Tulip Che Lah (2) Demise

TULIP CHE LAH (4 Nov 1931-5 June 2004)

She is my mother. I am her daughter. She was the eldest of 4 sisters. She was a schoolteacher at many places before she retired at age 55 in Penang. She wanted to be a doctor but WW2 shattered her dreams. She became a teacher instead after completing 2 years teacher training at the Malayan Trainee Teachers' College at Kirkby, near Liverpool (1952-1954). She returned to Malaya and taught English, Civics, Geography and sometimes Physical Education. She was a grade 8 pianist and a good piano teacher. She played mostly waltzes and rags, mostly Strauss and Chopin. She spoke English, Malay, sang in Tamil, and comprehended Spanish, German, Japanese, and Chinese. She was a good cook and used Betty Crocker cookbooks from the UK. She knitted and did crochet from Japanese books. She married to Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Yusope (my father), previously a simultaneous interpreter in the Malaysian Parliament for the first Malaysian Cabinet, then a teacher and later a college lecturer in the Malay Language, Mathematics and Physics. They have 7 children. She suffered a heart attack and passed away in the afternoon, aged 72. She is interred at the Muslim cemetery in Bandar Baru Selayang, outside Kuala Lumpur.

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Tulip at 72. Visiting Singapore

These words were found in Tulip's diary of 1967: "To do good is not only our greatest duty, but should be our greatest interest." I have used this as the text description for this blog, and also as the last slide for my professorial talk in 2010.

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DOA UNTUK IBUBAPA

Allahummaghfirli waliwalidayya warhamhumah kamarabbayani saghirah

Allahhummaghfirli dzunubi waliwalidayya, warhamhumma kama robbayani soghiro 

Makna doa: 

Ya Allah, ampunilah dosa-dosaku serta kedua ibu bapaku dan kasihanilah mereka keduanya sebagaimana mereka memelihara dan mendidikku di masa kecil.

Allahummaghfirlaha warhamhuma wa'afiha waghfu'anha  bima rahmanir rahimin

Taken from: http://ladanguluyam.blogspot.com/2010/09/doa-untuk-kedua-ibubapa.html

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Haji Shamsuddin bin Mohd Joonos bin Raboo

Comments are copied from http://theearlymalaydoctors.blogspot.com/2011/03/penang-general-hospital-penang-gh.html

We have these questions:

1. Is Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos related to Shamsuddin bin Mohd Joonos?
2. Is Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos related to Dr Abdul Ghani bin Mohammad?
3. Who was Mohd Joonoos bin Mas Raboo?
4. Who was Mas Raboo?
5. How did Mas Raboo arrive in Malaya?

Many wrote to ask for the identity of Shamsuddin bin Mohd Joonos. Many asked whether Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos was related to Shamsuddin bin Mohd Joonos.

Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos was an early Malay doctor (1903-1986). He was my maternal grandfather. I don't have evidence that they were blood relatives or related by marriage of their relatives.

Shamsuddin is not in Dr Che Lah's family tree. However, Shamsuddin is in another family tree belonging to Iszham Idris, whose mother is related to Dr Abdul Ghani bin Mohammad, an early Malay doctor.

Dr Abdul Ghani bin Mohammad and Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos graduated together from the King Edward VII (KE VII) College of Medicine in Singapore in March 1930. They also worked in Kuala Lumpur and Dr Abdul Ghani replaced Dr Che Lah in Klang when Dr Che Lah moved to Kuala Lumpur. They seem to be close friends but I still can't see how they are related.

Dr Abdul Ghani's daughter (Fadzilah) knows Dr Che Lah but has not mentioned that they are related.

I checked Mas Raboo's family tree. Shamsuddin's namestring is Shamsuddin bin Md Joonos bin Mas Raboo. This Mas Raboo was an Indonesian Malay man-a Javanese sultan, ie a royalty.  He fled to India/Ceylon and came to Malaya/Penang in the 1850s. He is connected to the Brunei throne. Md Joonos bin Mas Raboo bought a large piece of land in Penang in the 1880s.

Dr Che Lah had an uncle named Shamsuddin but his name string is Shamsuddin bin Md Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad. This is a Hyderabad, Punjab (Punjabi) Muslim lineage. This particular Shamsuddin was a Mamak/Mamu and passed away (young?). There is no historical note him. Shaik Ahmad came to Malaya with the British Army/British East India Company (BEIC). His date of arrival is unknown, but could be circa 1879 when the BEIC first landed in Penang.


