Leprosy

A. Leprosy in Malaya

Leprosy in Perak

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The Straits Times, 11 September 1905, Page 8
On his recent trip to the Dindings, the Governor visited the Perak Leper Settlement at Pulau Pangkor Laut. Various works suggested for the improvement of the conditions under which the Malay lepers are compulsorily segregated there were gone into.

... Thank you very much for this information. I believe that Dr Bearblock started the Anti TB Association of Malaya back in the 1930s to get rid of the disease from the state. Dr Bearblock trained Professor NRE Fendall (whom I am friends with). I know that Professor Fendall was a boy in Malaya and returned after the war to help train doctors and establish a Health System. If you have any information on Professor Fendall in Malaya it would be helpful. - Judith Cable, Canada, 28 January 2016

Leprosy in Penang

English class in Penang gaol
The Straits Times, 25 September 1952, Page 8
PENANG, Wed. - The Penang Adult Education Association will soon start an English class in the Penang prison under a woman teacher. The Association will also set up four classes - two English and two Malay - in the Pulau Jerejak leper settlement.

Leper camp inquiry
The Straits Times, 29 April 1954, Page 5
PENANG, Wed. - The Muslim Advisory Board here has appointed a three-man committee to investigate complaints from Muslim lepers in Pulau Jerejak Settlement. The committee consisting of Tuan Haji Abdullah bin Haji Salleh, Tuan Haji K. Mushir Ariff and Tuan Haji Abdullah Che Teh will visit Pulau Jerejak. Muslim inmates complain that they have not been well treated.

Leprosy in Johor

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The Straits Times, 25 January 1952, Page 5
A.S.P. MOHAMED AMIN BIN HAJI JAMIL of Singapore. talks to Koh Quee Koon, an inmate of the Tampoi Leper Settlement, after presenting a wheel chair, the gift of the Singapore Police Force to Koh. The wheel chair is beside Koh's bed.-Straits Times picture.

Leprosy in Kuala Lumpur

LEPERS' AID FUND.
The Straits Times, 21 February 1933, Page 17
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 20.
Despite the slump the Chinese community of Selangor has subscribed $351
in small sums for the Lepers' Aid Fund organised by the management of the
Sungei Buloh leper settlement.

LEPER MENACE
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 March 1934, Page 7
Anxiety Breaks Out in Kuala Lumpur
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The uneasiness felt by Kuala Lumpur people at the existence of a leper settlement on the fringe of
their suburbs broke out again today. Mr. Khan Ah Chong pointed out at the Sanitary Board meeting that the new hospital at Malacca had been completed and he asked whether the old Durian Daun hospital was now available for the opium-smoking lepers at Kuala Lumpur. This transfer had been suggested three years ago, he said, and the present site in Kuala Lumpur was unsuitable, being too near the town. This transfer had been suggested three years ago, he said, and the present site in Kuala Lumpur was unsuitable, being too near the town. The chairman promised to make inquiries from the health authorities.

Sir W. Hornell.
The Straits Times, 27 July 1934, Page 18
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Kuala Lumpur, July 25.
Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong University, is in Kuala Lumpur. He spoke at the luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club yesterday and visited the Victoria Institution, the Federal Leper Settlement at Sungei Buloh and the Institute for Medical Research. He expects to be here until Saturday.

LEPER'S SUICIDE
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 February 1935, Page 3
Peon Cheng Ban, a 50-year-old Cantonese woman, found the advanced leprosy and pulmonary tuberculosis she had been suffering form for four years too much of a cross to bear. She had been confined in the Leper Settlement and was apparently contented with her fate. On the morning of Feb. 12, however, Cheng Ban was found by a fellow patient hanging from a window bar of the bathroom. Life was then extinct. At a Coroner's inquiry held before Mr. W. G. Porter, a jury of three returned a verdict of suicide.

Children's Sports
The Straits Times, 27 September 1947, Page 12
These pictures taken at the second anniversary sports of the
Travers School, in the Sungei Buloh leper settlement near
Kuala Lumpur, show various competitions for children.

Lepers Were Found Out
The Straits Times, 9 February 1950, Page 8
From Our Staff Correspondent
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Several lepers were detected by National Registration officers during the registration period, and were sent to the Leper Settlement and Kelantan Hospital. The unexpected increase raised the cost of maintenance of the of the lepers in Kelantan Hospital. At the Federal Legislative Council meeting this morning, supplementary expenditure was approved to cover the additional expense.

Their effort
The Straits Times, 2 December 1952, Page 5
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - Members of the Sungei Buloh Leper Settlement were praised today for raising $350 for this year's Poppy Day Fund. It was described as a "wonderful" effort by Mrs. B. S. Regester, publicity chairman of the Selangor Organising Committee of the fund.

100 accept their pay
The Straits Times, 6 August 1958, Page 8
KUALA LUMPUR, TUES. - The 100 workers at the Sungei Buloh leper settlement, who have protested against having to pay a $7 school transport fee for each child, today accepted their July pay packet - "under protest." This followed an assurance from the Minister of Health, Mr. V. T. Sambanthan, that he would personally investigate their grievances.

Leprosy in Sarawak

Big problem in Sarawak
The Straits Times, 17 April 1953, Page 5
BRUNEI, Thurs. - Mr. H. MacGragor, new superintendent of the Leper Settlement in Kuching, told fellow Rotarians recently that leprosy was a big problem in Sarawak and its solution lay with the police. Mr MacGregor was formerly in Nigeria.

To visit Malaya
The Straits Times, 16 June 1962, Page 9
KUCHING, Fri. - Mr. Genarawir Mok, 42, a senior hospital assistant of the Rajah Charles Brooke Leper Settlement here, will leave by air on June 20 to visit the Sungei Buloh Leprosarium in Malaya.
After the visit he will go to India on a six-month Colombo Plan fellowship to study physiotherapy and rehabilitation.



B. Leprosy elsewhere

Leprosy in Hawaii

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The Straits Times, 15 September 1910, Page 6
Drs. Brinckerhoff and Curry and M. T. Hallman of Honolulu, have succeeded in isolating germs of leprosy. This means the ultimate discovery of a cure for the disease. The doctors are now attempting to make a toxin from the bacilli. Experiments at the leper settlement will soon be made.

Leprosy in Singapore

LEPER COLONY RENAMED
The Straits Times, 2 September 1950, Page 7
The leprosy settlement in Yeo Chu Kang, Singapore, will be known as Trafalgar Home. It was announced in a Government gazette last night. Dr. A. L. Greenway, will be the officer in charge and Dr. L. E. Davies and Dr. Poh Chee Juay have been appointed to the Leprosy Board.

Rotary chief for school ceremony
The Straits Times, 26 November 1952, Page 7
Mr. H. J. Brunnier, president of Rotary International, who is expected in Singapore on Dec. 7, will lay the foundation stone of the $62,000 Rotary School and Engelmann Hall in the Colony's leper settlement, Trafalgar Home, at Yio Chu Kang Road on Dec. 8.

