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Straits Produce
The ''Straits Produce'' was a satirical magazine distributed throughout the Straits Settlements. It sought to illustrate the lives of colonial rulers and settlers in Malaya and Singapore through comedic caricatures and sketches. History The magazine was established to comment on the financial policies of then Governor of the Straits Settlements Harry Ord. Its inauguration issue was printed and published in Christmas 1868 by S. W. Augustin. The first iteration of the magazine had ten contributors. However, soon after the publication of the magazine's second issue, which was printed and published in Christmas 1870, the chief financial backers of the magazine pulled out, due to several comments made towards Ord that were deemed unacceptable. The magazine was revived in 1893, with the third issue being printed and published in Christmas. By then, only two of the original contributors remained in Singapore. It was printed in Singapore. James Miller, a prominent businessman, contribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satirical Magazine
This is a list of satirical magazines which have a satirical bent, and which may consist of fake news stories for mainly humorous purposes. For magazines published online, see List of satirical news websites. List See also * List of satirists and satires * List of satirical news websites * List of satirical television news programs References {{Reflist Satirical Satire is a genre of the visual arts, visual, literature, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently Nonfiction, non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore In The Straits Settlements
Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements between 1826 and 1942, together with Penang and Malacca. Singapore was the capital and the seat of government of the Straits Settlements after it was moved from George Town in 1832. From 1830 to 1867, the Straits Settlements was a residency, or subdivision, of the Presidency of Bengal, in British India. In 1867, the Straits Settlements became a separate Crown colony, directly overseen by the Colonial Office in Whitehall in London. The period saw Singapore establish itself as an important trading port and developed into a major city with a rapid increase in population. The city remained as the capital and seat of government until British rule was suspended in February 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Singapore during World War II. Following the war, it was officially replaced by the Colony of Singapore in 1946. Beginning of British rule in Singapore In 1819, the British official, Stamford Raffles, landed in Singa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements () were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, the Straits Settlements came under control of the British Raj in 1858 and then under direct British control as a Crown colony in 1867. In 1946, following the end of World War II and the Japanese occupation, the colony was dissolved as part of Britain's reorganisation of its Southeast Asian dependencies in the area. The Straits Settlements originally consisted of the four individual settlements of Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Dinding. Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were added in 1886. The island of Labuan, off the coast of Borneo, was also incorporated into the colony with effect from 1 January 1907, becoming a separate settlement within it in 1912. Most of the territories now form part of Malaysia, from which Singapore separated in 1965. The Cocos (Keeling) I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Ord
Sir Harry St. George Ord (17 June 1819 – 20 August 1885) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bermuda between 1861 and 1864, Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1867 and 1873, and Governor of Western Australia between 1877 and 1880. Education and career Ord was the son of Henry Gough Ord and grandson of Craven Ord (1756–1832) of Greenstead Hall, Essex, a prominent antiquarian. He was educated at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, (1835–1837). He served in the Royal Engineers, (1837–1856), principally in the West Indies, West Africa, and the Anglo-French expedition to the Baltic (1854), during the Crimean War. Ord later held many important colonial posts, including: * Commissioner of the Gold Coast (1855–1856) * Commissioner at the Courts of Paris and The Hague (1856–1857) * Governor of Dominica (1857–1861) * Governor of Bermuda (1861–1864) * Special Commissioner to West Africa (1864–1867) * Governor of the Strait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' (also known informally by its abbreviation ''ST'') is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online, the latter of which was launched in 1994. It is regarded as the newspaper of record for Singapore. Print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' had a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. In 2014, country-specific editions were published for residents in Brunei and Myanmar, with newsprint circulations of 2,500 and 5,000 respectively. History Early years The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National University Of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national university, national Public university, public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 by the merging of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University. The university offers degree programmes in disciplines at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including in the sciences, medicine and dentistry, design and environment, law, arts and social sciences, engineering, business, computing, and music. NUS's main campus is located adjacent to the Kent Ridge subzone of Queenstown, Singapore, Queenstown. The Duke–NUS Medical School is located at the Outram, Singapore, Outram campus. The Bukit Timah campus houses the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, Faculty of Law and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. NUS's affiliated faculty members and researchers include one Nobel Prize laureate, one Tang Prize laureate, and one Vautrin Lud Prize, Vautrin Lud laureate. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Miller (busiessman)