Mas Raboo
From Haniff:
Mas Raboo was said to come from Java and fled to India (Karachi) because of the war with the Dutch. He later came to Malaya maybe around 1850s, I am not sure.

From Nazz:
Mas Raboo was a sultan in Java and fled to Ceylon during the Dutch Occupation. Then migrated to Penang.

M. Joonoos bin Mas Raboo
From Haniff:
M. Joonoos bin Mas Raboo bought a land in Penang around 1880s.

From Nazz:
M. Joonoos married Hajjah Wan Chik and had 4 sons: Che Mat , Shamsuddin, Che Kasim and Mat Sutan. M. Joonoos was also married to another lady and Che Lah might be his son.

From me: This cannot be as their surnames are different. There are 2 men named Md Joonos who can be easily confused.

1. Md Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad (Punjabi)
2. Md Joonos bin Raboo/Mas Raboo (Javanese)

Joonoos
From Sellene:
Another point regarding Joonoos is that the spelling brings to mind the Ceylonese Malay link. It seems to be a favourite way to spell Yunus among the Ceylonese Malays.

Shaik Ahmad
From Kamaruddin bin Capt. Mohamed Noor:
Dr Che Lah's grandfather (Shaik Ahmad) was from Hyderabad, from the Darjeeling area of the Deccan plateau. He came to Malaya with the British Army.

Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos
From Sellene:
Looking at Dr Che Lah's features, I might say that there is a possibility of some Ceylon link but as he is your grandfather, you are in a better position to clarify.

From Assoc. Prof. Dr KNS Sirajudeen:
He thinks that Dr Che Lah looks like a typical southern Indian, probably a Tamil Muslim.

From me:

Dr Che Lah's grandparents:

Grandfather: Shaik Ahmad

Grandmother: Hajar

Children (Dr Che Lah's father, uncles and aunts):

1.      Hamidah Bee bt Shaik Ahmad

2.      (“Tok Jan”) Jan Bee bt Shaik Ahmad

3.      Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad

4.      Mohd. Ali bin Shaik Ahmad

5.      (“Tok Mariam”) Mariam bt Shaik Ahmad

6.      Captain Mohd. Noor bin Shaik Ahmad

Dr Che Lah's parents:

Father: Mohd Joonos bin Shaik Ahmad (a clerk)

Mother: Juma Bee bt Kassim

Children (Dr Che Lah's siblings): 5

1.      Mak Besar Bee bt. Mohd Joonos

2.      Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos

3.      Ali Baba bin Mohd Joonos

4.      Osman bin Mohd Joonos

5.      Mohamad bin Mohd Joonos

Captain Mohamed Noor bin Shaik Ahmad (1890-  __)
Captain Mohamed Noor bin Shaik Ahmad was Dr Che Lah’s youngest uncle. Captain Mohamed Noor bin Shaik Ahmad married three times, each time when his wife died, first to Wan Teh, then Che Wan and finally Mariam (Che Wan’s younger sister). Captain Mohamed Noor had six, five and eight children from his first, second and third wife, respectively. Altogether, Captain Mohamed Noor had 19 children. 

His 8 children from his third wife:

1. Zainal Abidin (m. 1. Khatijah - 5 kids, 2. Naimah - 1 son, 3. Nor Azma - 4 kids, 4. Nor Mala - 2 kids, 5. Suzana - 3 kids)
2. Juma Bee (m. Jamal@Roger Heady - 2 kids, Canberra, Australia)
3. Kamarudin (m. Fatimah Mohd Siraj - 6 kids, Petaling Jaya)
4. Samsudin (deceased)
5. Sharom Bee (deceased)
6. Kalthom Bee (Lily) (m. Abdul Jabbar - 5 kids)
7. Amirudin (m. 1. Aminah - 4 kids, 2. Maizun - 5 kids, 3. Rose - 3 kids)
8. Tajudin (m. Asnah - 6 kids)

Kamarudin bin Capt Md Noor bin Shaik Ahmad
Kamarudin's mother is Mariam Bee, third wife of Capt Md Noor. Kamarudin had 8 siblings from the same parents. Kamarudin bin Md Noor had worked in the Income Tax office in Kota Bharu, Kelantan in the 1960s and retired as Deputy Director-General from the Income Tax office at Kampong Attap in Kuala Lumpur. Kamarudin bin Md Noor is married to Fatimah bt Mohd Siraj (also from Penang) and they have three married daughters and three grandchildren. Kamarudin bin Md Noor is Dr Che Lah's cousin and he knew Dr Haji Abdul Ghani.

