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SINGAPORE, Straits Settlements

Population 550,000

• Hotels for Officers. RAFFLES, Beach Road, tel. 5381, S$10 up, with meals S$12 up. ADELPHI, Coleman St., tel. 5061, S$7 up, with meals S$9 up. REX, Bras Basah Road, tel. 3798, S$3.50 up, with meals S$6 up. ORANJE, Stamford Road, tel. 2586, rooms S$4 up.  
• Seamen's Homes. SINGAPORE MARINE HOSTEL (Missions to Seamen, London), Anson Road, tel. 6365, 90 men, 38 officers. Board and lodging, men S$2.25, officers S$3.25 a day. Beds, men S$0.50, camp beds S$0.20, officers S$1 a night. Men S$15.75, officers S$22.75 a week. Baths. Restaurant, lunch counter, canteen, bar (no spirits). Check-room. Reading rooms, writing rooms, library. Tennis, billiards, indoor games, Sunday concerts; Tuesday and Thursday, cinema; Wednesday dance or whist drive, alternately. BOUSTEAD INSTITUTE FOR SEAMEN (Singapore Harbour Board), Tanjong Pagar, tel. 2038. 34 men. Board and lodging S$1.75 - S$2 a day, S$12.25 - S$14 a week. Beds S$0.50 a night. Baths. Restaurant, bar (no spirits). Check-room. Writing room, library. Billiards.
• Seamen's Banks. The seamen's homes.
• Seamen's Agency and Legal Aid. American Consulate General. Failure to report immediately to the Consulate will probably cause arrest.
• Hospitals. General Hospital, tel. 5421. Middleton Fever Hospital, tel. 6051.
• Venereal Disease Clinics. Tanjong Pagar Clinic, opp. Gate no. 5, Tajong Pagar Docks, Nelson Road (Mon. to Fri., 8 to 11 a.m.; 2 to 4, 6 to 8 p.m.; Sat., 8 to 11 a.m.; Sun. and holidays, 10 a.m. to noon; free). General Hospital (daily, 9 to 11 a.m.; free).
• Physicians. Drs. Elder and Heron, 33 Raffles Place, tel. 6118. Dr. E. Laidlaw Thompson, 18 Meyer Chambers, tel. 2615. Drs. J.S. Sloper and Hugh Smith, Medical Hall, Battery Road, tel. 6242.
• Dentists. Dr. J.G. Hanna (American), Hongkong Bank Chambers, tel. 3582. Dr. T.M. Calhaem, Kelly & Walsh Bldg., Raffles Pl., tel. 3480. Dr. K.S. Oon, 276 Orchard Road, tel. 2178. 
• Laundries. Through hotels or seamen's homes. Also men who board ships.
• Amusements. Moving pictures:  Alhambra, Capitol, Pavilion, Cathay. Amusement parks:  Great World, New World, Happy World.
• Recreation Secretaries. Superintendent and Chaplain, The Singapore Sailors' Institute.
• Points of Interest. Raffles Library and Museum, Stamford Road. Chettiar Temple, Tank Road. Mariamnan Temple, 242 South Bridge Road. Chinese Temple, Palmer Road. Connaught Drive Botanical Gardens (3 miles). Drive "Round the Gap" (6 miles). Raffles Institution and playground, along the sea front opposite side of Beach Road. Markets. Animal and curio shops in Rochore Road. Chinese Market, Beach Road.
• Excursions. Singapore Zoo and Japanese Fish Ponds at Pongol (2 hours). Motor tour around the island (3 hours) to Johore Mosque and Palace (2 hours). Kota Tingi, waterfall and bathing (1 day, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Trips arranged by the Singapore Marine Hostel or by tourist agencies.
• Consulate. American Consulate General, Union Bldg., Collyer Quay, tel. 5066.

-- from The Seamen's Handbook for Shore Leave, 8th Edition (1944)

     The currency used in Singapore (and the Malay states) is the Straits dollar, divided into 100 cents. The Straits dollar is defined as 2 shillings 4 pence sterling; thus £1 will convert to S$8.57.

     See the China Station for some of the Royal Navy vessels likely to be present.