Asian dependencies in the area. The Straits Settlements originally consisted of the four individual settlements of Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Dinding...
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Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore between 1826 and 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together...
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The Transfer of the Straits Settlements was the official handover of the colonies of Penang, Singapore, and Malacca from the British India Office over...
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The governor of the Straits Settlements was appointed by the British East India Company until 1867, when the Straits Settlements became a Crown colony...
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The Straits dollar was the currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939. At the same time, it was also used in the Federated Malay States,...
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Chief Justice of Singapore (redirect from Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements)
# Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements Took office Left office 1 Sir Peter Benson Maxwell 1867 1871 2 Sir Thomas Sidgreaves 1871 1886 3 Sir Theodore...
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The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (SSVF) was a military reserve force in the Straits Settlements, while they were under British rule. While the majority...
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Penang (redirect from Straits Settlements Presidency)
Established by Francis Light in 1786, Penang became part of the Straits Settlements, a British crown colony also comprising Malacca and Singapore. During...
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The Straits Settlements of the Malayan Peninsula have a postal history distinct from the other Malayan areas. Mail was originally handled privately by...
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on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018. "Formation of the Straits Settlements". nlb.gov.sg. 1826. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018...
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Pos Malaysia (redirect from Straits Settlements Post Office)
early 1800s with the establishment of postal services first in the Straits Settlements in Penang, Malacca and Singapore expanding through the rest of Malaya...
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British Malaya (section Straits Settlements)
British protectorates with their own local rulers, as well as the Straits Settlements, which were under the sovereignty and direct rule of the British...
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and Malacca to form the Straits Settlements, administered by the British East India Company. In 1830, the Straits Settlements became a residency, or subdivision...
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1867, when the British Crown appointed the attorney-general of the Straits Settlements, based in Singapore, to serve as legal adviser to the new Crown colony's...
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List of governors of Singapore (category Governors of the Straits Settlements)
The Governor of the Straits Settlements ruled the Straits Settlements. The persons on this position governed the Straits Settlements from 1826 to 1946,...
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Strait of Malacca (redirect from Malacca Straits)
Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century, the Johor Sultanate, the Straits Settlements, and the modern city-state of Singapore. Since the 17th century,...
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the police commissioner was expanded to include that of the entire Straits Settlements, with the title changed to Inspector-General of Police. This lasted...
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been documented since the former British colony became part of the Straits Settlements in 1826. In the present day, under the penal code, rioting refers...
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The dish was believed to be created by Hainanese immigrants to the Straits Settlements in the 19th century while serving on British ships. In Malaysia,...
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to be presided over by the Governor of the Straits Settlements and Resident Councillor of the settlement where the court was to be held, and another...
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Rupee (section Straits Settlements)
The Straits Settlements were originally an outlier of the British East India Company. The Spanish dollar had already taken hold in the Straits Settlements...
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Chief Secretary (Singapore) (redirect from Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements)
colonial secretary of the Straits Settlements before 1946, was a high ranking government official position in the Straits Settlements before 1946 and the Colony...
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Bengal Presidency (section Straits Settlements)
separated from Bengal. In 1862, Burma became a separate province. The Straits Settlements became a Crown Colony in 1867. In 1877, the North Western Provinces...
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had been governed as part of the Straits Settlements since 1826. The colony was created when the Straits Settlements was dissolved shortly after the Japanese...
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History of Penang (section Straits Settlements)
free port, the city state was subsequently governed as part of the Straits Settlements, together with Singapore and Malacca; the state capital, George Town...
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The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements was a legislature formed on 1 April 1867, when the Straits Settlements was made a Crown colony. This...
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gambier. From 1929 to 1935, Jumabhoy served on the committee of the Straits Settlements Association. From 1930 to 1935, he served as the president of the...
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Singapore does not observe daylight saving time. As a part of the Straits Settlements, Singapore originally adopted the Malayan Time, which was GMT+07:30...
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year they formed the Malayan Union together with two of the former Straits Settlements, (Malacca and Penang), and the Unfederated Malay States. Two years...
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Peranakan Chinese (redirect from Straits Chinese)
of Chinese-Peranakan, Straits Chinese or Straits-born Chinese were defined as those born or living in the Straits Settlements: a British colony consisting...
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