ࡱ> QSPY bjbjWW "(==_]8, 8``"  3> J V$ubzzB`BBB  BvB V { T .@ Taam Sze Pui Extracted from: Taam Sze Pui, My Life and Work, Innisfail, Qld, 1925 In traditional China it was usual for a man late in his life to write his autobiography to ensure his memory amongst his descendants. He would recall his achievements and provide advice to the next generation. I am getting old and cannot do much. Nevertheless I have not forgotten my life experience and can still relatethe hardship endured in founding my family estate. I was born in a poor family. As I reached the age of seven, my mother died I went to school at eight and had to abandon my studies at eleven not because I disliked to study but we were poor. My grandfather passed away while I was seventeen. Four years later, there occurred in the village a terrible flood This calamity left us in further reduced circumstances. There was a rumour then that gold had been discovered in a place called Cooktown. Without verifying the truth, my father planned to go with his two sons. We started on January the 18th, 1877. On January 22nd we sailed from Hongkong [sic] and reached our destination on February 10th of the same year. What a disappointment when we learnt that the rumour was unfounded and we were mislead [sic]. Not only was gold difficult to find, the climate was not suitable and was the cause of frequent attacks of illness But since we had come, we might make an attempt we started in the direction of the mountain region on February the 16th, 1877. When we had accomplished sixteen miles, night came and we had to stop. Sleeping in the dew and exposed to the wind, the hardship is better imagined than described. Early on the third morning, we resumed our journey We kept close to the group not daring to detach ourselves lest we should be set upon by the black natives and probably be devoured by them. Proceeding to the 72nd mile, we reached a place called The Foot of the Great Mountain. We made our climb at a slow pace and zigzagged down on the other side I was told we had travelled eighty two miles some discarded part of their supplies some were in tears. Our limbs were numb; our shoulders were bruised and bleeding. When attempts were made to change our clothes, it was necessary to forcibly pull the clothes from the coagulated blood. Five years had passed, I now realised that to search for gold was like trying to catch the moon at the bottom of the sea. Forsaking it I worked in a restaurant at the wages of two pounds a month. At the end of the year I had already saved twenty five pounds, sixteen shillings and sixpence. In March 1882, some Englishmen advertised for labourers to go to Johnson River Valley to develop the land into a sugar plantation. Mr Lum Leung and I immediately set out for Cooktown We reached Johnson River on April the 5th. Such barrenness met our gaze that we felt we were dwelling in an age of universal wilderness. The manager arrived a little over a month later and taught us how to use wood to make boats to navigate the harbour and get our provisions. At one time, while I was chopping a big tree, it suddenly fell on me some branches supported it well above the ground and thus I was saved from being crushed to death. By that time, my savings had increased. A peddler named Yuen Kiu was offering to dispose of his whole stock in-trade because of reverses in gambling. I went into partnership to purchase the whole business. We sold the goods later at favourable prices, and each shared some profits. Henceforth, my mind was set to become a merchant. In July 1883, Luk Fui, Luk Tong, Lei Jam and myself entered into partnership and opened the Kam Who Store in Mourilyan Valley Three years later when the books were closed and the accounts balanced, the networth of each partner amounted to eight hundred pounds. [The other partners] feeling satisfied and desirous to return home, were willing to dispose of their respective interest to me so that I became sole proprietor From 1893 to 1896 I continuously received letters from my relatives urging me to return to get married They advised marriage was essential and not to overvalue gains and belittle separation. Their arguments were sound and persuasive. However I thought the course now was to add sail to my boat and take advantage of the favourable wind Furthermore, it was not very easy to earn a living in China. If I were to remain, it would not only benefit me alone, but also many others Satisfied, I continued to consider the seeking of profit as paramount and did not attach much importance to the question of marriage. When my relatives realized my obstinacy, they planned with my sister to find me a mate. On January the 14th, 1897, they contracted my marriage with the daughter of the Chiu family I was then forty three years of age. Thereafter, our relatives, cousins and brothers came over one after the other. Each was employed according to his ability and paid according to his capacity. To the more able, greater responsibility was given. It was true no one amassed a great fortune but they all became rich in the end I helped some with a loan and aided others with influence. They all found their occupations and enjoyed to labour [sic]. In 1919 and 1920 our customers met their bills more regularly and we gradually recovered from the effects of flood. Oh! Hing, my son, guide your younger brothers, Wing and Wah and obey my commands. Each manage your own property, and do not dispute. To be able to practise economy and diligence is the secret of keeping an estate as well as founding it. The experience of the past serves as the guide for the future; if you do not know the hardship I have gone through, read the above Taam Sze Pui a native of Ny Chuen, Nam Hoi District Kwangtung, China Written in my 71st year at Innisfail (formerly Johnson River) Queensland February, 1925' Source: Taam Sze Pui, My Life and Work, Innisfail, Qld, 1925 (From T Buggy & J Cates (eds), Race Relations in Colonial Australia: An Enquiry Approach, Nelson, Melbourne, 1982)  PAGE  PAGE 3 http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/education/lessons/lessonB02.htm  -=U  VX 8 : [ y z { KMD}5CJOJQJ0JmH0J j0JUCJ jCJU56CJOJQJ5CJOJQJ 6OJQJ H*OJQJOJQJ56OJQJ 5OJQJ5CJ OJQJ/ TU'(<=kl# $  KL{|$ TU'(<=kl# $  KL{|Z[CD%  @|Z[CD%h&`#$h&`#$ P. 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