A wartime port and its residents
Singapore entered 1916 with imperial war commitments in its public ceremonies and a shortage of shipping space in its commercial news. On 2 January, several hundred Sikhs gathered at the Queen Street temple to present an address of loyalty to the governor. The following day's shipping review reported that only one vessel was in prospect for New York, with freight charges from Singapore rising sharply. Malaya Tribune, 3 January 1916
At Collyer Quay, the Netherlands Indies shipping company K.P.M. marked its twenty-fifth anniversary with a reception at its offices on 1 January. The port's working year also opened with a death: the third officer of an Asiatic Petroleum Company vessel fell into a hold early on 2 January. His burial took place at Bidadari that afternoon. Malaya Tribune, 3 January 1916
The anniversary of the previous year's mutiny remained in Singapore's public calendar. A memorial service was announced at St Andrew's Cathedral for 15 February. Malaya Tribune, 15 February 1916
An inspection on Raffles Reclamation Ground brought the Reserve Force before Governor Arthur Young in early April. The men, commanded by Major Evelyn Ellis, were about to be transferred to the Singapore Volunteer Corps. In a District Court case reported that month, a merchant pleaded guilty to attempting to export Saigon rice to Batavia contrary to a proclamation issued on 31 January. Straits Budget, 7 April 1916
The Swimming Club's annual meeting was reported under a heading excluding German subjects from election. A separate meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Exchange considered the withholding of privileges from enemy subjects. Straits Budget, 5 May 1916
Frederick Seton James arrived aboard the Mishima Maru to succeed R. J. Wilkinson as Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements. Brigadier-General Dudley Ridout met him when the ship reached Singapore. In the same period, a further amendment to the Trading with the Enemy ordinances appeared as a draft in the Government Gazette. The notice concerned proposed legislation. Straits Budget, 9 June 1916
Who would pay for the war
In March, a correspondent returned to an unanswered February enquiry about what Singapore had done for the Malayan Aircraft Fund. The letter reproved Singapore Europeans for their response. Straits Budget, 10 March 1916
By mid-May, the aircraft appeal had acquired much greater momentum. The Malaya Tribune credited the Straits Times campaign with obtaining subscriptions for several fighter aircraft within a week. Its editorial connected the response with appeals from the governor and the local press. The Malacca fighter was reported as still approaching its subscription target. Malaya Tribune, 15 May 1916
At the Legislative Council meeting of 16 June, new taxation to finance war contributions was proposed, including a levy on incomes. This was a Straits Settlements debate, although the council met in Singapore. Correspondence offered other routes: one letter reprinted by the Straits Echo suggested an alternative voluntary income contribution. Straits Echo, 19 June 1916
The Straits Chinese British Association discussed a proposed government war levy at its annual meeting on 30 August. The report described a well-attended meeting and substantial interest in the subject. Straits Budget, 8 September 1916
On 30 October, the Singapore Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting devoted to a war-tax resolution. C. W. Darbishire, the chamber's president, chaired the gathering in its boardroom. Malaya Tribune, 31 October 1916
On 1 November, the Tribune interpreted the chamber discussion as a refusal by members to follow their chairman's lead on war taxation. Darbishire's concern for the colony's financial position had not settled the matter among merchants. Meanwhile, the Municipal Commission was reviewing its estimates for 1917. Malaya Tribune, 1 November 1916
Bombay and Sindhi merchants assembled at 63 Malacca Street on 13 November, with Angullia in the chair, to discuss income tax. Chinese residents met at the Chinese Protectorate on 14 November in support of Straits Settlements War Loan Bonds. The bond issue commenced on 15 November. Malaya Tribune, 15 November 1916
Residents and overseas war service
The war drew people out of Singapore's maritime workforce. Captain D. B. Dun of the Straits Steamship Company's Katong planned to leave Singapore on 16 March, after making his last Bangkok trip for the time being. The newspaper reported that he intended to join the air service; it did not yet report that he had enlisted. Malaya Tribune, 15 March 1916
By April, news had arrived from the sons of Mrs Miles, formerly of John Little and Company, that they were in France. Stanley Miles was serving as a sergeant in the Royal Garrison Artillery and Nelo Miles as a second lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers. The local report identified them as Singapore Eurasians. Malaya Tribune, 24 April 1916
