Rigel Kent

. . . I pointed out how the Bandar, in refusing to accept terms and in fighting against his Sovereign, was a rebel, and that all who assisted him were rebels. That, as he knew well, two out of his three captains, China, had sided with the Bandar, and had given him (the Bandar) more than moral support in his recent operations. (I here showed him the Chinese document attached, which is an order of the head of the Macaos, Wong Hin, to any of his people to render prompt assistance at any time and in any way to the Bandar) . . . . after some more conversation we parted, but shortly afterward he brought to our quarters the two captains, China, I had been advising him about, Wong Hin and Ugoli Kim, and said that, as the Governor had sent me to assist him, he had made up his mind to put the management of everything into my hands . . . C. B. Plunket, Inspector-General of Police of the Straits Settlements November 30, 1874 Pa...

Part 1. Zeng 曾 as a kitchenware A zeng ( 曾 or 甑 1 ) is an ancient Chinese cookware. A zeng is a pretty useless hardware by itself, but it can be magically transformed into a vessel for steaming food when coupled with its sisterware, the three-legged cauldron named ge 鬲 2 and a suitable heat source for boiling water in the cauldron. The Thermomix ® Varoma ® three-piece set (Varoma dish base, the Varoma insert and the Varoma lid) is technically a zeng 曾 with cover The bottom of a zeng is delibrately machined with holes or patterned openings, so that hot water vapor escaping from the cauldron can be harvested for steaming the food placed inside the zeng. $$\frac{\frac{甑}{箅}}{\frac{鬲}{火}} = \frac{\frac{\textrm{Zèng, steamer containing the food}}{\textrm{Bì, perforated window to allow passage of water vapor}}}{\frac{\textrm{Gé, cauldron for boiling ...

The following description on the old Istana was written by Chan King Nui 陳瓊女 (#8/26, b. ?, d. ?), with notes supplied by her younger brother, Chan Chin Cheung 陳千祥 (#22/26, b. 12 November 1934, d. ?). Their father, Chan Wing 陳振永, was born in 1872 a . In 1887, the 15-year-old decided to leave his hometown in Xinhui (新會縣 龍灣里 石頭鄉). He traveled to Singapore but eventually landed in Sungei Besi. Chan Wing first worked as a coolie 苦力 but Loke Yew 陸如佑 (b. 1846, d. 1917) soon noticed that he can be put to better use. He was made, in 1891, the person-in-charge of two Tong Hing Loong 東興隆 shops at the relatively young age of 20. In 1905, Chan Wing partnered with Cheong Yoke Choy 張郁財 (b. 1873, d. 1958), Liew Weng Chee 廖榮枝 (b. 1884, d. 1948), San Ah Wing 辛亞榮 (b. 1872, d. 1953), and took over a European mining company and renamed the company to Hong Fatt b 鴻發礦場公司. The open-cast tin mine oper...