Understanding Islam

Today is the 7th day of Ramadan fasting. I am fasting, as I have since I was 6 years old.

Three months ago, on 9 March 2016, we observed a phenomenon called eclipse of the sun or solar eclipse (gerhana matahari). Muslims offered a special prayer called Solat Gerhana. I woke up that morning, hoping to catch a glimpse of that and I did. I almost missed it as I ran inside to grab my smartphone. It was daylight but a dull one. Here's the pic:

That's the sun after the solar eclipse over the masjid in the morning.
I tiltled my smartphone towards me to obtain this darkness bkgr.
It was a bright day after the moon had passed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse

Two days back, I saw a double rainbow, and I thought, "What a sight?! Alhamdulillah (Thanks to Allah)." The double rainbow didn't last long. I only had time to rush into my house to grab my smartphone and took several shots of the rainbows. I used the Panorama setting on my smartphone and held my hand stiff while I panned the camera from left to right. Then the 2 rainbows disappeared. I was amazed and thrilled. I am still, after 2 days of witnessing the rainbows.

Double rainbow over my neighbour's house.

Rainbows are very special to me because that was how I learned about colours - 7 colours .... only to find out that our eyes can see more than 7 rainbow colours, and more. Today, the computer and other digital devices can be set at thousands of colours. Paints come in a spectrum of hues and grades. The spectrometer can detect spectral lines of elements as they emit colured lights which we can't detect. Even fluorescence is coloured. Lasers are coloured. So, colours are fascinating. That is science as well as religion. The rods and cones in our eyes are created for us. They are created for a special purpose. We can see, and see objects around us in full colour. Unless of course we (men) are colour-blind. Who created the rods and cones perfectly in position and coordinated them for us to see colours? Who pasted the retina to the eyeball? Unless your retina is like mine - peeling and folded back on itself at various times. Hold on to your answer.

The sun and moon stories, poems and songs are plenty today. The Greeks worshiped the moon. The Zoroastrians worship the sun and fire. Gunung Krakatoa spewed ash and bellowed smoke. Mount Fujiyama is quiet and worshipers climb its rocky slopes. The early Madyans died from spit fire embers. The giants died in the 'Empty Quarter', Valley of Giants at Ad, Oman-Yemen border. The Pharaoh's men gave chase and Moses/Musa's cane separated the Red Sea so the Israelite's could cross and landed in a new land, but started worshiping the cow when Musa went up Mt Sinai to meet Allah. Noh constructed his ark (bahtera) on dry land and waited for the great global flood which killed all life forms, and the only ones surviving today came from his ark.

Last night, in my Facebook, I posted on ancestral lineage research findings. Readers were arguing about why bother to know our heritage and lineages? After all we all came from Adam and Eve. There were 3 theories as to how the 'sons of Adam' inhabited Earth. One was the 'Out of Africa' theory. A second was 'The Sundaland' theory. I can't recall the third. You can read it.

Last night, in my WhatsApp group of high school friends (when I was 13 & 14 years old), one girl wrote that MAS does not fly to US anymore. My heart sank! Oh!!! That really made my heart ache. Why doesn't MAS fly there anymore? Was it because of high fuel cost? Was it because of MH370? Was it because of MH17? Was it because .... I can't believe it that MAS does not fly to US.

This terminated KLIA-USA flight route .... it makes me rather sad. I like MAS and the other airlines I have flown on, but I like MAS best, as I can speak in Malay to the handsome stewards and beautiful stewardesses. I like the beautiful batik attire of the stewardesses, and their stiff hairdos. I like in-flight dining and music.

I remember flying from Subang Airport to Jesselton Airport, Tanjong Aru in Sabah when I was 9 years old in May 1967. I recall having beef tongue sandwich for breakfast. It was delicious. I enjoyed flying from then on.

I remember flying MAS as a MARA-sponsored student in August 1976, 13 of us aged 17-18 years. We flew from Subang International Airport, Subang, Selangor to an Kallang Airport, Singapore to Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong to Narita Airport, Japan to Hawaii (can't recall which airport for entry into US) then San Francisco Airport, California. It was my maiden flight 'out of Malaysia'.

I remember in August 1980, flying Pan Am solo from San Francisco to Heathrow Airport, London, direct, non stop in a 'jumbo jet'. I don't remember much of the flight except I made friends with a Dutch girl in the seat in front. I probably flew the entire night .... and arrived in the morning. I returned to San Francisco after 9 days in the UK. I don't like UK's weather and general eerie feeling I had walking its streets and looking at its ancient castles and places. UK is not for me. I enjoyed sunny Mediterranean California.

I remember flying on Qantas one day in the 1980s ... I can't recall which way we flew. But I remember a stewardess while in-flight. She was rough and I was shocked! I can't recall what incident it was but that scared me and I promised myself not to fly Qantas again. I got really scared! You see ... when we are in mid-air, the only source of consolation are prayers and soft-spoken stewardesses/stewards. So when they behave differently to other passengers nearby, it also tends to hurt and scare others.

I remember flying MAS economy class, to Madinah for my first Hajj in December 2000/January 2001. I remember flying Saudia Air on my return flight and sat in the first class cabin with superb service and food. For once I felt like a queen and Hajjah, both at the same time!

I even got a MAS airplane model from my HOD and I meant to give it to my daughter, but have not done so. The airplanes mean so much to me. I want the plane for myself. It is in my office, near my phone. She can have it after I die.

If Islam is an obstacle to growth and economy, how did it sustain 1400+ years?

If Islam is a way of life and faith, why are there billions of Muslims on Earth?

If Palestine belongs to all, then why is the world fighting and killing Palestinians in great numbers? Annihilation? Genocide?

If Michael Jackson sang Give Thanks to Allah, then why aren't we doing the same?

If Islam spells terror, terrorism, terrorists, barbaric, barbarism etc, then why are innocent Syrians left in the cold without food and shelter, and in flimsy boats in the cold sea to fend for themselves? Innocent babies and children die on the beach or are washed ashore.

If Muhammad Ali said he didn't want his name on a star on Hollywood Boulevard, why did people continue to step and stomp on the other stars which had celebrity names?

If we were made into tribes, peoples inhabiting different places, then we should be meeting more instead of fighting. Fighting, battles, wars, bombing, killing, raping, genocide .... do us humans no good. Nada. In the Quran, it says:

Chapter (49) sūrat l-ḥujurāt (The Dwellings)

Sahih International: O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.

External links:

Quran

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=49&verse=13

Ancestral Lineages of the Malays (2012)

https://amnaj.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/ancestral-lineages-of-the-malays/

Malay DNA

https://www.scribd.com/doc/56376293/MALAY-DNA

I don't understand what it is in people who hate others who are unlike them or have different faiths. I am married to a Chinese, whose father was Chinese and his mother, probably a Thai Malay - she has freckles! They are Muslims, but always mistaken for non Muslim Chinese.

