| 1 | | | Kamunting, Malaya, May 1931 |
| | Ren | | A Chinese houseboy. |
| 2 | | | Ipoh, Malaya Wednesday, June 3rd |
| | Shin | Lee | Ji Lin's stepbrother. |
| | Louise | Brooks | American film actress. |
| | Louise | | A dancer. |
| | Mrs. | Lim | Owner of a dancing school. |
| | Rudolph | Valentino | An Italian actor. |
| | Hui | | Louise's friend. |
| | Ji | Lin | Real name of Louise. |
| 3 | | | Batu Gajah Wednesday, June 3rd |
| | John Alexander | MacFarlane | A doctor. Ren's former master. |
| | Auntie Kwan | | Dr. MacFarlane's housekeeper. |
| | Yi | | Ren's twin brother. |
| | William | Acton | A surgeon. Dr. MacFarlane's friend. |
| 4 | | | Ipoh Friday, June 5th |
| | Beaky | Tham | A dressmaker. |
| | Chan Yew | Cheung | A salesman. |
| 5 | | | Batu Gajah Wednesday, June 3rd |
| | Ah | Long | Dr. William Acton's cook. |
| 6 | | | Falim Saturday, June 6th |
| | Foo Nyit | Tse | The tin tycoon. |
| | Ah | Kum | A girl who worked for Shin's father. |
| | Ming | | Shin's best friend. |
| | Robert | Chiu | Ming's friend. |
| | Emily | | One of Robert's sisters. |
| | Mary | | One of Robert's sisters. |
| | Eunice | | One of Robert's sisters. |
| 7 | | | Batu Gajah Friday, June 5th |
| | Harun | | The Malay driver. |
| 8 | | | Falim Sunday, June 7th |
| | Ah | Yoke | Chan Yew Cheung's wife. |
| | Mr. | Wong | An optometrist. |
| | Mr. | Khoo | One of May Flower's customers. |
| | Nirman | Singh | One of May Flower's customers. |
| 9 | | | Batu Gajah Friday, June 5th |
| | Iris | | Dr. William Acton's
fiancé. |
| | Ambika | | William Acton's girl. |
| | Henry | Thomson | The manager of the rubber plantation. |
| | Lydia | Thomson | Henry's daughter. |
| | Jagjit | Singh | A police officer in Malaya. |
| | Lytton | Rawlings | A pathologist also acting as coroner. |
| 10 | | | Ipoh Sunday, June 7th |
| | Rose | | One of Louise's friends. |
| | Pearl | | One of Louise's friends. |
| | Y. K. | Wong | Chan Yew Cheung's friend. |
| 11 | | | Batu Gajah Saturday, June 6th |
| | Reynolds | | One of the members of the tiger hunters. |
| | Price | | One of the members of the tiger hunters. |
| 12 | | | Ipoh Friday, June 12th |
| | Dolly | | Mrs. Tham's dog. |
| | Mr. | Tham | Mrs. Tham's husband. |
| 13 | | | Batu Gajah Monday, June 8th |
| | Leslie | | A doctor. Dr. Acton's friend. |
| | Pak | Idris | A blind Malay fisherman. |
| 15 | | | Batu Gajah Saturday, June 13th |
| | Nandani | Wijedasa | William's patient. |
| | Matron | | A senior hospital staff. |
| 16 | | | Batu Gajah District Hospital Saturday, June 13th |
| | Koh | Beng | Shin's acquaintance. |
| | Fong | Lan | Shin's girlfriend. |
| | Dr. | Merton | Dr. Rawling's predecessor. |
| 17 | | | Batu Gajah Saturday, June 13th |
| | Pak | Ibrahim | A local hunter. |
| | Farrell | | William's acquaintance. |
| 18 | | | Batu Gajah District Hospital Saturday, June 13th |
| | Wong Yun | Kiong | Real name of Y. K. Wong. |
| 20 | | | Batu Gajah District Hospital Sunday, June 14th |
| | Pei | Ling | A nurse. |
| 22 | | | Ipoh Monday, June 15th |
| | Queen Victoria | | Former Queen of the United Kingdom. |
| 24 | | | Falim Tuesday, June 16th |
| | Auntie Wong | | Ji Lin's neighbor. |
| 26 | | | Batu Gajah Saturday, June 20th |
| | Mrs. | Banks | One of William's guests. |
| 27 | | | Batu Gajah Saturday, June 20th |
| | Anne | | Hui's acquaintance. |
| | Kiong | | The bouncer. |
| 28 | | | Batu Gajah Saturday, June 20th |
| | Ah | Seng | A part-time waiter. |
| 39 | | | Batu Gajah Saturday, June 27th |
| | Mr. | Grafton | Lydia's fiancé. |
| 42 | | | Taiping Saturday, June 27th |
| | Dr. | Watson | Ji Lin's acquaintance. |
| | Ah | Hing | One of Ji Lin's admirers. |
| | Seng | Huat | One of Ji Lin's admirers. |
| 45 | | | Batu Gajah Monday, June 29th |
| | Dr. | Chin | Ren's doctor. |