The October news included the death in France of Evelyn Appleton, formerly chief mechanical draughtsman at Tanjong Pagar Dock. He had returned to England to enlist in November 1914 and was serving as a sergeant in charge of a Lewis-gun section. The report addressed his friends in Singapore, identifying the civilian position from which he had gone to war. Straits Budget, 6 October 1916
Shipping space and regional connections
On 1 February, news from the Natuna's officers at Malta dispelled rumours circulating in Singapore that she had suffered a mishap after leaving Port Said. The vessel had left for Hull on 10 January. Malaya Tribune, 1 February 1916
In March, shipping agents advertised an additional connection between Singapore and the Pacific coast. The Tribune identified Boustead and Company as local agents for the Grena, Tokai Maru, Gishun Maru and Bangkoku Maru, vessels recently placed on that run. The report expected the service to ease the pressure on available space. Malaya Tribune, 27 March 1916
By mid-April, the local freight review described easier rates and enough tonnage for immediate requirements on the west and east coasts of India. In a separate correction, the paper explained that the Porthos had remained longer in Singapore because of the quantity of cargo handled at the wharves. Repairs and engine trouble were specifically rejected as the explanation for that stay. Malaya Tribune, 15 April 1916
The July freight review again distinguished routes. Business had been dull during the week, while demand for London remained steady. Malaya Tribune, 1 July 1916
A mid-August notice cancelled two sailings of the K.P.M. express steamer Melchior Treub: the 21 August journey to Belawan-Deli and the 25 August journey to Batavia, Semarang and Surabaya. The Spanish mail steamer Legazpi had sailed for Manila, while notices announced the Polynesien homeward bound and the Kirin Maru for Colombo and Bombay. Malaya Tribune, 15 August 1916
The January timetable advertised northbound mail trains from Tank Road in the morning and evening, alongside several daytime departures for Johore. The Commercial Wireless Station's noon report on 10 January named five vessels in communication, including the Melchior Treub and Knight Companion. Malaya Tribune, 10 January 1916
The coastal clearances of 1 March included the Ipoh for Port Swettenham and Penang, the Kampar for Malacca, Port Swettenham and Teluk Anson, and the Circe for Medan. The Mersing was listed for Batu Pahat and the Teli for Saigon. Malaya Tribune, 1 March 1916
December's sailing list advertised London passages by the Katori Maru and, for early January, the Kamo Maru via the Cape. The Katong was announced for Bangkok from the wharf on 2 December. Wireless notices named the Armand Behic, Grotius, Rumphius and Legazpi in contact with the local station. Malaya Tribune, 1 December 1916
Rubber auctions and commercial offices
Singapore's rubber auctions began the year with active buying. Barlow's report of the 19 January sale described good demand and higher prices for most grades than in the previous week. Guthrie's account added a more detailed sequence: proceedings began slowly, then demand strengthened as the auction progressed. Fine pale crepe attracted especially strong interest. The reports measured trading at Singapore, not rubber grown on the island. Malaya Tribune, 20 January 1916
Share dealing had a quieter January close. Latham and Company, operating from the Arcade, described very little business in their 31 January market report, while suggesting the lull might be temporary. That evening, the Singapore Club hosted a farewell dinner for the departing Netherlands consul-general, H. Spakler. Officials and members of the consular body attended, and Darbishire spoke in appreciation of him. Malaya Tribune, 1 February 1916
Malakoff Rubber Company's shareholders met on 31 March at Boustead's premises, 18 Collyer Quay. Batang Benar Rubber Estate held its annual meeting that afternoon at Winchester House, with Lowther-Kemp presiding in the chairman's absence. Malaya Tribune, 1 April 1916
By the end of May, good demand could coexist with falling prices. Guthrie reported that most rubber grades had found buyers readily at the 31 May auction, but prices had declined in response to easier advice from consuming markets. Barlow's copra report described a similar weakening in its own commodity: values had fallen since the preceding report, and the market closed weak. Malaya Tribune, 1 June 1916
Guthrie's report on the 28 June rubber auction recorded another change during the sale itself. Proceedings opened slowly before improving considerably. Standard crepe and sheet nevertheless finished below the preceding week's quoted levels. Malaya Tribune, 29 June 1916
The late-August auction began with what Guthrie called a record quantity catalogued. Demand was good in the morning but weakened considerably after lunch. Barlow's separate report on copra also described prices declining further from an already easier position. Malaya Tribune, 31 August 1916
