Chapter 3: How did British rule and External Development affect Singapore’s growth as a port city

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Across
  1. 2. The larger number of Chinese migrants in Singapore led to the problem of ______ societies
  2. 5. The invention of _______ also helped as they were better than the slower sailing ships
  3. 7. Transshipment refers to the _____ of goods from one trading ship to another
  4. 10. Singapore was a free port that provided ____ services and facilitated free trade
  5. 12. The Dangerous Society Ordinance gave the British the power to __________ Chinese migrants and close any society deemed dangerous
  6. 14. _______ was the world’s biggest supplier of rubber
  7. 15. Grants were provided to schools that taught _______ to encourage more people to learn that subject.
Down
  1. 1. The Chinese _____ was established in 1867 to counter the problems within the Chinese community
  2. 3. Singapore’s rapid development led to the labour abuse of _______
  3. 4. Thomas _____ was the first police chief
  4. 6. The British set up the Public _____ Department in 1887 to ensure that the population was healthy
  5. 8. The coolies of Singapore came mainly from _______
  6. 9. Singapore faced the problem of _____ robbers and fights due to Chinese migrants fighting for control of land
  7. 11. Singapore was an exporter of ___ and rubber
  8. 13. The opening of the ____ canal shortened the trip from London to Singapore from 120 days to 50 days