James Miller may refer to: Arts and entertainment *James Andrew Miller, American investigative journalist and author of oral histories on ESPN and CAA *James Miller (playwright) (1704–1744), English playwright, poet, librettist, and minister *James Miller (filmmaker) (1968–2003), British filmmaker killed in the Gaza strip * James Miller (novelist) (born 1976), British novelist and academic who wrote ''Lost Boys'' *Ewan MacColl (James Henry Miller, 1915–1989), English singer-songwriter *Cootie Stark (James Miller, 1927–2005), American Piedmont blues musician *James Miller, reality TV show '' Survivor: Palau'' contestant in 2004–2005 Military *James Miller (VC 1857) (1820–1892), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1857 * James Miller (Medal of Honor) (1836–1914), United States Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *Sir James Percy Miller (1864–1906), British soldier and racehorse owner *James Miller (VC 1916) (1890–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Braddell
Sir Roland St. John Braddell (20 December 1880 – 15 November 1966) was a historian and colonial adviser in British Malaya. He was considered "one of Malaya's foremost legal authorities". Early life Roland St. John Braddell was born in Singapore in 1880. His father, Thomas de Multon Lee Braddell, had served as Attorney-General of Singapore, as had his father before him. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and then Worcester College, Oxford. He was called to the bar in 1905. Writing career Braddell wrote several books on the history of Malaya, as well as a two-volume legal work called ''Laws of the Straits Settlements'' and a book titled ''Gaming Laws''. Alongside this, he published several essays concerning the legal status of the Federated Malay States from a series of lectures he had given to the Singapore Rotary Club. He worked as an editor on ''One Hundred Years of Singapore'' with Walter Makepeace and Gilbert Brooke. Alongside editing the book, he contributed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Santry
Denis Santry (14 May 1879 ''–'' 14 April 1960) was an Irish architect and cartoonist. He was a pioneer of animated cartoons in South Africa and the architect of the several prominent structures in Singapore, including the Sultan Mosque and The Cenotaph. Early life and education Santry was born in Cork, Ireland on 14 May 1879 to Danis Santry, a carpenter and joiner. He studied at the Cork Municipal School of Art from 1894 to 1896 after serving an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker. In 1895, he also studied at the Crawford School of Art. In 1897, he was articled to architect James Finbarre McMullen. From 1897 to 1898, he studied at the Royal College of Art in London under a Lane scholarship. While he was at the college, he won the Queen's prize for freehand drawing. After graduating, he returned to McMullen's office and worked there for the next two years. Career Santry came to South Africa at the end of 1901 due to ill health. He settled in Cape Town and was employed at Tully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert E
Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South Australia) Kiribati * Gilbert Islands, a chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean United States * Gilbert, Arizona, a town * Gilbert, Arkansas, a town * Gilbert, Florida, the airport of Winterhaven * Gilbert, Iowa, a city * Gilbert, Louisiana, a village * Gilbert, Michigan, and unincorporated community * Gilbert, Minnesota, a city * Gilbert, Nevada, ghost town * Gilbert, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Gilbert, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Gilbert, South Carolina, a town * Gilbert, West Virginia, a town * Gilbert, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Mount Gilbert (other), various mountains * Gilbert River (Oregon) Outer space * Gilbert (lunar crater) * Gilbert (Martian crater) Arts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Caldecott
Sir Andrew Caldecott (26 October 1884 – 14 July 1951) was a British colonial administrator. Early years Andrew Caldecott was born on 26 October 1884 in Boxley, Kent, United Kingdom. He was the eldest child of Rev Andrew Caldecott and Isobel Mary Johnson.John O'Regan, "Caldecott, Sir Andrew (1884-1951)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' 5th edition, Oxford University Press, 2004. His mother was the daughter of Rev Stenning Johnson. Lieutenant John Leslie Caldecott (1886 – 9 September 1914), Andrew's younger brother, served in the Royal Garrison Artillery and later served as the '' aide-de-camp'' to the Governor of Nyasaland. John participated in World War I and died on 9 September 1914 in Nyasaland (now Malawi) at the age of 28, with his remains buried at the Karonga War Cemetery. Education Andrew Caldecott studied at Uppingham School in Rutland and was awarded scholarships, enabling him to be admitted to Exeter College of the University of Oxford. He achieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