After the two-day rubber sale ended, Barlow reported that 665 tons had actually been offered and 364 tons sold. These were offered and sold quantities, not the advance catalogue total. Fraser's share circular, dated 31 August, meanwhile said tin and rubber prices had moved within narrow limits and attributed greater influence over the share market to war news than to commodity-price fluctuations. Malaya Tribune, 1 September 1916
At the year's final weekly auctions, Barlow described the tone as only fair and prices as irregular. A considerable number of parcels were bought in rather than sold. Malaya Tribune, 29 December 1916
Work and danger around the harbour
The Marine Court heard a dispute involving thirteen crew members of the British steamer Castlefield on 2 March. The master brought charges of disobedience and refusal of duty while the vessel was due to sail for Saigon. Straits Budget, 10 March 1916
In July, another Marine Court prosecution concerned a greaser who had signed the articles of the Asiatic Petroleum Company's Aureole. C. Braxton, identified as an American subject, was charged with refusing to join the vessel. Malaya Tribune, 15 July 1916
Metal theft was another concern at Tanjong Pagar. A May report described an increase in cases involving zinc and other metals and recorded Deputy Public Prosecutor G. G. Seth pressing for a heavy sentence in Singapore's Second Police Court. The demand came from the prosecution. Pinang Gazette, 12 May 1916
Shipboard fire occupied the Marine Court in September. By 15 September, the inquiry into the Glenartney fire had reached its fourth day; the vessel had caught fire alongside the Tanjong Pagar wharves in August. Another ship, the Yubari Maru, entered the Outer Harbour with a fire in its first hold. The Tribune corrected its earlier account, saying this second outbreak was not serious and had been brought well under control. Malaya Tribune, 15 September 1916
On 22 November, two people unpacking a motorcar crate at Tanjong Pagar narrowly escaped death. One was described as a boy. The crate stood near a narrow-gauge railway line used within the working area. In the following municipal reporting, the absence of adequate provision for accidents and the need for ambulances came before the commission. The discussion was not an announcement that a service had opened. Straits Budget, 1 December 1916
In October, Port Medical Officer Dr Brooke prosecuted the master and medical officer of the Norwegian steamer Nevis over an allegedly untrue statement concerning passenger deaths. The reported case involved a vessel carrying hundreds of passengers. Malaya Tribune, 2 October 1916
A December prosecution concerned a different kind of declaration. The master of the Chinese vessel Wan Li was accused of signing a statement that the ship carried no passengers when it arrived on 14 December, although six women had landed. The report's heading records a fine. Malaya Tribune, 29 December 1916
Municipal money and public scrutiny
On 14 February, a general committee chaired by Dr Lim Boon Keng met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to consider building a new Public Hall. The hall was still a proposal. Malaya Tribune, 15 February 1916
J. Lornie, Singapore's acting Collector of Land Revenue and Registrar of Deeds, was due to depart with his wife aboard the Iyo Maru on 15 March. The staff had made a presentation to him at the Land Office the previous day. Malaya Tribune, 15 March 1916
A former municipal employee, A. B. Klyne, brought a claim against the Municipal Commissioners in the Supreme Court during the spring. He sought payment of the contributions and donations standing to his credit in the provident fund. The case arose from his dismissal and placed the handling of an employee's accumulated provision before the courts, beyond the municipality's own administrative decision-making. Straits Budget, 7 April 1916
The dispute continued in the Appeal Court in June. The Chief Justice, John Bucknill, sat with Justices Ebden and Sproule, and Klyne's appeal was allowed. Malaya Tribune, 15 June 1916
The Straits Echo subsequently reported that the appellate decision had reversed the Supreme Court judgment which had upheld the forfeiture. Its account treated the disputed rule as beyond the municipality's lawful powers. Straits Echo, 19 June 1916
At the end of June, the commissioners discussed the Appeal Court judgment on provident-fund contributions. In another strand of civic organisation, F. M. Chopard invited members of the Eurasian community to send him subscriptions for the proposed Public Hall. He offered to provide further information to prospective contributors. The hall remained a fundraising project in these notices. Straits Budget, 7 July 1916
