Folio No: HSL.014 Folio Title: Kam Lun Tai and other correspondence Content Description: Dinner invitations; thank you and congratulatory letters; other personal correspondence with friends, federal government officials and business associates; requests for Press interviews; reports/letters, re: Kam Lun Tai Lodging House in Ipoh, 1952 - 53. ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 1942 Feb 12(T) Correspondence in 1942: - Identification note from Douglas Steamship Company Ltd. letter, re: HSL.14.001 12/2/1942 Straits-born Chines evacuees from Singapore to Digitized Open Rangoon on the SS Haiching; note from Chinese consulate general in Calcutta, re: travel to Chungking. 1948 Feb 18(T, MS) Correspondence in 1948 -1950 :- Note from Federal Secretariat, re: appointment as unofficial member of Legislative Council and other correspondence in 1948 and 1949 with Liew Kwong Hon, Economic Adviser C J Pyke, Foreign Exchange HSL.14.002 18/2/1948 Digitized Open Controller, KLM passenger accident insurance coupon, A J Loch from the Economic branch, sales controller Nowell D Jones of Qantas airline; introductory letters; note to the High Commissioner's office re: invitation to meet Pundit Nehru on 19/06/1950. 1951 Jan 08(T, MS) Correspondence in Jan. 1951 - Invitation to informal talk by the High Commissioner at King's House on 25/01/1951; correspondence with Lee Wah (re application for federal citizenship); with Tan HSL.14.003 8/1/1951 Chin Tuan (re arrest of Lee Rubber's manager Lee Seng Digitized Open P'ng in Kuala Lumpur); letter from Council Chamber (re: reappointment as member of Executive Council from 01/02/1951); Leung Cheung Ling re: changing of address; 1951 Feb 02(T) Correspondence in February 1951 -with Tan Chin Tuan re: Lee Rubber's manager in Kuala Lumpur Lee Seng Pn'c with Mr MV del Tufo at Carcosa HSL.14.004 2/2/1951 re: appointment of a leading Chinese as an unofficial Digitized Open guest of the British government at the Festival of Britain, etc.; re: donation for building hospital in Singapore; 1 of 7 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 1951 Mar 01(T) Correspondence in March and April 1951 - letters of commendation, re: applications for HSL.14.005 1/3/1951 Digitized Open federal citizenship by various individuals; note to Chartered Bank re: misplaced cheque; and other letters. 1951 May 01 (T, MS) Correspondence in May 1951 - with Lau Pak Khuan of Ipoh; with Ong Yoke Lin with list of Chinese restaurants in London, Geneva, The Hague, New York and Paris, for the Raja Muda of Selangor; with HSL.14.006 1/5/1951 Y K Huang of United China Media Corp. re: Life Digitized Open magazine; Foong Heng Leong of Singapore re: application for certificate of naturalization; with Samuel Wong of Quincy, Illinois. USA; with Phorv Swee Hoe of Singapore re: claims under Civil Liabilities Ordinance. 1951 Jun 09(T) Correspondence in June and July 1951 - thank you letter from Dr Lee Tiang Keng and correspondence with Y K Huang of United China Media Corp. in New York, re: article on Bolivian tin in New York HSL.14.007 9/6/1951 Digitized Open Herald Tribune on 25/07/1951; with Abdul Aziz Ishak re: invitation to Press club dinner; with Ng Sen Choy of Wing Loong merchant tailor in Singapore re: traffic apprentice post in Malayan Railway Department 1951 Aug 01 (T, MS) Correspondence in Aug./Sept/Oct. 1951 - with Ong Thye Ghee of OCBC, Kuala Lumpur re: pre-war overdraft in Loke Yung Hong's account; with Wong Shee Fun in Singapore; Yap Mau Tatt in HSL.14.008 1/8/1951 Digitized Open Seremban; with IH Press Ltd manager Julius Yeh; Ng Sen Choy of Wing Loong; Lee Eng Teh; YK Huang of United China Media Corp in New York; Li Han Hun from New York ". 1951 Nov 05(T) Correspondence in Nov./Dec. 1951 - with Maj-Gen R E Urquhart re: invitation to farewell HSL.14.009 5/11/1951 dinner for Gen. Briggs; with Tan Chin Tuan re: invitation Digitized Open from Malcolm MacDonald to dinner for Secretary of State for the Colonies; with Ng Sen Choy. 2 of 7 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 1952 Jan 02(T) Correspondence in Jan/Feb 1952 - Congratulatory telegrams/letters to Siew Khai Wye in Kuala Lumpur, Tan Chen; Lock in Singapore; and Mohamed AN bin Mohamed in Kuala Lumpur; with HSL.14.010 2/1/1952 Wing Loong merchant tailor; with Ong Seong Tek in Digitized Open Kuala Lipis re: Kwong-si settlement at Paya Lang; with Tan Chin Tuan re: Premium Bonds; Lim Khye Seng re: war damage claims; Chuah Ho Yew, Wong Kim Shing, & Leong re: thank you letter for New Year bonus; 1952 Mar 12(T, MS) Correspondence in March/April 1952 with -Wong Shee Fun re: Singapore trip to see Tan