Singapore Arrival

THE CARONIA will enter Singapore Harbour in the mid-afternoon on Thursday, March 1, and tie-up at the Main Wharf of the Singapore Harbour Board at about 1pm.

Departure Time

6pm sharp on Friday, 02 March 1951

Singapore is a Crown Colony of the British Commonwealth. The final responsibility for its government lies in London, but the local government has extensive powers. There is a Governor, an Executive Council of 12 officials and unofficials, and a Legislative Council of 25 with a majority who are not officials and 9 elected by British subjects (which includes all local-born) on a basis of universal suffrage.

The island is 27 miles long and 14 miles broad, about the size of Guam. The total population at the end of 1949 was over a million, of which 776,000 were Chinese, 124,000 Malays and Indonesians, 72,000 Indians and Pakistanis, 12,000 Europeans, and 18,000 Eurasians and other nationalities.

The Federation of Malaya is a protectorate under the British Crown. It includes the British territories or “Settlements” of Penang and Malacca, and the nine Malay States of Johore, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and Trengganu. Each State has its Sultan, but all eleven territories have a central Federal Government whose seat is at Kuala Lumpur.

Shopping Suggestions

• Kimonos - The best shops for kimonos are situated in High Street
• Cane furniture - Victoria Street
• Scarves- High Street and other streets in the vicinity
• Malacca Canes - High Street and Arab Street
• Swatow, Tonking, other drawn thread / embroidery work - High Street, also River Valley Road
• Shawls - High Street and Arab Street
• Jewellery -High Street
• Ivory, Ebony and Amber articles - High Street

Useful Malay Words

• Yes - Yah
• No - Tee-dah
• Drive to the ship - Piggy Kapal Caronia
• Drive to hotel - Piggy hotel
• How much? - Brahpa-harga-eeny
• Too much! - Tairlan-pow-mahal
• Drive slowly - jahlan-plan-plan
• Stop - Brenty
• Tip or gift - Back-sheesh
• Take care - jaga by by
• Thanks - Treemah-kasee
• Wait - Nanti dahoo loo
• Good day - Tah-beek

Excursion S-18 Evening Malayan Party

Automobiles will be ready on the dock at 7pm for transferring the party to the famous Raffles Hotel, centre of Singapore's fashionable set and night life. Dinner will be served from 8pm in gala style, with appropriate music for the occasion.

During the dinner-dance a programme of colourful Malayan dances and music will be presented by a group of Malayan dancers in bright sarongs and bajus. Ronggeng dancers will give an interesting and amusing exhibition of Malayan and Javanese classical and modern dances.

At the conclusion of the programme , automobiles will be available for the return transfer to the CARONIA until midnight.

All cars will arrive at the Raffles Hotel between 11.30am and 12 o'clock noon.

Luncheon…

or “Tiffin”, for all Tour Members will be served at the Raffles Hotel from 12 noon to 2pm. Shops and stalls, branches of some of the main shops of Singapore, will be found at the hotel.

Afternoon

The same automobiles will be available for shopping or for independent sightseeing in Singapore from 2pm. All automobiles must return to the dock by 5pm.

Note :
Passengers having completed their sightseeing or shopping and wishing to return direct to the ship should order the driver to:
“Piggy Kapal Caronia”.

Independent Sightseeing

In the afternoon, Tour Members may wish to use their cars to take the following suggested sightseeing and shopping route through the City.

Turning right from Raffles Hotel entrance and bearing left along the Esplanade, come to Anderson Bridge. The open area on the right is the Padang or cricket grounds, past which is St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Municipal Offices; before crossing the Bridge, the buff coloured buildings to be seen are (with the clock tower) the Town Hall and the Victoria Theatre, with a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles at the front.

The Post and Telegraph Building is on the right after crossing the Singapore River. Taking the first road on the right, the narrow road ahead is Battery Road. Turn left into Raffles Place; here and in Battery Road are the main European shops.

Continuing around Raffles Place, turn left into Chulia Street (Chinese and Indian shops) and right into South Bridge Road (centre of Chinatown), thence left into Upper Circular Road and right into New Bridge Road across the Singapore River, and right once more into High Street (Chinese and Indian shops).

Singapore Departure

The CARONIA will sail from Singapore promptly at 6pm on Friday, 02 March, for Colombo. Please notify your Bedroom Steward of your final return on board.