Municipal engineer Robert Peirce's retirement prompted formal recognition in July. The commissioners voted a gift, and Roland Braddell praised Peirce's work on water supply, sewerage, bridges and roads. Those references surveyed his service rather than dating every project to 1916. A separate report said the Colonial Secretary had written to remind the municipal president that the council was responsible for the provident-fund rules; the letter itself had not been read at the meeting. Straits Echo Mail, 2 August 1916
The proposed gift to Peirce also reached the Singapore Ratepayers' Association. Its meeting on 14 August was held in A. W. Barker and Company's boardroom at Chartered Bank Chambers, and the press was excluded. The Tribune understood that the gift was its principal business and commented on the exclusion. Malaya Tribune, 15 August 1916
A committee of the Municipal Commission decided in July to obtain legal advice on the basis for valuing the Alhambra Cinematograph Theatre. Malaya Tribune, 31 July 1916
Streets housing and everyday services
On 28 February, a chauffeur was fined for driving over Cavenagh Bridge without a driver's licence. Another driver was fined for failing to keep his motor-waggon's number legible. Malaya Tribune, 28 February 1916
At the junction of Killiney and Orchard roads, an accident involving horsemen and a motor vehicle drew a large crowd on 30 April. The Tribune criticised the motorist sharply. Malaya Tribune, 1 May 1916
The Orchard Road and Killiney Road corner appeared in accident reporting again in August. A collision between a carriage and a rickshaw seriously injured its passenger, a nurse named Mrs Dickson. The report placed the incident on a Tuesday evening. Straits Budget, 11 August 1916
In late September, Traffic Inspector Hills brought a charge of rash and negligent driving in Battery Road, reported on 2 October. At the maritime boundary, newly published regulations addressed the entry into Singapore of Dutch subjects from Rhio and its dependencies without passports. The accessible notice specifically referred to European and Eurasian passengers claiming Dutch nationality. Malaya Tribune, 2 October 1916
In May, the Tribune quoted a Free Press editorial which criticised the apparent concentration of experimental road treatments nearer Tanglin than Chinatown. The original editorial had been discussing the municipality's administration for 1915, but its criticism was circulating in 1916. Malaya Tribune, 29 May 1916
A major fire struck the neighbourhood of Robertson Quay on 30 October. The next day's paper reported devastation in a village there; its dramatic comparison with fires over the preceding sixty years was the newspaper's own assessment. On a separate page, the city was collecting war relics: Lim Boon Keng presented Raffles Museum with an old Turkish rifle captured at Gallipoli, purchased at the Our Day auction. Malaya Tribune, 31 October 1916
A month later, the Kampong Martin Relief Fund committee met at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Hill Street. Lim Boon Keng presided, and W. Peacock, Protector of Chinese, was among those present. Malaya Tribune, 30 November 1916
On 15 November, a man of no fixed abode was charged with stealing a blanket and trousers. He told the Third Magistrate's Court that he had no employment and intended to sell them to obtain money for food. He was remanded in custody; the notice did not report a final sentence. Malaya Tribune, 15 November 1916
Telephone subscribers faced a practical change at year's end. A temporary list published on 15 December asked them to use new numbers. Government House became number 1, Fort Canning Military Exchange 2, the Naval General Staff Officer 3, Central Police Station 4 and General Hospital 5. The list paired old and new numbers, making the change usable for callers who knew an institution's previous telephone entry. Malaya Tribune, 15 December 1916
Health sickness and care
Sanitation was among the matters brought before a special Municipal Commission meeting on 31 May. The Tribune's report was headed by the nuisance associated with night soil. President F. J. Hallifax chaired the meeting, with medical and other commissioners present. Malaya Tribune, 1 June 1916
Singapore's infectious-disease returns also circulated overseas. The United States Public Health Reports dated 25 August recorded seven cholera cases and two deaths for Singapore during 18–24 June. Its cumulative tables gave three plague cases and one death for 30 April–20 May, and four smallpox cases and three deaths for 30 April–27 May. These are separate disease returns for their stated periods, published weeks later, not annual totals or counts for the entire Straits Settlements. Public Health Reports, 25 August 1916
Nursing recruitment presented another wartime difficulty for the colonial medical service. In a letter of 14 July, the Straits Settlements' Principal Civil Medical Officer told his Hong Kong counterpart that he had obtained only one nurse since the war began and had been waiting for three more. Most recruitment went through the Colonial Nursing Association, but four nurses had been promoted from probationers. He praised two of those four especially for their knowledge of local languages. This was a colony-wide staffing account, reproduced before Hong Kong's Legislative Council on 3 August. Hong Kong Legislative Council, 3 August 1916