Samsudin bin Capt Md Noor bin Shaik Ahmad
Samsudin's mother is Mariam Bee, third wife of Capt Md Noor. Samsudin had 8 siblings from the same parents. Samsudin died without issue (based on the family tree). He was Dr Che Lah's cousin.

Dr Abdul Ghani bin Mohammad
He is interred at Tanah Perkuburan Islam in Bayan Lepas, quite far away from where Dr Che Lah is buried. The graveyard is near his village. The airport in Bayan Lepas is approx. 10 min by bus from Kampung Sungai Gelugor.

Old postal box in Kelantan which was used when I went to primary school in 1969-1970. The wordings are not clear, but my guess is it says "POST OFFICE" on top and the bottom piece says "McGOWALL-SWEWEILA CO LTD, LONDON & FALKIRK." Photo taken in 2010.

Shamsuddin bin Mohd Joonos bin Mas Raboo

From Sellene:

Shamsuddin Joonoos was formerly president of the Malay Association in the 30s and used to work in the postal department. He was more commonly known as Hj S.M. Joonoos. Mohamad Joonoos may as well be his father.

From Haniff:

Shamsuddin Md Joonoos is my great grand father, he has a brother, che kasim m. joonoos, who was with the kedah civil service in 1930s (Director of Land). M. Joonoos bin Mas Raboo [...]. Shamsuddin was ill during his death and likes to write malay dictionaries in Jawi.

From Nazz

Hi Haniff, if Hj Shamsuddin M.Joonoos is your great grandad, we are related then. He's my grandfather. I'm son of Elias Shamsuddin.

From Nazz:

Hj Shamsuddin was the secretary of post (highest position a Malay can hold during British reign) and also a religious leader and friend to Ahmad Badawi (Tun Abdullah's father).

From Nazz:

Look me up on Facebook. Nazri Elias. My father just passed away and i was just googling the family name and found this.

From Iszham Idris:

Haniff is not in his family tree.

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Favourite Fruits of the Families

Fruits are an important part of the diet of our families. The families liked certain fruits more than the others. Papaya topped the list in all our families. Others are durian, rambutan, mata kucing, mangosteen. I'm different and I like bananas most, then nona, mangoes, pineapples and watermelons. I take pomegranate too, especially the big and sweet ones. I also eat fresh persimmon when they are available. I take sweet Washington apples, fragrant rose apples, Sunkist oranges and Australian grapes when I can get them from the shops.

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The Roman Bath House

My parents and I visited the Roman bath house in Bath, England. I can't remember much of it but it should be on the Internet. All I can remember are the big rocks that shaped the large rectangular open-air swimming pool with corridor all around it. There were some chambers for the Roman higher officers and other smaller bath chambers. The Romans had used metal sheets embedded at the bottom of the swimming pool to control water temperature. The water appeared greenish and it was steaming (hot) and it was autumn.

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Cucu Dr Che Lah

I have heard people addressed me as Cucu Dr Che Lah. Some have addressed me as Tulip's daughter. But I think I look more like my father than anyone else, but nobody has addressed me as Rashid's daughter. I wonder why. It makes me smile sometimes. I don't look like my maternal grandmother at all. I have my grandfather's smile and I have my father's eyes.

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Our Toes and Feet

So far, all I have seen are Greek toes formation in our families. Datuk Dr Che Lah, my Mak and myself have Greek toes formation. Datuk had large feet; Mak and I have small feet (size 5).

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A Chance Meeting With An Engineer

I was at dinner organised by the Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) at Hai Nan Town, George Town in Penang on 16 August 2013. It was a pre-conference dinner for the Penang Story Lecture, "Penang and the Hajj 2013". I sat at the main table with Dato' Anwar Fazal (ex-UNDP) and wife, Prof Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University, keynote speaker), Khoo Salma Nasution (President of PHT), and Lim Gaik Siang (PHT treasurer, who is a qualified engineer, working with Penang Council).

