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· Mr. TAN Pow TEK was called.
1581. Chairman.-What is your name ?-TAN' Pow TEK,
1582. Are you a Hokkien ?-Yes.
1583. Straits-born ?-Yes, porn in Singapore.
1584. What is your age ?-39.
1585. Where were you educated ?-At the Anglo-Chinese School,
Singapore.
1586. And what is your profession at the present time ?-Commission
Agent.
1587. You are also a Petition Writer .. I understand?"-Yes, 'at times.
1588. And in your past career you have been a Schoolmaster?-Yes,
at St. PAUL'S, Seremban and Towkay TAM YONG'S private school.
1589. How 'Iong were you at St. PAUL'S ?-Over two years; and from
19Q8 to 19II at the private school. .
1590. You are a member of the Selangor Anti-Opium Society ?-I
only joined it this year.
1591. Where were you in 1908 ?-In Seremban.
1592. Can you tell us anything about the membership of the Seiangor
Anti-Opium Society; about how many ?-At present there are about 60 Committee
members.
1593. The only active members would be the committee members?-
Yes.
1594. How many meetings have you attended of the Anti-Opium
Society?-I am sorry, r have not attended any. Up to the present whenever
they had a meeting I had other meetings in Klang to attelld.
1595. Do you know by hearsay how many meetings they have had this
year ?-From the· circulars I have received I gather 3 or 4 meetings.
1596. Did they send you any reports of what happened at the meetings?-
The proceedings were usu"alIy published in the Malay Mail. .
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1597. In what language would they conduct their meetings, in Chinese
or in English ?-I think in Cantonese; I know most of the members are
Cantonese.
159B. Are ,they mostly Straits-born or China-born ?-I should say their
numbers are equal. .
1599. Are there any influential committee members who are Chinaborn
?-I think so.
1600 Could you give me an instance ?-Mr. CHONG YOK CHOY; one
of the Trustees of LOKE YEW'S Estate.
1601. Mr. Lim Nee Soon.-Is Mr. CHOO KIA PENG a member?-I am
not sure.
1602. Chairman.-Does Mr. CHONG YOK CHOY take a prominent part
in the activities of the Society ?-Personally I have no idea as to his activities.
I have seen his name in the papers occasionalIy in this connection and I know'
that he is an old member.
1603. In this year's reports, for example-you say the reports of the
meetings were published in the Malay Mail, and, therefore, presumably, they
mention the speakers-have you seen Mr. CHONG YOK CHOy'Sname as one
of the speakers ?-No, I cannot remember his name in connection with the
last meeting.