I was mistaken for a Chicano, a Filipino, a Polynesian, an Indian, an anak Mamak, a Penangite, a Eurasian/Serani etc. I am glad to be a Muslim as I have a purpose in life. My mother's lineage is from Holland; her people included Jews, Catholics and sorts. People say they are Flemish. My maternal great-grandparents moved from Holland to South Africa to Ceylon to Klang, Malaya. My father's lineage is from Yemen; his people are Yemeni Indians. They sailed from Seyhoon, South Yemen to India to Aceh, Indonesia to Singapore to Malacca to Penang. And here I am. I am a Muslim by birth and I study Islam whenever I have my hands free. Studying Islam never ends - it is a lifelong process. I cannot teach Islam since I don't graduate from the masjid or any Islamic institution or university, but that doesn't mean I am ignorant of my rights in Islam.

I hope that the world learns more about Islam, what it is actually, what it teaches, and MAS re-considers flying to US again. In the meantime, my heart sinks.

Now give me your answer. What's your answer?

http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.org/understanding-islam/legal-rulings/52-understanding-islamic-law.html

Age is just a number!

Is age just a number?

Is age really just a number?

Age is not just a number!

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. 

If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

 - Mark Twain

What really matters? 

Does age really matter?

Age is just a number connected to many things, among which include:

1. health
2. appearance
3. energy
4. attitude
5. habits
6. mind
7. zest for life

To gauge a person's presence on Earth, we ask for their age, which happens to be a positive numeral. Age just points to how long a person has existed on this Earth. The properties or attributes of that age # are the 7 which I have listed above.

We often forget about what age really implies. Age is a discreet number on a continuum of the age spectrum. 

As a numeral, age has either a positive, negative or a zero value. So there is negative age 100 (-100), negative age 50 (-50), negative age 20 (-20), negative age 10 (-10), age 0, age 10, age 20, age 50, age 100. Now the number pattern is clear.

What if I tell you that my age is negative 50 (-50) years? What comes to mind?

Age -50 years is a valid number, but seems unreal. Our human minds fail to imagine what age -50 years is really.

How can we explain age -50 years. Give it a try.

What about age -5 months? Where do you think we can find humans aged -5 months? Any hints?

What if I tell you that humans aged -5 months cannot exist by itself, but must exist within a female aged past 12?

By now you should realise that age is actually a relative number on a numerical scale.

0 to negative 9 months are when humans are being carried within other humans as they cannot survive on their own.

After 9 months come positive numbers - 1 day old, 1 week old, 1 month old, 1 year old, 10 years old, 100 years old.

Zero (0) means non existent (tak wujud/beum wujud/belum diwujudkan).

Zero (0) is hard to define and cannot be simply defined when it comes to humans aged zero (0).

What comes before zero (0)?

Negative numbers.

How can 2 numeral systems contain 2 sets of negative numbers, separated by only one zero (0)?

If we list this out, we get these number series:

1. -100000 years, -10000 years, -1000 years, -100 years, 10 years, - 1 year, 0.
2. -0, 1 second, -10 seconds, -60 seconds, -1 hour, -24 hours/-1 day, -10 days, -100 days, -3 months, -6 months, -9 months,
3.  1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 10 years, 100 years.

If I asked you "What does 100 years old mean to you? How will you answer?

We have simplied the life number series into phases of human development, Thus, we get these:

1. Alam roh - zillions of years
2. Alam rahim - 9 months
3. Alam nyata - birth to demise

As humans, we cannot imagine or visualise what zillions of years actually means. We don't know the beginning of our mere existence. Our human minds cannot pinpoint where we were zillions of years ago. But the Quran tells us where we were then - at Loh Mahfuz ... a place where human spirits were/are gathered.

Then we grew in our mothers' wombs, sometimes as singletons, twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets, etc. We have monitors to follow our lives in utero (in the womb).

Then we were born alive or dead (stillborn). We survive on Earth up to a certain age, and then we die. Death is real and everyone will experience death. Death has a sad, ugly and frightening connotation, while birth is always a happy occasion. We cry when we hear about a person's demise. We smile when we hear of someone's baby being born.

What happens after death?

How do we expand our number series to include time after death?

1. Alam Roh (Spirit World) - zillions of years
2. Alam Rahim (Womb World) - 9 months
3. Alam Nyata (Real World) - birth to demise
4. Alam Barzakh (Deceased World) - time after death till we are awaken again
5. Alam Akhirat (Eternal World) - eternal life; eternity

So there are 5 lifetime zones that each human lives through in his life as a mortal being. 

Alam barzakh is what happens to us when we are placed underground (dead and buried). The duration of this phase is long.

Alam Akhirat is after death, but comes after every life and living form are dead. This eternal life in the eternal world has no end. 

Now, as we wrap up the age quiz, "What is age?" How shall our answer be to the same question I asked before - What is age? How will you answer this question now that you know age is not an isolated number? Age is a number on a number continuum from nothing to something to nothing. Age is like a barcode and every human has his/her own barcode.

Let this idea sink in and come back to read this post several times over. 

The age game is not over yet until we know how to properly define age and its properties.

Mohamed Said bin Zahari 1928-2016

Full name: Mohamed Said bin Zahari
Call name: Said Zahari
Born: 18 May 1928 in Singapore
Occupation: journalist with Utusan Melayu in Singapore, 1952 onward; writer of 3 books
Imprisonment: 1963, for 17 years, imprisonment without trial (which violates human rights)
Demise: 12 April 2016  in Malaysia (he was 87, 5 weeks before his 88th birthday)

Wife: Salmah bt Abdul Wahab
Demise: She died of breast cancer, after a difficult time surviving while Said was imprisoned.
Occupation: Housewife

Children: 4

1. Roesman
2. Rismawati
3. Norman
4. Roslinda

All his children are grown  up, married and have families. They reside in Malaysia.

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Mohamed Said bin Zahari
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLaeDN4t2U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUBKs1DCqaE

He was a young man in the newspaper then based in Singapore in 1963 when he was detained without trial in Singapore, for 17 years. His family survived without him during those "Dark Clouds At Dawn". His stories are told in his books which have been produced in English and Chinese. His books can be read at Arkib Negara Malaysia.

Detained along with many other persons, mainly Chinese, he picked up the language and mastered it. Now a fluent Chinese speaker, he lives to tell his sad story.

His wife Salmah died of breast cancer in 2004.

Said  is the father of 4 beautiful children and has many grandchildren. His children are Roesman, Rismawati, Norman and Roslinda. All families are residing in Malaysia.