The local mortality return for the week ending 7 October recorded 200 deaths, including 43 children under one year old. Of the total, 153 were male and 47 female. These figures were printed in the Tribune on 16 October. Malaya Tribune, 16 October 1916
Schools and organised youth
Tao Nan's own history dates its adoption of Mandarin as the teaching medium to 1916. The school was already established at 39 Armenian Street, having moved there in 1912. The institutional account describes the change as a first for Singapore and the Straits Settlements. Tao Nan school history
St Andrew's School held its annual prize distribution at the Victoria Theatre in March. The theatre's lessee, M. Cowan, had lent it for the occasion, and the gathering included Mrs Ferguson-Davie, Archdeacon Swindell and Mrs Swindell. Straits Budget, 10 March 1916
St Joseph's Institution held its annual sports on the school playground on 27 May. The governor, Lady Evelyn Young and H. Lee Warner were among the spectators. Malaya Tribune, 29 May 1916
The 15 July fixtures placed the Anglo-Chinese School sports beside a Chinese Employees' Association meeting at Victoria Hall. Malaya Tribune, 15 July 1916
The First Singapore Troop of Boy Scouts camped at Katong during Easter week. The June account put the troop at about forty boys and emphasised the discipline of the camp. Malaya Tribune, 1 June 1916
On 30 June, the First Singapore Troop of Boy Scouts entertained a large audience at the YMCA hall. Among the guests were the governor, Lady Evelyn Young, Brigadier-General Ridout, Admiral Grant and Colonial Secretary James. Malaya Tribune, 1 July 1916
Fairfield Girls' School gave an entertainment at the Victoria Theatre in August, attended by the governor and Lady Evelyn Young. St Andrew's School held its annual sports at the Raffles School ground, with the principal's permission. The report mentioned Ridout and the bishop among those present. Straits Budget, 11 August 1916
The Singapore Anglo-Chinese School football team played its Penang counterpart at Dato Kramat Gardens on 21 April and won by one goal to nil. Back in Singapore, members of the Shorthand Writers' Association entertained their president at the vice-president's residence, 7 Martin Lane, on 20 April. Malaya Tribune, 24 April 1916
An important professional-education announcement arrived at the close of December. The Principal Civil Medical Officer reported receiving information that the King Edward VII Medical School's diploma had been recognised by the General Medical Council. The news came by telegram from the school's principal, R. D. Keith. The report did not give the council's decision date. Malaya Tribune, 29 December 1916
Associations worship and public venues
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce hosted a tea party on 25 March in honour of Tan Jiak Kim's long public service. Another audience gathered at the Victoria Theatre that Saturday for the opening of Wolseley Charles's entertainment company, the Scamps. The Tribune reviewed the performance favourably. Malaya Tribune, 27 March 1916
On 1 May, the Chinese Swimming Club announced that increased membership had led it to move its clubhouse to a more suitable bungalow at 499 Teluk Kurau. Malaya Tribune, 1 May 1916
The Epworth League celebrated its anniversary on 14 May in the lecture hall of the Short Street School. The Reverend L. Oechsli of the Methodist Mission chaired the evening. Its opening combined congregational singing, prayer and a reading from Romans. Malaya Tribune, 15 May 1916
The Hindu Association held its annual general meeting in late August and adopted its committee's report for the year ending 31 March. M. V. Pillai was named as president among the officers elected with effect from 1 April. Malaya Tribune, 31 August 1916
The Singapore British Malay Club held a half-yearly general meeting at its Arab Street premises on 27 August. Osman bin Haji Mohamed Said was elected president for the period ending in December. On 31 August, a different kind of crowd filled the Palladium to see a film featuring the dancer Anna Pavlova. The newspaper reported that the cinema's seating was taken and some patrons could not be accommodated. Malaya Tribune, 1 September 1916
The city's entertainments ranged from an open meeting at the Methodist Girls' School in Short Street, advertised with a conjuring performance by Dr R. Paulusz, to professional theatre and cinema. The Bandmann company presented The Cinema Star at Victoria Theatre on 14 March. Harima Hall advertised a changed film programme the following evening, with The Heart of a Tigress as its principal feature. Malaya Tribune, 15 March 1916
The Europe Hotel held a supper dance on 14 April under its new manager, Arthur K. Udell. The Tribune described the evening as a successful first attempt at general public entertainment by the manager. The following week's commercial calendar was shaped by Easter: the Exchange Banks announced closure on Friday, Saturday and Monday, 21, 22 and 24 April. Malaya Tribune, 15 April 1916
