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  2. Opium in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore farms however, did nothing related to agriculture. The farmers purchased raw opium which was imported from other states, processed it into chandu, and distributed it to local opium shops for retail consumption by the Chinese coolies population. [2] Before the 1840s, no exact record of opium farms was found.

  3. Chee Swee Cheng - Wikipedia

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    Chee came to Singapore at the age of 16 and became employed at Lim Tiang Wah & Co. as a cashier. He was employed at Leack, Chin Seng & Co four years later. [2] In 1890, he became a trustee of the Keng Teck Whay society. [3] In 1900, he became a partner of the General Spirit and Opium Farm in North Borneo. He was later appointed the farm's manager.

  4. Cheang Hong Lim - Wikipedia

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    Cheang was born to Cheang Sam Teo, a Chinese migrant from the Changtai District of southern Fujian, China.He was the eldest of four sons born to his mother Bek E Neo. When his father died, his brother Cheang Hong Guan filed a lawsuit against Cheang (and against Wee Bock Seng, Low Thuan Locke and Tan Beng Chie) alleging forgery of his father's

  5. History of Jardine Matheson & Co. - Wikipedia

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    The commissioner then ordered the surrender of all opium and the arrest of opium trader Lancelot Dent, [34] the head of Jardine Matheson rival Dent & Co., which triggered a series of events leading to Lin destroying more than 20,000 chests of opium – a large part of which belonged to Jardines. [35]

  6. Bukit Chandu - Wikipedia

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    Bukit Chandu (Malay for Opium Hill) is a hill located in Kent Ridge in Singapore where the Battle of Bukit Chandu took place on 14 February 1942 during the Battle of Singapore in World War II. Notable attractions

  7. 7 fun and educational farms in Singapore that are safe to visit

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  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag. The moment reminds his father of Patrick’s graduation from college, and he takes a picture of his son with his cell phone.

  9. Cheah Tek Soon - Wikipedia

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    Originally built in the 1880s by Cheah Tek Soon, this was the first five-story residence in Penang. It was said to be inspired by Raffles in Singapore and by 1910s, it was being referred to as Raffles-By-The-Sea. [19] The pagoda-shaped structure featured a unique layered style [20] that combined British and Chinese architectural elements. [19]