Martyn See Tong Ming Blog
http://singaporerebel.blogspot.com/2005/08/lee-had-ambitions-to-be-pm-of-malaysia.html

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Maklumat Bahan

SALMAH MERAYU KEPADA KERAJAAN - BEBASKAN SUAMI SAYA - RENCANA DALAM UTUSAN MELAYU, 15 OGOS 1966

(No. rujukan: 2003/0001053; Jenis bahan: Artikel; Negeri: IBU PEJABAT)

Tajuk	SALMAH MERAYU KEPADA KERAJAAN - BEBASKAN SUAMI SAYA - RENCANA DALAM UTUSAN MELAYU, 15 OGOS 1966
Diskripsi
Lokasi	IBU PEJABAT
No.Penerimaan / No.Rujukan	2003/0001053
Sumber	MOHAMED SAID BIN ZAHARI (SAID ZAHARI)

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Said Zahari. 2001. Dark Clouds at Dawn: A Political Memoir. Kuala Lumpur: Insan.

Said Zahari with his wife Salamah bt Abdul Wahab, 1988.

Said Zahari is Mohamed Said bin Zahari. He last worked as newspaper Utusan Editor in 1963 in Singapore before his unprecedented detention without trial for 17 years. He was released in 1979. 

Said

Said and Salamah rejoicing in their reunion after 17 years living apart. Salamah succumbed to breast cancer and passed away in December 2004. Said continues to live, sticking to writing his memoirs and with financial support from being an Honorary Fellow at UKM.

 

Their 4 children are Roesman Said, Rismawati Said, Norman Said @ Noordin and Roslinda Said. The children and the fate of their parents are told in many Internet pages and also in Wikipedia. All the 4 children can be found in Facebook.

Said's children (from left): Roesman, Rismawati, Norman and Roslinda, 2008. Photo from Norman.

Salamah was the younger sister of Datin Seri Saliah bt Abdul Wahab, wife of Tan Sri Dr Raja Ahmad Noordin bin Raja Shahbuddin, an early Malay doctor (UM S'pore Class of 1956). Norman was placed in the care of Tan Sri Dr Raja Ahmad Noordin & wife at about age 3-4 years. The 3 other kids stayed with their mother, who had to work to support her kids while her husband was in detention. The sad story is told in Said Zahari's book - Dark Clouds at Dawn. I saw the book at Kinokuniya at KLCC but I did not buy it - I was scared to purchase it. I read the book at Arkib Negara Malaysia in KL instead and I could not finish reading it as it was very sad. It was very inhumane to treat a married man like what happened to Said Zahari.

Said Zahari in his study

Norman bin Mohamed Said @ Noordin.
Photo was taken by me at USM Medical School in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.

Father and son, Said (80) and Norman (49) at Said's 80th birthday celebration in 2008.
Photo from Norman.

Father and son, Said (82) and Norman (51) celebrating Said's 82nd birthday in 2010.
Photo was taken from Facebook.

Yusof bin Ishak

He was the first and the first Malay President of Singapore. He was born in Perak, Federated Malay States under British Malaya occupation. His father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather were Malays of Sumatran Minangkabau heritage. They were descendants of the Minangkabau royalty of the ancient Pagaruyung palace in the central highlands of West Sumatera. Though they were of Minangkabau stock (supposedly a fierce warrior stock), they stuck fast to Islamic values and adhered to living together harmoniously. Many of the Minangkabau men of this heritage married Chinese women, and most of these women, coincidentally, were name Aishah! And almost every Aishah is a Chinese woman married to a Minangkabau man.

I have managed to trace the family tree of Yusof bin Ishak, after our 2013 family reunion in Penang, which was organised by Prof Ahmad Murad Merican. My husband and I then visited Prof Ahmad Murad Merican's parents in Kg Melayu, Air Itam in Penang. His parents were affectionately known as Tok Chu and Nenek. Nenek is related to my late father, and Tok Chu to my late mother - they were of Merican stock. Nenek and my father were Minangkabau descendants.

Nenek related to me her family tree and that of Yusof bin Ishak. Tok Chu showed me the big white rolled sheet that contained my ascendants and familiar names of relatives which I remembered from when I was a a little girl. I never knew their real names. Tok Chu made 7 copies of the family tree, which I distributed to my siblings.

At home in Kelantan, I studied the big sheet that had the family trees of my father's descendants and that of Yusof bin Ishak. I also bought books at the 2013 reunion. I studied them all and then put together the family tree for Yusof bin Ishak, my father and the rest, including Ami Aziz.

When I was putting together my text on Yusof bin Ishak, I had a hard time as I had never heard of him when I was a child, nor did I know what he looked like. I looked through books and the Internet. The only face I knew was that he resembled Walter Disney. I had thought Yusof bin Ishak was Walter Disney!

After watching many YouTube videos and Facebook posts on Yusof bin Ishak, I then could distinguish between Walter Disney and Yusof bin Ishak.

I did not know his wife and family. In 2016, I watched YouTube videos of Lee Hsien Loong on Singapore Rally, and he mentioned Puan Noor Aishah, and there were a few frames of the video clip that showed her. From there I searched her photos and videos online. In Facebook, my third cousin in Singapore, Baharin Thamby, informed me of 3 Bicara interview/YouTube videos of Puan Noor Aishah. The Singapore Malay language used in the video is something I have not heard for a long long time since I was a small girl. It took some time for me to understand, and I played the vidoes several times in order to clearly understand what Puan Noor Aishah said - she spoke real fast! Lee Hsien Loong spoke perfect Bahasa Melayu baku (book style) and that is easy to understand. Most Chinese lecturers in Malaysia today speak this Bahasa Melayu baku. However, the male and female actors spoke Bahasa Melayu Indonesia.

I have not met any of the family members in the flesh. I only know them from YouTube videos and from photos at blogs authored by journalists. There was a lady that sat at my table at the 2013 family reunion. I didn't bother to ask her whom she was as she seemed really sad. I may make her cry. As I look back, I think she could/could not be Puan Noor Aishah. She returned after the function in a big shiny black car. I have the photo somewhere in my many HD.

I have many Singapore relatives. I have only been to Singapore twice - in 1965 and 2011. In 1965, our family visited HABHAL's kicap village in Geylang Serai and we went shopping at Robinson. We also watched Disney on Ice performed in Singapore. In 2011, I visited Singapore to obtain information for my book on The Early Malay Doctors. I had no idea about Yusof bin Ishak in 2011, or I could have asked the people on the street about him and included a text about him in my books.

YouTube videos:
Sejarah Presiden Orang Melayu Pertama Singapura Encik Yusof Ishak

• Bahagian 1
• Bahagian 2
• Bahagian 3

Family, family history and roots:

1. http://262bandahilir.blogspot.my/Tun Hj Yusof bin Ishak President Singapore
2. http://theearlymalaydoctors.blogspot.my/Mencari Bako by Aziz Ishak

Dr A Bearblock and Prof NRE Fendall

Judy is researching on Prof Fendall, whom Dr Bearblock trained. Please read her messages and help her out. Judy is in Facebook.