Dato' Anwar Fazal, his sister Rashidah (formerly with USM library) and the family were my grandfather's rear neighbour, on the kitchen side. His sister Rashidah Begum is the aunt of my colleague, Yasmin Begum Mokhtar Ahmad (Chico State University 1976-1980).

As we were talking, the female Chinese engineer asked about myself. She said I looked like someone she knew. I said my parents are Abdul Rashid at RECSAM and my mother Puan Tulip had taught at the PCGHS (Penang Chinese Girls' High School), a historical Chinese girls' school in Pulau Tikus, Penang.

The Chinese engineer became interested. She had been to my parent's house at Minden Heights in Penang. She knew a lot of stories from my talkative father. She remembered my mother very well. What a small world!

I am amazed that my mother's student would remember her in 2013; she had passed away in June 2004. That's more than 8 years ago.

Salma's father and my father worked together as Mathematics lecturers at the RECSAM/Maktab Perguruan Pulau Pinang. Salma's father retired earlier. My father retired in 1986, on his 55th birthday.

Badariah Baba Ahmad's father and Prof Rabindarjeet Singh's father had also worked and taught at the RECSAM/Maktab. I can't recall what Prof Rabindarjeet Singh's father taught.

Badariah Baba Ahmad lives in Puchong. Badariah's father is Baba Ahmad bin Hamid Don. He had worked at Maktab Perguruan Persekutuan Pulau Pinang (MPPPP) from 1979 to 1992 (retired). He was an English Language lecturer. He taught English Literature. Arwah Baba Ahmad might have known arwah Bapak when they both worked at MPPPP. Baba Ahmad is Bapak's relative from Jelutong.

Dato' Anwar Fazal and wife Dato' Mahmoodah, and myself.

Mak's ex-PCGHS student, Penang engineer Lim Gaik Siang (left) and her friend Salma Khoo.

Lim Gaik Siang

Hon. Treasurer, Penang Heritage Trust (PHT)

Persatuan Warisan Pulau Pinang

26, Church Street, City of George Town

10200 Penang

MALAYSIA

Tel: +6 04 264 2631

Fax: +6 04 262 8421

Website: www.pht.org.my

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Lim Gaik Siang

2-25-3A, Sri Pangkor, Pangkor Road

10050 George Town, Penang

Tel: +6 04 2299 028

Fax: +6 04 2299 901

Email: limgspc@gmail.com

Hp: +6 019 471 8523

- dia anak murid Mak at Penang Chinese Girls' High School

- dia selalu datang rumah Penang, jumpa Mak and Bapak

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The Kew Gardens in London

I visited the Kew Gardens with my parents in 1980. I can't recall much of the plants I saw at the Kew Gardens, but there were rubber trees - maybe of that first clone that was brought to Malaysia.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, popularly known as the Kew Gardens, is a botanical garden much like that in Penang. It was opened in 1759, and covers 300 acres (151 hectares). It is located in London.

The Kew Gardens was my mother's favourite place. She always spoke about plants at the Kew Gardens. She knew about most of the plants there.

I remember the Kew Garden was an expansive place, and with a lot of trees and a few buildings. There was a glass building. It was well-looked after.

We walked all over Kew Gardens.

External links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew
http://www.kew.org/

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Favourite Flowers of the Families

There were some flowers which the various families grew. The ones I have seen are roses, orchids, hydrangea, some magnolia variety night flower that rarely bloomed, bleeding hearts, etc.

Small yard filled with plants. 1976
Photo was taken by Dr Che Lah.

I'm holding his orchid planted in the ground. 1976
Photo was taken by Dr Che Lah.

Orchid with purple flowers. 2017 (after 40+ years)

Blue hydrangea - Datuk's (Dr Che Lah) favourite flower

White rose - Datuk loved roses

Unnamed - Mak liked this plant with little purple flowers

My children (his grandchildren) visited his garden in Minden Heights. 1995
Nuraishah carrying Mira.
Ibrahim is behind Nuraishah.
Farah is in front of Nuraishah.
Muhammad is at far right.

His grandchildren. 1995
Ibrahim at rear.
Girls from left: Alia, Farah and Nisa.

