Pas Herald in The Pas, Manitoba

Singapore Marine Diary Sees War Skies and City Bargains

A wartime shipboard observer recalls seven days at an anchorage watching bomb blasts from U.S. destroyers and moving toward Singapore. He details the port’s bustle, currency, and peril of bargaining with taxi drivers before visiting Change Alley and Raffle Square, noting Singapore’s status as a major seaport with Chinese and Malay populations and high living standards.