Judith Cable
Thank you very much for this information. I believe that Dr Bearblock started the Anti TB Association of Malaya back in the 1930s to get rid of the disease from the state. Dr Bearblock trained Professor NRE Fendall (whom I am friends with) I know that Professor Fendall was a boy in Malaya and returned after the war to help train doctors and establish a Health System. If you have any information on Professor Fendall in Malaya it would be helpful.
28 January 2016· Sent from Web

Judith Cable
I have no picture of Dr Bearblock.
Many thanks
28 January 2016· Sent from Web

Judith Cable
Thank you very much for your help. Dr Bearblock and Dr Fendall were very influential in Malaya during the 1920's - 1950's. Dr Fendall helped after the war with Medical care and Dr Bearblock started the Anti TB Association of Malaya which irradicated the disease in the country. I would love for any information on them. Thank you very much. Its so great you have your blog and book. I was very interested in it.

19 March 2016

Red Prawn Durian (Ang Har) from Brown Estate

I wrote a bit about Brown Garden in Penang and described David Brown's estate, on this blog, entitled
David Brown 1778-1825.

These 2 comments came from Lindsay Gasik on 4 March 2015:
https://plus.google.com/101142772099666721363/posts

Thank you for this informative article about the Brown Estate. I am doing research on a durian variety called Red Prawn or Ang Har which is supposed to come from the Brown Estate. Do you know how I can learn more about the Brown Estate and its current status, as well as where exactly the durian may have come from? Thanks!
4 March 2015 at 16:34

Great informative article about the Brown Estate! I am doing research on a durian variety called Red Prawn which supposedly originated there. Do you know how I can find out more on the history of this durian? Thanks!
4 March 2015 at 16:35

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A. External links on the Brown estate at Glugor in Penang:
Search results at NewspaperSG for Brown Estate Penang

Newspaper articles on the Brown estate:

PENANG NEWS.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 December 1923, Page 6
(From Our Correspondent).
Penang, Dec. 12th.
In the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Sproule is hearing the suit of Helen Margaret Brown against Lawrence Brown, D. A. M. Brown and John Robertson Brown, regarding Glugor Estate.

GLUGOR ESTATE CASE.
The Straits Times, 1 February 1924, Page 9
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Penang, January 31.
In the Supreme Court, Penang, Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, has given judgment for the plaintiff in the case in which Miss Helen Margaret Brown, only daughter of the late Alexander Murray Brown, sued Lawrence Coombe Brown, David Alexander Murray Brown and John Robertson Brown claiming, (1) a declaration that under the will of the late Forbes Scott Brown and in the events that have happened the plaintiff is entitled in equity to a vested estate tail in the Glugor Estate, Penang, (2) a declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to bar the said entail, (3) conveyance from the defendants of the fee simple in the Glugor Estate upon the plaintiff executing such disentailing declaration as the Court shall seem proper and (4) such further and other relief as the court may think fit.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. J.R. BROWN.
The Singapore Free Press, 12 May 1926, Page 8
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Penang, May 11.
The funeral of the late Mr. J. R. Brown manager of Glugor Estate, whose death occurred with such tragic suddenness on Sunday, took place at Western Road Cemetery. The Rev. Keppel Garnier, Colonial Chaplain, officiated. There were many mourners present.

THE LATE MR. J. R. BROWN.
The Straits Times, 12 May 1926, Page 8
Penang, May 11.
The funeral of the late Mr. J. R. Brown, manager of Glugor Estate, whose death occurred with such tragic suddenness on Sunday, took place at Western Road Cemetery. The Rev. Keppel Garnier, Colonial Chaplain, officiated. There were many mourners present.

Brown Estate
The Straits Times, 28 September 1966, Page 11
PENANG. Tues. - Representatives from 23 Penang Umno youth branches will attend a special delegates' meeting on Oct. 2 at Umno Hall to hear a report from the executive committee on developments relating to Brown Estate.

State 'yes'
The Straits Times, 27 November 1971, Page 17
PENANG. Fri. - The State Government has agreed to the Federal Government's proposal to sell part of the former Brown estate in Glugor for development as an industrial or housing estate.

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B. External links on durian:
Durian in Facebook
Varieties of popular durian
Durian types
Durian farm
Durian Timeline photos in Facebook

Feedback from Durian in Facebook:

Hi, according to an article in the Strait Time in Singapore dated 22 june 2015, it mentioned the durian 'Ang Har' originated from either Pahang or Johore...
Prof...are you into research on the Durian?

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C. Update on 10 March 2016:

Location of Glugor House, a plantation house owned by Brown:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minden_Barracks

My comment: This house is also featured in a painting at the Penang Museum.

Glugor House was converted into the British Minden Barracks in 1939 (1939-1971), and now houses the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) main campus (1971-present).

USM main campus has a durian growing garden in a valley, called Durian Valley. The durian trees here were from the original variety planted at this location. Durian Valley is still extant. Visitors to the USM campus in Penang can ask for directions to the Durian Valley at the main entrance to the campus or check the USM campus website for more details about Durian Valley.

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D. Update on 26 April 2016:

I happened to watch TV in the morning and it talked about Red Prawn durians.

My summary:
The durian farm belongs to Mr Sheng, whose father came from China and settled at Balik Pulau, Penang. About 70% of the trees planted by his father are now 50 to 60 years old. They are about 100 feet tall and produce good quality Red Prawn durians. The durian trees that Mr Sheng planted are about 30 years old, and will take well over 30 years to become mature trees and bear quality durians for his children and their generation.

Astro C703 Asian Food Channel (AFC)
Taste with Jason S8 Ep09
26 & 27 April 2016
6.05-6.35; 6.35-7.05 am

This is part of the dialogue (I missed the first part):

Sheng: It has the colour of cooked prawns and it's one of Penang's most famous durians.
Jason: Sheng, let me try the Red Prawn ...
Sheng: It feels like eating ice-cream. This one you are having is delicate and fragrant.
Jason: And it's more refreshing and floral.
Sheng: That's right. So it is younger.
Jason: What are the features of Red Prawn?
Sheng: It has a unique aroma, and its flesh is very delicate and there is no fibre.
          There is fibre in other durians, but when you eat Red Prawn ... or eating ice-cream.
          These two are even more special. They are from old trees - 50 to 60 years old.
Jason: 50 to 60 years old?
Sheng: See if you can taste the wine, and it's especially bitter.
Jason: You're right!
Sheng: Young Red Prawn durians are only sweet and floral. Old ones have an extra layer of
           bitterness and hints of wine
Jason: This is what Sheng does every day (feed durian to customers)
Sheng: The freshness of the durians. So now you know that. Your tongue will turn numb eating it.
          You can only have it here. The numbness lasts only for a few seconds.
          Even durians have a golden half hour, and its interaction with the tongue produce
          unexpected results.
Jason: When you take a bite, your tongue feels a bit different - it's biting into my tongue!
Sheng: That's right!
Jason: It was a quick bite!
Sheng: That's right! When you experience the numbness, the aromas are amplified. The flavours
          explode outwards in that instant, and it has to be within half an hour after it falls.
Jason: How much is one of these? Is it expensive?
Sheng: Yes, it is!
Jason: Sheng gets all excited whenever he talks about durians.
          Over 70% of his trees are more than 30 years old.
          For a durian enthusiast like himself ...
Jason: So all of these are ...
Sheng: ... by my grandfather when he came from China ... apply for a permit from the land office ...
          He started to plant peppers, cloves, cardamoms ... then slowly changed over to planting durians
Jason: Sheng is of Huizhou Hakka descent. His ancestral durian plantation is situated in Penang, at
          Sungai Pinang in Balik Pulau. This area was supposedly the earliest area in Penang where the
          Hakkas settled in. It is believed that they chose to settle in this hilly region because in their  
          homeland ...
          Second generation?
Sheng: That's right!
Jason: It looks like it is almost 100 feet tall!
Sheng: ... are only 30 to 30 years old now, will take another 30 over years ... forefathers leave behind
          for their descendants. It will be sweet, bitter ...
Jason: Every durian tree in the Balik Pulau plantation ... the hard work of the first generation Hakka
          forefathers after they arrived here. Without their enduring spirit, there would not be the
          harvests of today.

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Location:
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Open: 1100-1900

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Obituary: Prof Rogayah bt Jaafar (1955-2016)

Prof Rogayah bt Jaafar (1955-2016)
Dept of Medical Education
School of Medical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia

It is with great sadness that I post here on the demise of my colleague, Prof Rogayah Jaafar. I knew her since June 1982 when I joined the USM Medical School. Prof Rogayah was from Johor. She was born on 8 January 1955. She headed the Department of Medical Education. She retired at 58.

She was admitted to Hospital USM on 10 January 2016 and passed away earlier this morning. She passed away on Thursday, 28 January 2016, 30 minutes after midnight. She was 61 when she passed away.

She leaves behind her husband, Prof Zulkifli Ahmad (Community Medicine USM Medical School & USM Dental School Research Deputy Dean), and 5 children - eldest boy and 4 girls.

Her daughters and husband were present at the mortuary where staff could pay their last respect. Her son was on his way to HUSM. I met the family members except her son.

She will be interred at the Muslim burial site at Kg Baung Bayam, near Cherang. I don't know the burial place.

The following pics were obtained from the Internet. They are not mine. They belong to USM.

Prof Rogayah working in her office at Medical Education.

Dept of Medical Education, School of Medical Sciences,
USM in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan

Dept function. Prof Rogayah is seated next to her husband.

Prof Rogayah cutting the cake. Her PA Jamilah is on her right.

Dr Najib Mat Pa and Dr Rose

Prof Rogayah and I et al, last wrote this CDAE module for USM

External links

USM Medical School
http://www.medic.usm.my/ms/

List of departments
http://www.medic.usm.my/ms/kenali-ppsp/senarai-jabatan

Prof Rogayah's CV (online)
http://www.research.usm.my/topwomen/rogayah.pdf

Prof Rogayah - speaker's bio
https://apaphs.wordpress.com/invited-speakers/

Prof Rogayah - speaker's bio

Rogayah Jaafar is a Professor of Medical Education and the founding Head of the Department of Medical Education at the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. She obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the University of Cairo, Egypt, her Master of Health Professional Education from the University of New South Wales, Australia and her post graduate fellowship certificate in Health Leadership Development (ICHLD) from the University of Chicago, USA. Dr. Rogayah’s teaching and research interests include curriculum development, partnership and leadership development, interprofessional education and women’s  health issues.

10th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC)
National University of Singapore, Singapore
16-20 January 2013

Adolescent’s Attitudes Towards Health Warning Message on Cigarette Packs
Zulkifli Ahmad, Rogayah Jaafar,* Razlan Musa, and Nyi Nyi Naing
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS)
Malays J Med Sci. 2001 Jan; 8(1): 20–24.

PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING AS PERCEIVED BY DENTAL STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
Arunodaya Barman, Rogayah Jaafar, Noorliza Mastura Ismail*
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 2006, pp.63-67

Curricular Trends in Malaysian Medical Schools: Innovations Within
Nor Mohd Adnan Azila,1 BSc, PhD (UK), Jaafar Rogayah,2 MBBCh (Cairo), MHPEd (NSW),
Zabidi Azhar Mohd Hussin Zabidi-Hussin,3 MBBS (N’Cle), MRCP (UK), FRCPCH
Ann Acad Med Singapore 2006;35:647-54
Review Article

Learning style preferences of nursing students at two universities in Iran and Malaysia.
Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad1, *, Rogayah Ja’afar2
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions (JEEHP)
J Edu Eval Health Prof 24 November 2014

PHT Exhibition & Talk: The Chulia Diaspora, Mosque and Endowments

I have covered a little bit about the founding of Masjid Kapitan Keling in Penang by Cauder Merican. His descendants carry the Merican clan name. Examples of early doctors from this clan are Penang's first doctor, Dr A. O. Merican, and his sons, Dr Carleel Merican and Dr Ezanee Merican. Their biographies are in my book. Cauder Merican's Will is also mentioned in my book.

Khoo Salma Nasution heads the Penang Heritage Trust (PHT). Salma's book is The Chulia in Penang. This book has won her the Australian ICAS book award. I hope you can attend Salma's talk and exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.

Details:

PHT Exhibition and talk: The Chulia Diaspora, Mosque and Endowments
Date: Saturday, 30 January 2016
Speakers: Khoo Salma Nasution (book author) and Jasmin Wahab (film producer)
Time: 10:00 am - Book signing ceremony
           10:30 am - 1:00 pm - Talks
           Tour of exhibition (after talks)
Venue: Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
             (near Masjid Negara in Kuala Lumpur)

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I'm re-posting an email from Khoo Salma:

from:      Khoo Salma <snkhoo@gmail.com>
to:      Faridah Abdul Rashid <faridahar@gmail.com>
date:      23 January 2016 at 11:44
subject: Fwd: The Chulia Diaspora, exhibition and talk, Islamic Arts Museum KL, Sat 30 Jan 2016

Dear Faridah,

I am pleased to invite you to my talk at the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur at 10am Sat 30 Jan 2016.

It is based on my book The Chulia in Penang: Patronage and Place-Making around the Kapitan Kling Mosque" which explores the history of Penang's links with the Indian Ocean and in particular of the South Indian Muslims who came in large numbers during the East India Company period, contributing to Malaysia's culturally diverse heritage.

I have presented this powerpoint (always a bit differently) at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) in London, at the ICAS conference in Adelaide, at a talk organised by the Indian Heritage Centre and URA in Singapore, also at a conference in Kanyakumari, India, apart from several talks in Malaysia.