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Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos - Newspapers in Singapore Archives

Dr MJ Che Lah (1903-1986)

There are a number of newspaper articles which mentioned Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos (Dr MJ Che Lah)  They can be found by searching his name "Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos" or "Dr M.J. Che Lah".

Newspapers at Singapore Archives:
http://newspapers.nl.sg (digitised articles)


The Straits Times, 29 July 1930, Page 19
CHINESE RUNS AMOK.
- Hong Fatt mine at Sungei Besi
- Chinese mining coolies
- Dr. Che Lah, assistant surgeon attached to the District Hospital
- a Chinese mining coolie, Chan San suffered from malaria, ran amok, and died from shock and hemorrhage due to rupture of spleen


The Straits Times, 24 July 1933, Page 17
KLANG CONCERT.


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 October 1933, Page 7
MALAY WEDDING
- Towkay Goh Hock Huat, JP
- Mr. and Mrs. Lopez
- Dr. and Mrs. Che Lah


The Straits Times, 22 January 1934, Page 13
KLANG FAREWELL.
- Chinese Rubber Growers' Association Hall, Klang
- Mr. and Mrs. C. J. H. Lowe
- Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel
- Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Lopez
- Mr. and Mrs. F. W. O. Stephens, Miss A. Stephens
- Mr. and Mrs. Hesse
- Mr. and Mrs. Lafountain
- Raja Nong, Dato Kaya, Klang
- Mr. B. Geoarge
- Mr. G. LaBrooy
- Dr. and Mrs. Che Lah


The Straits Times, 30 January 1934, Page 12
CAPITAL CHARGE.


The Straits Times, 12 July 1934, Page 12
TAMIL SENTENCED TO DEATH.
- Bukit Kriong Estate, Kapar
- Tamil men and women
- tapping rubber
- Dr. Che Lah


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 July 1935, Page 15
All-Malay Open Tennis Championships
- Dr. Mohd. Said
- Dr. Che Lah
- Dr. Abd. Ghani


The Straits Times, 9 February 1936, Page 26
Untitled
- with pic


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 March 1936, Page 11
Untitled


The Straits Times, 29 September 1936, Page 10
Social and personal
Dr. S. V. Chellam, Deputy Health Officer, Port Swettenham
Dr. Che Lah, Acting Deputy Health Officer, Port Swettenham; returned to KL


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 September 1937, Page 6
- Dr. Hussein, Assistant Medical Officer, Malay Regiment, Port Dickson, will be going to KL on transfer early next month (August 1937)
- Dr. Che Lah from KL will replace him at the Malay Regiment in Port Dickson (28 September 1937)


The Straits Times, 2 October 1938, Page 31
PORT DICKSON


The Straits Times, 26 May 1940, Page 7
Youth Stabs His Brother


The Straits Times, 4 April 1949, Page 5
Senior Asian Officers Meet In K.L.


The Straits Times, 20 April 1949, Page 7
Senior Asian Govt Officers Form Assn.


The Straits Times, 26 April 1949, Page 7
DOCTOR GETS DECREE NISI

Kuala Lumpur, Mon. - A decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months, was granted to Dr Augustine Mohamed Junus Che Lah in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today following an application for a divorce from his wife Daisy d' Courcy Che Lah (Nee Bulner). Dr Che Lah, a medical officer attached to the Malayan Railways, alleged adultery on the part of his wife. The suit was not contested.

The Straits Times, 2 July 1949, Page 7
GRADUATES APPOINTED
- Representatives of the Guild of Graduates to the Court and Council of the University of Malaya
-- Dr. M. J. Che Lah
-- Dr. I. S. Ibrahim


The Straits Times, 17 April 1950, Page 5
REPRESENTATION IN FED. COUNCIL IS SOUGHT
- Federal Legislative Council
- Senior Asian Government Officers Association (SAGOA)
-- Mr. Gunn Lay Teik, president
-- Dr. M. J. Che Lah, vice-president
-- Committee:
--- Messrs. S. Thambiah
--- P. Kanagasabal
--- S. Manuel Pillay
--- N. A. K. Nair
--- Chang Yoong Hin
--- K. Arianayagam
--- Dr. D. S. Manikkar, secretary
--- Dr. S. Parampalam
--- Mr. T. Abraham, treasurer


The Straits Times, 11 May 1950, Page 5
$50,000 Loan To Fight Japs


The Singapore Free Press, 4 June 1951, Page 5
GRADUATE REPRESENTATION FOR VARSITY COUNCIL


The Singapore Free Press, 2 August 1951, Page 5
Varsity Council & Court


The Straits Times, 2 August 1951, Page 4
NOMINEES NAMED

Results of election of nominees of the Guild of Graduates to the Council and Court of the University of Malaya were announced by the Registrar, W.D. Craig. The 8 men nominated would serve the UM Court from 8 Oct 1951- 7 Oct 1955.

