Originally a block of commercial stores with impressive facades featuring elaborate classical pediments and Gothic elements. Jan S.A. Sahib at No. 128 was chief trustee of the Indian Mosque founded by his father, M. Shaik Adam. He came from Madras to join his father’s business, the Kinta Ice Aerated Water and Bakery Co. A long-serving member of the Kinta Sanitary Board since 1924, he was appointed J.P. in 1935. No. 128 was later occupied by M.S. Ally, while Caxton Press at No. 130 was started by G.O. LaBrooy and then run by Eurasians.
JAN SAHIB’s office and others
JAN SAHIB’s office and others
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