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Category: Mavis

November 1963 : University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur

admin November 22, 1963May 22, 2021

Mavis got a job as Administrative Assistant in the Registrar’s Office of the University of Malaya and left Singapore in late November 1963.

2nd May 1963 : Mavis Delivers A Baby Boy At Kuala Lumpur General Hospital

admin May 2, 1963June 19, 2021

The idea to have Juarez born in Kuala Lumpur was because Special Branch in Kuala Lumpur said they would accommodate visits by James to see Mavis in the hospital. So

Read more… 2nd May 1963 : Mavis Delivers A Baby Boy At Kuala Lumpur General Hospital

9th February 1963 : Offer Of “Assistance” From Lee Kuan Yew

admin February 11, 1963August 16, 2021

Mavis was sacked from her job in the civil service in January 1963. She was served with a notice of dismissal from her post of Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Education

Read more… 9th February 1963 : Offer Of “Assistance” From Lee Kuan Yew

Early January 1963 : Mavis Was Sacked Again

admin January 6, 1963July 6, 2021

“In January 1963 I was again sacked, without reasons given. James immediately told me that it was likely that he would be arrested shortly and on 2nd February Operation Cold

Read more… Early January 1963 : Mavis Was Sacked Again

1st October 1959 : Mavis Joins Ministry of Education

admin October 1, 1959June 9, 2021

“Mrs. James Puthucheary has been appointed Assistant Secretary “B” at the Singapore Ministry of Education in Kay Siang Road.

1st September 1959 : Mavis Sacked by Bryne

admin September 22, 1959July 6, 2021

Mavis was sacked from her post as Assistant Director (Administration) at the Social Welfare Department. The Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K.M Byrne, said “her appointment became temporary when

Read more… 1st September 1959 : Mavis Sacked by Bryne

8th June 1959 : Married Mavis Scharenguivel

admin June 8, 1959May 11, 2022

James married Mavis Colleen Scharenguivel under special licence on the 8th June 1959. James and Mavis always celebrated their wedding anniversary on the 3rd June. This was the day that

Read more… 8th June 1959 : Married Mavis Scharenguivel

1957 : Entering the Civil Service

admin May 28, 1957May 28, 2021

“On 1st October 1956, on the recommendation of Professor Silcock, professor of economics, in whose faculty she had been an undergraduate, Miss Mavis Scharenguival, recently returned from Manila with an

Read more… 1957 : Entering the Civil Service

1956 : Masters in Manila

admin May 22, 1956May 22, 2021

1955 : Mavis Graduated with Honours

admin May 22, 1955June 9, 2021

Mavis graduated with honours in Economics in June 1955  and then left to study for Masters in Public Administration in Manila, returning to Singapore in July 1956. I worked under

Read more… 1955 : Mavis Graduated with Honours

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