ISBN: 9781231170830

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 130 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 130 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: . . . a country within only one degree of the Equator, Singapore has a remarkably healthy climate. The nights are cool and refreshing; and the atmosphere is almost uniformly serene. (v) The Cocos (or Keeling) Islands are a group of about twenty small coral islands, which lie about 700 miles south-west of Sumatra. They are thickly planted with cocoa-nut palms. They export large quantities of copra, cocoa-nuts, and oil; but their chief value to Great Britain lies in the fact that they are one of the coaling stations of Great Britain. (vi) Christmas Island (S. lat. 10 25) is a small uninhabited island about 200 miles south-west of Java. It is the apex of a great submarine mountain. It was annexed by Great Britain in view of a possible cable from India to Australia. (There is another Christmas Island in N. lat. 1 57. ) CONDITION OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 1. Area. Unknown 2. Population 600, 000 3. Exports i. 27, 000, 000 The chief exports are tin, sugar, pepper, and other spices, sago, India-rubber, gum, etc. 4. Imports 40, 000, 000 The trade of the Straits Settlements, which is ceutred at Singapore, is, to a large extent, a TRANSIT TRADE. The chief imports are cotton-goods, opium, rice, tea, tobacco, copper, etc. 5. Manufactures None 6. Trade with Great Britain. . . . 9, 000, 000 (i) Of this trade about 6, 000, 000 are for exports. (ii) About 3, 000, 000 are for imports. 7. Communications (internal). . . . Sufficient (i) There are 12J miles of tramway in the town of Singapore. (ii) In Ferak there is a railway 8 miles long. (iii) In Selangor there is a railway 22 miles long. (iv) In Snngei TJjong there is a railway 23 miles long. 8. Communications (external). Excellent Singapore is in connection with all parts of the world by steamers and swi. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<