straits settlements
31StraitsSettlements — Straits Settlements (strāts) A former British crown colony comprising parts of the southern and western Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands, including Singapore. Formed in 1826, it was under Indian control until 1867, when the British assumed… …
32СТРЕЙТС-СЕТЛМЕНТС — (Straits Settlements) (Владения при Проливе) б. брит, колония, включавшая Малакку, Сингапур, о ва Пинанг, Панкор, Уэлсли, Диндингс, Кокосовые (Килинг), Рождества и Лабуан (с 1907). Колония была создана в 1867; вошла в состав Малайской… …
33Governor of Penang — Founding of Prince of Wales IslandSixteenth century Portuguese traders from Goa, India sailing to the Far East in search of spices and needing a place to replenish their water supplies referred to it as Pulo Pinaom. Sir James Lancaster commander… …
34Chung Keng Quee — 鄭景貴 Traditional Chinese 鄭 …
35Court of Appeal of Singapore — The Supreme Court Building, photographed on 10 February 2007 Established 9 January 1970;[1] became final appellate court 8 April 1994 Jurisd …
36British Malaya — loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century. Before the formation of Malayan Union in 1946, the colonies were not placed under a single unified… …
37Cabinet of Singapore — Singapore This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Singapore Constitution Legislature …
38Federal Court of Malaysia — The Federal Court is located in the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya. The Federal Court of Malaysia (Malay: Mahkamah Persekutuan Malaysia) is the highest court and the final appellate court in Malaysia. It is housed in the …
39Tan Kim Ching — Singapore born Tan Kim Ching (陳金鐘) who lived from 1829 to Feb 1892 was the eldest of the three sons of Tan Tock Seng, the founder and financier of Tan Tock Seng Hospital. [An Anecdotal History of Old Times in Singapore By Charles Burton Buckley… …
40Malayan dollar — A Malayan dollar 5 cent note, 1941. The dollar (Malay: ringgit, Jawi: ريڠڬيت) was the currency of the British colonies and protectorates in Malaya and Brunei until 1953. It was introduced in 1939, replacing the Straits dollar at par, with 1… …