Cheng Lock on donations from Singapore Chinese for MCA special fund; Ng Sen Choy of Wng Loong, merchant tailor, Singapore re: order for suit and other HSL.14.011 12/3/1952 Digitized Open social matters; with Tan Chin Tuan; invitations to MAHA show and to dinners; thank you note from a tuberculosis clinic for gift of a mahjong set Choong Sam from Ipoh re: acknowledged of cheque payment; Chong Yat Chin re: job vacancy as a clerk; 1952 May 01 (T, MS) Correspondence in May/June 1952 with - Chung Hin re: bankruptcy matter, Ng Sen Choy of Wing Loong merchant tailor in Singapore re: order for formal dinner jacket and suits; bills and receipts of payment from Wing Loong; Ong Thye Ghee of Singapore re: interest in "kongsi" in MCA sweepstake; Kluang Chinese Chamber of Commerce president Chock See re: search for accommodation in Kuala Lumpur; letter from Public Accountants Tan Peng Yue & Co with HSL.14.012 1/5/1952 enclosures re: 36,000 lbs of tobacco imported by Seng Digitized Open Lee & Co on behalf of six manufacturers in Malaya and government proposal to revise tariff on import of cut tobacco; Lee De Chu (Kwong Fook Mining Co) from Perlis re: request for help in war damage compensation meeting; Teck Loong Mining Co Ltd from Bundi, Kemaman re: capital invest in the All Malaya Chinese Mining Association's Supply Dept; Cho Yew Fai re: thank you for congratulation ads on press; from Lee Keng in Segamat re: court case; 3 of 7 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 1952 Jul 08(T, MS) Correspondence in July to Oct 1952 with - Henry Wong re: visit to Singapore and Malaya; Ong Thye Ghee of OCBC, Kuala Lumpur, re: OCBC shares; thank you letter from Tunku Abdul Rahman for HSL.14.013 8/7/1952 donation of $1,000 to UMNO building fund and from Digitized Open the Raja Muda of Selangor's office for use of holiday bungalow in Port Dickson; dinner party invitation from Tan Chin Tuan; from Yu Shuang re: hotel booking when arrive in KL; 1952 Nov 03(T, MS) Correspondence in Nov./Dec.1952 :- thank you note from Raja Muda of Selangor's office for a present; with Ng Sen Choy of Wing Loong merchant tailor in Singapore re: order for suits; with Overseas Union Bank, Singapore, re: death of bank HSL.14.014 3/11/1952 chairman and replacement; applications for leave of Digitized Open absence from Executive Council; invitation to University of Malaya Students' Union Charity Ball; letter from S S Liu of Oversea-Chinese Bank, Singapore re: repayment of a loan given to Kwong Hon by SH Sih; Lee Qing Yu from Kam Lun Tai KL re: business report; 1953 Jan 01(T) Correspondence in Jan/Feb 1953 :- congratulatory letters on honours bestowed by Queen Elizabeth and Sultan of Perak; with Ng Sen Choy of Wing Loong merchant tailor in Singapore re: payment for suits ordered and other social matters; with Tang Peng Yue of Singapore re: dinner for Singapore delegates; HSL.14.015 1/1/1953 with Lim Kong Chan of Taiping re: purchase of book Digitized Open entitled Hartrampfs Vocabularies; thank you note from Istana Selangor for wedding gift; with SS Liu in Singapore and SH Sih in Taipeh re: recovery of loan; Wu Yu Lin and Wu Zhang in Hong Kong re: personal loan request; He Da Zhong from Hong Kong sent his New Year regards; 1953 Mar 03(T) Correspondence in March/April 1953: - with Ng Sen Choy re: transport arrangement for Singapore visit; letter from Haji Mohamed Eusoff and Mrs B H Onn in Ipoh re: proposed speaking tour to HSL.14.016 3/3/1953 Digitized Open Malaya of Dr Frank Buchman on Moral Re-Armament; letter from Ying Chow of Overseas Union Bank, Singapore, re: request for accommodation in London for partner Tan Puay Hee. 4 of 7 ITEM DOCUMENT DIGITIZATION ACCESS DOCUMENT CONTENT NO DATE STATUS STATUS 1953 May 06(MS) Correspondence in May/June 1953: - copy of letter from King's House to Messrs SM Yong and Co. in Kuala Lumpur, re: estate of Wong Pak Choy; letter to Ng Sen Choy in Singapore, re: transport HSL.14.017 6/5/1953 Digitized Open arrangement; proposed party for Onn bin Ja'afar on his knighthood award; congratulatory notes re: Queen's birthday honours; from Zu Guang in Hong Kong re: personal loan for travelling expenses to China; 1953 Jul 04(MS) Correspondence in July 1953 :- with E- Sun Trading Co. in Singapore re: trading in tin metal; with Selangor War Executive Committee re: appointment as full member; with Ng Sen Choy re: HSL.14.018 4/7/1953 order for tail coat and war damage claims by Ng; with Digitized Open Wong Shee Fun and Tang Peng Yue re: war damage claims; congratulatory letters and thank you letter from Ng Sui Cam; Qiu Ke Yi from Port Dickson re: mutual assistant organisation for elder.