sentences:  Among the more famous visitors to its clubhouse included Sun Yat-sen and Jawaharlal Nehru.In 1923, when Chinese businessman, community leader and philanthropist Tan Kah Kee, known as the "Rubber King" of Singapore and Malaya, assumed chairmanship of the club, its focus shifted from being a purely social and business club to one that was politically active.Born in 1874 in Fujian, China, Tan came to Singapore at the age of 16 to join his father's business.