But for my KL friends I will throw in the story of how Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin resolved the Mihrab / Qibla controversy at the Kapitan Kling Mosque (with comments by S.M. Zainul Abidin).

The film-maker Jasmin Wahab will be my co-speaker. Please arrive at 10am as you will need to look for the auditorium, the event actually starts at 10.30am, ending at 1.00pm with a tour of the exhibition. My books will be available for sale.

Please think of your friends who might be interested to attend and help me forward to them!

Salma

Khoo Salma's The Chulia in Penang wins ICAS Book Award

Pamphlet

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This is IAMM's circular which I received with Salma's email.

IAMM circular:

The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) invites you to "The Chulia Diaspora, Mosque and Endowments", a lecture by Khoo Salma Nasution and Jasmin Wahab. The lecture is organised in conjunction with IAMM's latest exhibition entitled "The Chulia in Penang".

“During the era of the British East India Company, the South Indians appeared in British records as “Chulia”. The Chulias who came to the Straits of Malacca consisted mainly, but not exclusively, of Muslims. The Chulias lived and worked in the port area, and around the Kapitan Kling Mosque in George Town, Penang. This community played a key entrepreneurial role in the development of the Penang port and its region. The local born Indian Muslims, known as “Jawi Pekan” or “Jawi Peranakan”, gradually assimilated with the Malay community.”

The lecture will be held on 30th January 2016 (Saturday) at 10 am at IAMM, followed by a book-signing session and lecturing tour of the exhibition at the Open Space Gallery. For further enquiries or to reserve your seats, kindly contact the Education Department at:

Email: education@iamm.org.my
Tel : 03-2270 5136 / 5111 / 5101 / 5103

Poster

Book

Speakers & Film Producer

Dr A Bearblock

From Judith Cable, also in Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/judy.cable

Posted by Judy C to The Early Malay Doctors at 21 January 2016 at 05:19

Judy C has left a new comment on your post "Yahya Ibrahim":

Hi - I was wondering if you had any information on a Dr Bearblock. Dr Bearblock was a British doctor who trained other in Malaya. I am trying to track down those who may have known him.

Many thanks

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Google search for 'Dr Bearblock' on 21 January 2015, 7:22am:

Obituary
http://www.family-announcements.co.uk/wmn/view/1227905/charles-henry-bearblock

BEARBLOCK Dr Charles Henry of Saltash MB BS DRCOG ...

His full name is Dr Charles Henry Bearblock (MBBS, DRCOG) of Saltash.

He was a medical practitioner and an O&G doctor. He was a postgraduate holder of the Diploma from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (DRCOG).

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is based at:

27 Sussex Place
Regent's Park
London NW1 4RG
UK

The Facebook page for RCOG is at https://www.facebook.com/RCObsGyn

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Google search for 'Saltash in UK' on 21 January 2016, 7:43am:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltash

Cornwall Record Office (CRO), Cornwall, England:
The historical records are from the mid-12th century to the 21st century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall_Record_Office

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When was Dr Bearblock born?

When did he obtain his MBBS?

When did he obtain his DRCOG?

When did Dr Bearblock serve in Malaya?

As the British doctors were distributed throughout Malaya, a time frame and a name of a place or a State in Malaya would help to search for people who had worked with Dr Bearblock in Malaya.

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Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue:
http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/DServe.exe?dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl

Search catalogue for 'Charles Henry Bearblock':
0x0003 NO RECORDS FOUND:

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Newspaper search for 'Dr C H Bearblock' at the NewspaperSG archives in Singapore.

There are 22 results on him:
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Searchresults.aspx?q=Dr+C+H+Bearblock&lang=

'Dr A. Bearblock' had worked in Malaya from April 1933 till the breakout of WW2 in Malaya, 1941.

PASSENGERS OUTWARD
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 April 1933, Page 13
Family members who embarked on the Patroclus at Birkenhead on 25 March 1933 for the Straits Settlements were:
Dr. A. Bearblock
Mrs. Bearblock
Master D. Bearblock
- the voyage took 11 days

PASSENGERS OUTWARD
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 April 1933, Page 12
The following passengers by T.S.S. Patroclus are expected to arrive in Singapore today:
Dr. and Mrs. A. Bearblock and child
Dr F. D. Zau

SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
The Straits Times, 28 November 1934, Page 13
- Dr. McNab, of the Taiping Hospital, has succeeded Dr. A. Bearblock as Medical Officer, General Hospital, Teluk Anson.
- Dr. A. Bearblock has gone to Kuala Kangsar on transfer.

KING'S PAVILION
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 December 1936, Page 8
Saturday, 26 December 1936
- Dr. A. Bearblock

SULTAN OF PERAK ILL.
The Straits Times, 12 June 1937, Page 13
- H.H. the Sultan of Perak suffered from influenza.
- Dr. G. A. Graham who succeeded Dr. E. Bearblock, Medical Officer, Kuala Kangsar, attended to His Highness.
:: The 30th Sultan of Perak at Kuala Kangsar at the time was Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I (1918–1938). He passed away a year after Dr. G. A. Graham had seen to him for his influenza. This was before the Second World War (WW2).

In Last Night's Government Gazette
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 July 1939, Page 3
- Dr. E. D. Lindow to officiate as Chief Medical Officer, Penang.
- Dr. A. Bearblock to act as Chief Medical Officer, Malacca.
- Dr. C. Samugam, House Physician, Grade III, S.S. Medical Service, seconded for service
  under the Government of Sarawak.

EXEMPTION CLAIMED FROM TRAINING
The Straits Times, 15 August 1941, Page 10
From the NST's Malacca correspondent, 14 August 1941
- 21 applications for exemption from all training
- Local Forces (Training) Ordinance, 1940
- Tribunal members: Mr. J. C. Cobbett (chairman),
   Mr. H. J. Ridgewell, and Mr. G. W. Bryant (Resident Councillor).
- 14 applicants in the Medical Department will be represented by Dr. A. Bearblock,
  Chief Medical Officer.

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Which Sultan of Perak reigned when Dr Bearblock worked in Malaya?
28. Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I (1887–1916)
29. Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah (1916–1918)
30. Sultan Iskandar Shah (1918–1938)

Sultan of Perak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_of_Perak
Siak Sultanate
27. Sultan Yusuf Sharifuddin Mudzaffar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah I (1877–1887)
28. Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I Ibni Almarhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar (1887–1916)
29. Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I (1916–1918)
30. Sultan Iskandar Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul Adzam Shah I (1918–1938)
31. Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa I (1938–1948)
32. Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah (1948–1963)
33. Sultan Idris Iskandar Al-Mutawakkil Alallahi Shah II Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Shah (1963–1984)
34. Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah (1984–2014)
35. Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah (2014–present)

Sultan Iskandar of Perak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskandar_of_Perak

Perak Palaces
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istana_Iskandariah

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Archive: Malaysian National Archives/Arkib Negara Malaysia (ANM)

Ref. No.: ANM 1957/0461300

Title: Requests that the Medical & Health Department should have prior notice of ships calling at Port Dickson.

