▁Est ates ▁in ▁Mal ac ca ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Tan ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁three ▁rub ber ▁companies . ▁He ▁started ▁United ▁Mal ac ca ▁Rub ber ▁Est ate ▁Ltd . ▁himself , ▁and ▁he ▁obtained ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁other ▁business men ▁to ▁joint ly ▁set ▁up ▁Mal ac ca ▁P inda ▁Rub ber ▁Est ates ▁Ltd . ▁and ▁A yer ▁M ole k ▁Rub ber ▁Company , ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁Mal ac ca ▁Council ▁Commission er ▁and ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁for ▁Mal ac ca ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government . ▁Month s ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁as ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁towns ▁and ▁Mal ac ca ▁port ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁res us cit ated ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ac ca ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁( l ater ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁B ▁Company , ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion , ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement ▁Vol unte er ▁Force ) ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁Stra its ▁Chinese ▁British ▁Association ▁( SC BA ) ▁was ▁rev ived ▁by ▁him , ▁elect ing ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁SC BA ▁soon ▁after . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁at