Going Strong
p. 89 · Read in the full issue
On Chong Men Still Going Strong
The On Chong company in the Gilbert Islands, referred to in the accompanying article, was sold many years ago to W. R.
Carpenter and Co. Ltd., of Sydney, which traded in the Gil berts until the outbreak of the Pacific War. However, there are still numerous “descendants ” of the On Chong company in the Islands.
On Nauru, there is a store keeper, Ben Kum Kee, whose father used to be manager of the On Chong company in the Gil berts. Another brother, Hang, is an electrician in BPC’s Nauru workshops. And several other brothers are partners in Kum Kee Bros, store on Tarawa. Most of the Kum Kees have married Gil bertese women.