Source: Office of the Government Secretary of Negeri Sembilan

Dr A. Bearblock had worked as Assistant/Acting Medical Officer in Negeri Sembilan. The Health and Medical Department had requested that foreign ships which called at Port Dickson to inform the department prior to arrival. Foreign ships should only be allowed in the port after the Medical Officer had performed a health inspection of the ship.

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The Straits Times, 17 November 1928, p.10. Untitled.

Dr Bearblock, of the Ipoh District Hospital, has been transferred to Kuala Kangsar in place of Dr E. C. Chitty, Medical Officcer, who goes to Ipoh with Dr (Mrs) Chitty, the Lady Medical Officer, Kuala Kangsar. Mrs (Dr) Chitty takes the place of Miss (Dr) Robertson, Lady Medical Officer, Ipoh, who left for Kuala Kangsar on transfer on Wednesday in a similar capacity.

My comments: 

This article does not mention he is Dr A. Bearblock, but it is assumed this was Dr A. Bearblock. He was at the Ipoh District Hospital till November 1928. He was transferred to the Kuala Kangsar Hospital in mid-November 1928.

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Malayan Girl Guides

Pemandu Wanita di-negeri ini lahir pada tahun 1917
Berita Harian, 22 October 1966, Page 9

-- Before WW1 --

The Girl Guides was born in Berkshire, England on 6 February 1909.

The World Scouts Movement was formed by Lord Baden Powell.

He was the Chief Scout and his wife, Chief of the Girl Guides.


** History of the Girl Guides

The girls at Pinkneys Green wanted their own society for women.
They included schoolgirls, shop workers, and domestic maids.

Lord Baden Powell registered the women's society under the Girl Guides (Pemandu Perempuan).

Lord Baden Powell was a fine soldier. However, the societies he helped formed did not involve military activities. Instead, they were formed to train boys and girls, men and women, to help one another, to be brave, to be law-abiding, and to believe in oneself.

The motto for the Scouts and Girl Guides is "Be Ready."
Their rules are one and the same.

The Scouts and Girl Guides movements expanded and reached other countries - British Colonies, Europe and America. They are everywhere today.

-- During WW1 --

By the time of the first World War, there were thousands of Scouts and Girl Guides.

The Girl Guides wore the original blue pinafore.

The Girl Guides worked alongside volunteers and the Red Cross.

They attended to the wounded. They did charity work to raise money for their coffers.


** Malayan Girl Guides

The Malayan Girl Guides was established in Kuala Lumpur in 1917.
The girls were not that social and were still shy at the time.
The first batch of schoolgirls were from the Methodist Girls' School in Kuala Lumpur.
The school's American headmistress encouraged the girls to establish the Girl Guides.
This Girl Guides was registered in India.

-- After WW1 --

The Malayan Girl Guides activities expanded between 1919 and 1921.
It expanded from Kuala Lumpur to other districts in Selangor, Penang, and Butterworth.

In 1921, a HQ Council was formed for all Malayan Girl Guides.
Its President was Lady Guillemard.
Its Chief Commissioner was Mrs Cavendish.

The Girl Guides was introduced to the other states.
Girl Guides training classes were held in Penang and Perak.

Seremban and Malacca established their Girl Guides after 1925.

In Perak, the Girl Guides opened sub-branches in small towns such as Batu Gajah and Tapah.

Even though the Girl Guides expanded rapidly, the members were girls and ladies
who could speak English; there were no Malay ladies.

The first Malay ladies who joined the Girl Guides were from Sekolah Kampong Baharu, Kuala Lumpur.
There were 50 people; they comprised Brownies and Girl Guides.
The beginners were Brownies, who then advance to Girl Guides when they gained experience.
They joined the Brownies on 13 May 1923.
They were known as Malay Brownies (Brownie2 Melayu).

The Malay Brownies then expanded to Negeri Sembilan and Johor.

The first all-Malayan Girl Guides camping or gathering was held in Malacca in 1932.
Following the first successful gathering, the second one was held in 1932.

In the meantime, many British women arrived from England to assist the Girl Guides in Malaya to train new members. Some of the women who had long served the Girl Guides left to return to their home countries. The ladies were bestowed medals for their great contributions to charities.

The Girl Guides published their monthly bulletin in 1935.
Lady Shenton Thomas became the President.
Sir Shenton Thomas was the British High Commissioner to Malaya.

The third gathering was held in 1933, one in Malacca and another in Kuala Lumpur.

The problem faced was training new members about Girl Guides activities.
An experienced British lady, Mrs Croft Watts, was sent from India to assist.

In 1936, a magazine about the Girl Guides was published in Penang, where its HQ was opened.

In the meantime, a group of Indian Brownies was formed in Kuala Lumpur.

-- Before WW2 --

As WW2 approached, another gathering was held in Malacca, and courses were held in many states.

-- During WW2 --

The Girl Guides activities halted abruptly during the Japanese occupation in Malaya.

-- After WW2 --

The Girl Guides was revived after the war, in 1946.

The HQ resumed its activities in 1947.

There were many historical records created by the Malayan Girl Guides.

In 1948, two members of the Malayan Girl Guides went to England to attend courses on Girl Guides activities. They were Che Lili Majid and Nona Ng Ooi Chan.

 ** Is this the late Dr Lily Majid, elder sister of Dr Ruby Majid - an early Malay doctor?

In 1950, the Malayan Girl Guides attended an international gathering and camp in Australia.

In 1951, five members of the Malayan Girl Guides won the Queens Guide prize.

In 1952, a group of Malayan Girl Guides attended a gathering in England.

In 1953, the Malayan Girl Guides which had served both Malaya and Singapore, separated to form two bodies.

In 1953, a Malayan Girl Guide, Che Hasnah binti Mohd Ali, was sent to attend a Juliette Low Guide course in Switzerland.

  ** Is this Tun Dr Siti Hasmah bt Mohd Ali, an early Malay doctor?

The Malayan Girl Guides was a busy body. It sent a delegation to attend many international conferences, new offices and many tents were opened, etc.

In 1957, when Malaya gained its independence, the Federated Malay States Guides Society combined with the World Guides Society.

In 1958, the Chief Commissioner post was held by a Malayan, Mrs Navaratnam.

Malaysia can boast of her Girl Guides activities as they are on par with those of developed countries.


** World Girl Guides

74 countries became members of the Girl Guides world body.
Malaysia is a member.
Lady Baden Powell remained as its Chief.
The body held its 19th international conference in Tokyo.

Pic caption: Lady Baden-Powell gave her speech at the Camp Windsor Great Park, Berkshire, England during the 100th birthday anniversary of Lord Baden-Powell.


Source:
Pemandu Wanita di-negeri ini lahir pada tahun 1917
Berita Harian, 22 October 1966, Page 9