The Straits Times, 22 May 1956, Page 10
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3
- Medical Dept, Pahang


The Straits Times, 11 February 1957, Page 8
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
- Vacancies for Probationer Health Inspectors
- Ag. State Medical & Health Officer, Pahang
  Dr MJ Che Lah
  Kuantan
  4 Feb 1957


The Straits Times, 4 June 1957, Page 4
flu flared at jubilee


The Straits Times, 5 June 1957, Page 9
Flu hits Pahang: Four schools close


The Straits Times, 3 January 1958, Page 5
Pahang plan for a floating dispensary


The Straits Times, 8 January 1958, Page 5
$4 million health plan for peasants


The Straits Times, 28 May 1958, Page 12
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4
- Tenders. Medical Department, Pahang

The Straits Times, 30 June 1958, Page 7
Medical officer retires


The Straits Times, 7 September 1959, Page 5
MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS KILLS SIX CHILDREN IN PENANG
- mysterious sickness killed 6 children less than age 4, at Gertak Sanggul fishing village
- 14 miles from G.T.
- vomitting, purging, and convulsions
- Mr. Ooi Thiam Siew
- Tuan Haji H. A. Azyze, chairman of the rural district council
- Dr. M. J. Che Lah, rural health officer


The Straits Times, 6 October 1961, Page 5
Government declares 'war' on caterpillars of Penang Hill
- Penang State Medical Department
- Dr. M. Che Lah, Medical Officer of Health (Rural)
- caterpillars invaded Penang Hill
- sprayed D.D.T.
- felled trees at Bel Retiro, State Govt's hill bungalow
- Penang Hill Govt dispensary


The Straits Times, 8 July 1964, Page 5
1,800 more pilgrims back this month


The Straits Times, 16 July 1965, Page 9
Pilgrims who left it till too late...


The Straits Times, 20 January 1966, Page 4
Biggest medical mission for Mecca
- Total: 2,000 Malaysian pilgrims
- Leaving Penang on 29 January 1966
- Ship: Kuala Lumpur
- Medical Mission: 27 people + 5 = 32 people
This was the biggest medical mission sent to Makkah
Team:
3 doctors - Dr Che Lah (leader), Dr Haji Ahmad (Kedah), Dr M. I. Hussain (Terengganu)
10 hospital assistants
1 matron (Mariah, wife of Dr Che Lah)
3 nurses
10 attendants
-
In addition:
2 welfare officers
1 religious teacher
2 cooks
--
Dr. Haji M. J. Che Lah (Penang), leader of the mission
- flew to Makkah a week after Kuala Lumpur left Penang
- arrived in Jeddah a week ahead of the pilgrims, to finalise all medical arrangements
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Dato Haji Ali Rouse, Controller of Pilgrimage
- said # of "flying pilgrims" had increased in 1966
- a chartered plane will carry 90 pilgrims to Makkah:
-- they will tour the Middle East
-- Was this the pilgrimage of Dr Omar bin Din, who accompanied the Sultan or Agong?
--
first batch pilgrims - 700 Singapore, 700 Penang, 300 Port Swettenham (total 1,700)
Leaving Penang on 29 Jan 1966:
30 crates of drugs and medicines
15 new beds for sick bays in Jeddah & Makkah
---
Haji Abdul Kader bin Haji Tamin, pilgrim commissioner, will sail on Kuala Lumpur
---
Inche Osman bin Fakir, officer from Penang pilgrimage office
- leave for Borneo on Friday
- to make arrangements for the departure of pilgrims from Borneo
- they will board the second ship, Anshun


The Straits Times, 4 January 1968, Page 7
ALL SET FOR FIRST BATCH OF PILGRIMS OFF TO MECCA

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