Indonesia - Malaysia - Singapore

Mar. 02 A Singapore Merchant Carries his wares with him. A brush seller hauls behind his tricycle a huge of brushes which completely hide a shop front which Will Singapore Get Independence In 1957? Another British Possession On The Thresholds Of A: Merdeka (Independence for Singapore) may come this year with the granting f a new Constitution for internal independence obtained by Lim Yew Hock, Chief Minister Of The Colony, founded by Sir Stamford Raffles on a marsh in 1819 for the then West India Company, The plan would give a Malayan representative in bracing Vote between British and Singapore representative in the council, and Britain's control on internal affairs would ces. Singapore's main threat is that her 77Chinese population whose allegiance is still in doubt, particularly after recent riiots fostered by the Communists in China. Authorities fear that if Merdeka comes and Britain withdraws her forces, up- country bandits would take over at gun-point. Already it is known that 100 secret socileties operate in the colony, extorting protection money. It is these elements which could easily come to the fore in troublous times. In Sanskrit Singapore means Lion City. British Capital blood and Sweat created a propulsive city and colony with a waterfront as imposing as that of any worlds city, with piers warehouse, skyscrapers office brooks and a breakwater to protect the wonderful natural Barbour. This one of a series of pictures taken by a staff cameraman visiting the colony, and shows something of life there today

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