Too Nam (Cheras Christian Cemetery)

A Cantonese teacher by the name of Mr. Too Nam (杜南) who taught the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen in Honolulu and maintained their friendship since then, has passed away at the age of 86 years old on 5 October 1939. Mr. Too Nam of No. 1 Old Pudu Road taught Cantonese in Honolulu and California in his younger days and several Malayan Government officials studied under him. Among them were Messrs. Sansom, Fairburn, P.B. Shelly, Pountney, Ridgeway and Rev. Horley where some of his pupils. 

When the Anti-Opium Society was formed, Mr. Too Nam was one its pioneers. He helped to form the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and was its Secretary for many years. He had a namesake school, the Too Nam School, where many students graduated and went on to public servants and post also in mercantile firms. Other than being a teacher, Mr. Too Nam studied Perpetual Motion, a system where with perpetual motion can be realised and once realised used for the elimination of the disasters to which the earth is subjected from natural causes (very deep if you ask me). The late Mr. Too Nam leaves a son, Mr. Too Choo Sun (of the Choosun Press), several grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Mr. Too Nam is the grandfather of Mr. Too Hing Kei

Mr. Too Nam 

Memorial Stele of Mr. Too Nam (杜南 of Kuala Lumpur)

Memorial stele with the Republic of China flag

Too Nam memorial stele is impressive and captures your attention and draws you in with the Republic of China (Taiwan) flag at the top. The text is written in traditional Chinese characters and appears to be a biographical or commemorative text.

The headstone reads;

In respectful memory 

of

Mr. Too Nam 

Co-operator 

in the Founding 

of 

The Republic of China

Born 31 January 1854

Died 5 October 1939

Flag of the Republic of China 

Memorial Stele of Mr. Too Nam (杜南 of Kuala Lumpur)

Memorial Stele of Mr. Too Nam (杜南 of Kuala Lumpur)

Memorial Stele of Mr. Too Nam (杜南 of Kuala Lumpur)

The Certificate of Commendation awarded to Mr. Too Nam by the Government of the Republic of China

Family 

Son: Too Choo Sun

In 17 July 1916, Mr. Too Choo Sun proprietor of Choosun Press, Kuala Lumpur has passed an examination in suggestion, hypnotism, telepathy, personal magnetic healing and suggestive therapentics held by National Institute of Sciences of London and a diploma has been granted to him. 

References

Perpetual motion. (1934, February 18). Sunday Trubine, page 2 

Sun Yat Sen's friend dies in Selangor. (1939, October 7). The Straits Times, page 10

Noted Cantonese Scholar Dead. (1939, October 7). Malaya Tribune, page 8

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