Handbook to Singapore : with map and a plan of the Botanical Gardens - BookSG

The handbook is the first guide book published on the Singapore Settlement. It was compiled for the benefit of visitors to Singapore and to meet a felt need at that time for a handy guide to provide some form of notes, providing historical, descriptive and scientific information on the town and island.

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Title: Handbook to Singapore : with map and a plan of the Botanical Gardens




Creator: Reith, G. M. (George Murray), 1863-1948
Subject: Singapore--Guidebooks
Singapore--Description and travel
Streets and Places
Places of interest
Publisher: Singapore and Straits Print. Office, 1892

Digital Description: application/pdf, 13046 KB, 159 p.
Table of Contents: ch. I. Historical introduction
ch. II. The Government-The Garrison and defences-Justice-The Municipality of Singapore-Police-Revenue
ch. III. General description of the town and environs
ch. IV. Favourite walks and drives
ch. V. Public buildings and places of interest
ch. VI. Places of worship and hospitals
ch. VII. The population of Singapore
ch. VIII. Clubs, societies, banks, consulates, hotels shops, &c.
ch. IX. Rates of hire for private and hackney carriages, with tables of distances
ch. X. Steam communication between Singapore and other ports
ch. XI. Currency, weights, measures, time, &c.
ch. XII. Imports, exports, shipping, &c., Singapore
ch. XIII. The fauna, flora, and geology of Singapore
ch. XIV. Climate, monsoons, &c.
ch. XV. The Malay language and literature
Maps.