Raffles Hotel marked St Andrew's Day with a special dinner, decorations and music from the Johore Military Band. The Red Cross football match between the Singapore Cricket Club and Straits Chinese Football Association was postponed after heavy rain left part of the pitch under water. Malaya Tribune, 1 December 1916
Charity performance and the wartime calendar
On 19 January, a Chinese community meeting at the Chinese Protectorate considered an offer from Penang's Chinese Amateur Theatrical Company to perform in Singapore after Chinese New Year for war relief. The meeting was to discuss the proposed performances. Malaya Tribune, 20 January 1916
In May, a women's fundraising movement proposed collecting monthly savings made through personal economies. The money was intended for war victims. The appeal described a movement already begun, with further monthly contributions being encouraged. Malaya Tribune, 1 May 1916
In July, the YMCA's special building fund published acknowledgements through its honorary treasurer at the Chartered Bank. Malaya Tribune, 31 July 1916
Colonial Secretary James addressed Muslim community leaders at the Singapore Volunteer Infantry Drill Hall in September about the Red Cross and the Our Day campaign. Meanwhile, the Singapore Women's Star and Garter Fund continued publishing subscription lists for a home for permanently disabled British sailors and soldiers. Its September acknowledgement included money from the Amateur Dramatic Committee and a sale of cakes organised by Mrs Howe. Malaya Tribune, 15 September 1916
The Our Day children's fete took place on 14 October despite unsettled weather. The Tribune described it as one of the campaign's principal events and reported a successful occasion. A concert for blinded servicemen at the Victoria Theatre was also covered in the issue, although pressure on newspaper space pushed that report into the Shipping Gazette supplement. Malaya Tribune, 16 October 1916
The Swimming Club's early-November carnival raised money for Our Day. The report described a large attendance, with most of the available accommodation occupied. In a different form of voluntary work, a handbook for the Singapore Volunteer Artillery was issued through Kelly and Walsh. It provided practical reminders about signals, dress and equipment in a pocket-sized format for members. Straits Budget, 10 November 1916
Chinese amateur theatricals were reported as completed events on 11 and 12 November. Koh Hong Wan Keng, supported by Kingsdale Club, staged the performances and forwarded their proceeds, after expenses, to the Red Cross Fund. These were the reported November performances, distinct from the Penang company's January offer. Straits Budget, 1 December 1916
In December, the Amateur Dramatic Committee and the Straits Chinese British Association cooperated over Here's Fun, presented for the Officers' Families' Fund. The Civil Guard's published programme continued to advertise late-afternoon parades at Pearl's Hill and Tanjong Pagar. It made a specific Christmas exception: there was to be no drill on 25 December. Malaya Tribune, 15 December 1916
New Year festivities museum visits and sport
Chinese New Year fell on 3 February. The newspaper described festivities as quieter in some respects because cracker firing was restricted to the first hour after midnight. Raffles Museum nevertheless received thousands of visitors on each of the first two days of the holiday. Straits Budget, 11 February 1916
A party from Singapore's YMCA travelled to Kuala Lumpur on 2 February for cricket, tennis, football and billiards against the association there, returning on 7 February. At home, an appeal for Singapore Volunteer Corps recruits allowed candidates to choose the unit with which they would train and particularly sought men for the artillery. Straits Budget, 11 February 1916
Sixteen pairs from the Singapore and Keppel golf clubs contested an eighteen-hole match on the Race Course on 27 February. The visitors won only two of the matches and three were halved. Malaya Tribune, 28 February 1916
On 14 June, no play was possible in the Singapore Cricket Club tennis tournament. The preceding day's results included pairs entered under occupational labels such as Telegraph, Shipping and Merchants. Malaya Tribune, 15 June 1916
A detachment of the Malay States Volunteer Rifles training in Singapore played its first local rugby match on the Esplanade on 29 July. Singapore Cricket Club won by a goal and two tries, eleven points to nil. Malaya Tribune, 31 July 1916
The Singapore Rowing Club's committee stated that no club racing had been held during its reporting period ending 30 June. That statement belongs to the club's own annual report, whose period crossed two calendar years. Straits Budget, 10 November 1916
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