Talk:Sibu, Sarawak
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What a webpage for such a town! Keep the work up!
'I love Sibu'
H. Wilfrid Walker
Is it really necessary to include the excerpt from this bigot? I deemed it extremely offensive and quite irrelevant to this article.
The name 黄乃祥 is supposed to be 黄乃裳, and is he a pastor?
- To be honest as a descendant of one of the "wily chinese", I don't find that excerpt too offensive. It is merely representative of the way Westerners thought of asiatics in the period. It also happens to be fundmentally true - the Chinese were traders and they did buy and sell to the Dayaks (amongst others) - and still do. Or did last time I was in Sibu, which is admitedly over 15 years ago.
[edit] Pictures
What happened to the pictures?Wai Hong 01:56, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sister cities
Does anyone know if the sister cities listed are correct?Wai Hong 02:42, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 黄乃裳, pastor Wong Nai Siong
I extract this info from writing of Miss Lung Ying Tai (a borderless mandarin world)
Wong Nai Siong (1849-1924) born in China Fujian, GuiChin district. Baptism in age 18, a missionary (The Methodist Episcopal Church) and an China politics reform follower. When China hundred day reform failed, Wong also exile to Asean. When he met Rajah Booke, Raja broke ask him to to be settler for Sibu. After Wong exam the Rajang river, he went back to China, and recruit 1,118 man and hundreds families members, follower of the church to Sibu.
condition of Sibu settlement According to the contract, Sarawak government provide each settlers a loan (adults $30,children $10) and the ferries cost (each $5) from China. Each adults are given 20 acres of land for farming, with a 20 years tax free clause. After 20 years, grant will be given, each acres of land will be charge $0.10 annually.
Wong Nai Siong Roles in China modern history Wong are one of the intellect that reject the unfair Maguan treaty. He is also the founder of Fuchow first newspaper, "fubao"(福报), to spread the new ideology of political reform. He also join Kang Youwei [Hundred Days' Reform].
1904, he have a quarrels with Sarawak government being pursuit. He met Sun Yat-sen in Singapore. When Wong return to Fujian, he founds "Fujian daily" with Lian Hen (Father of former vice president of Taiwan, Lian Zhan). 1906 , he return to Singapore, joining Tongmenghui. 1907, Wong help plan Chaozhou Huanggang Uprising.
source : [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.93.185.42 (talk) 04:15, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
