Association Van den Arend cs, lands in Deli on 5 May; beginsjob recruitment of Chinese in Singapore. 1864 First shipment of 5o pn. tobacco, sold in Rotterdam; yield 48 cents. per half kg, fromkampong Mertoeboeng. – New Board structure with Auditors in Siak, Panei and Bila, Batoe Bahra and Deli (JAM of Cats…
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The rediscovery of Kota China
John Anderson first recorded Kota China in his mission to East Sumatra in 1823 . He noted that “at Kota China is a stone of a very large size , with an inscription upon it in characters not understood by any of the natives”Later an excerpt and comment upon Anderson ‘s note were published in…
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John Anderson’s description of Deli
John Anderson’s Mission to Sumatra in 1823 He noted the areas of Delli, Bulu China, Langkat, Batubara, and Sirdang and met with leaders Kejuman Muda, rajah of Langkat; Sultan Panglima of Delli; Sri Sultan Ahmut of Bulu China ; Sultan Besar of Sirdang ; Nunku Bindahara and Pangulus of Batu Bara ; Jang de per…
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Chinese Medan in History
By the beginning of the 20th century (1905), the number of Chinese in Medanhad reached 6,400The entire population of Medan (about 13,000 people, including about 950 Europeans, more than 2,000 indigenous people, Indians and others about 3,700 people. Furthermore, most of the urban population comes from other regions, forming a special immigration culture. According to…
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Cremer castle
Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg is a castle in Santpoort , North Holland . Dutch King Willem III bought the Kruidberg Estate in 1682 as a hunting retreat. In 1895, the castle was bought by Jacob Theodore Cremer, the Deli tobacco magnate. He was the administrator of Deli Maatschappij, the largest tobacco company in Deli. Cremer became the minister of…
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Teochew counties
Historical Teochew prefecture or department was divided into eight counties. Hui Lai (惠來, Huilai) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-hui-lai-county-circa-1958 Jao Peng (饒平, Raoping) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-jao-peng-county-circa-1958 Hong Sung (豐順, Fengshun) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-hong-sung-county-circa-1958 Pho Leng (普寧, Puning) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-pho-leng-county-circa-1958 Teng Hai (澄海, Chenghai) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-theng-hai-county-circa-1958 Gek Yo (揭陽, Jieyang) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/full-list-of-towns-villages-in-gek-yor-county-circa-1958 Teo Yo (潮陽, Chaoyang) https://www.theteochewstore.org/blogs/latest/teo-yor Teo An (潮安, Chao’an), or known as Hai Yor (海陽) before 1914…
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Law Ah Yok
Law Ah Yok or Law A Yok is a businessman, contractor who lived in Medan in 1900-1930s. Law Ah Yok is known in Medan as Sukaramai, China town in Medan, or Kampung Law Ah Yok. Little is known about Law Ah Yok. He developed Sukaramai as the residence area for poor Chinese in Medan since…
Stories from Deli 