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Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

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Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797

Name: Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797
Author: McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

Prisons -- Straits Settlements; Singapore Prison

Clarke, Sir Andrew, 3, 14.

Clothing of convicts at Singapore jail, 94.

Cobra, 128.

Coleman, G. D., Work performed by, at Singapore, 43-46.

Collyer, Colonel, 75.

Collyer Quay, 76.

Convicts, Treatment of, at Penang, 16-20.
  Ticket-of-leave, at Penang, 24.
  at Malacca, 27-30.
  Transfer of, from Bencoolen to Singapore, 39.
  First trial of, as warders at Singapore, 40.
  Lenient treatment of, 41.
  used for suppressing fires at Singapore, 42.
  employed as orderlies and servants, 42.
  at Singapore, Malacca, Penang, and Maulmein, Extract from
      _Anecdotal History_ on, 47.
  used for destroying tigers, 52.
  used for surveying, 56. employed for road-constructing, 19, 28, 59.
  build lighthouses at Singapore, 60, 62.
  Indian, disperse Chinese rioters, 68.
  Bukit Timah Canal improved by, 71.
  A new St. Andrew's Church constructed by, 72, 97.
  assist in building fortifications of Singapore, 76.
  Government House built by, 77, 101.
  Classification of, at Singapore jail, 84-89.
  Average number of, at Singapore, 89. Trades of, 90-92.
  hours of work at Singapore, 92.
  Clothing of, at Singapore jail, 94.
  Industries of (intramural) 104-108.
  Industries of (extramural) 108-112.
  Stories about Indian, 113-142.
  Indian, fondness for spying, 123.
  Indian, Transfer of, to Port Blair from Singapore, 143.
  Pardoning, 143-145. Analysis of crimes of, in 1873, 145.
  Diseases of, at Singapore, 147-152.
  Death-rate of, at Singapore, 149.
  Disciplinary treatment of, at Singapore, 159.
  Incorrigible, 161.
  Materials made by, 172-175.
  Bricks made by, 172-175.
  Defaults committed by Indian, 176.

Cotton, Dr. George, 74.

Cowpar, Dr., 154.

Crawfurd, Mr. John, 36, 101.

Crocodiles, 130, 134-138.


"Dacoity," 12.

Davidson, M. F., 61, 62.

Death-rate of convicts at Singapore, 149, 170.

De Barros on Malacca, 26.

Dindings, 14.

Diseases of convicts at Singapore, 147-152.
  Feigned, 152-155.

Du Cane, Sir Edmund, 96.


Edinburgh, H.R.H. The Duke of, 77.


Faber, Captain, 58.
  lays foundation stone of Pearl's Hill jail, 64.

Farquhar, Major, 33.

Fires, Convicts used for suppressing, 42.

Flogging, 88.

Forlong, General, 21, 63.
  appreciation of Singapore convict system, 63.

Fraser, Colonel, report on management of Singapore jail, 110.

"Funny Joe," 126.


Godinho de Eredia, 25, 151.

Government House at Singapore, 101-104.

Guillaume, architect, 97.

Guthrie, Mr. Alexander, 35.

Guthrie, Mr. James, 101.


Hamadryads, Convicts bitten by, 16.

Hay, Mr. Andrew, 35.

"Head Scare," 69-70.

Hilliard, Captain, 20.

Hospital erected at Singapore, 57.

Humphrey, Rev. William Topley, 73.


Industries, Convict, 104-112.

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History

Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797

McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

Prisons -- Straits Settlements; Singapore Prison

Clarke, Sir Andrew, 3, 14.

Clothing of convicts at Singapore jail, 94.

Cobra, 128.

Coleman, G. D., Work performed by, at Singapore, 43-46.

Collyer, Colonel, 75.

Collyer Quay, 76.

Convicts, Treatment of, at Penang, 16-20.
  Ticket-of-leave, at Penang, 24.
  at Malacca, 27-30.
  Transfer of, from Bencoolen to Singapore, 39.
  First trial of, as warders at Singapore, 40.
  Lenient treatment of, 41.
  used for suppressing fires at Singapore, 42.
  employed as orderlies and servants, 42.
  at Singapore, Malacca, Penang, and Maulmein, Extract from
      _Anecdotal History_ on, 47.
  used for destroying tigers, 52.
  used for surveying, 56. employed for road-constructing, 19, 28, 59.
  build lighthouses at Singapore, 60, 62.
  Indian, disperse Chinese rioters, 68.
  Bukit Timah Canal improved by, 71.
  A new St. Andrew's Church constructed by, 72, 97.
  assist in building fortifications of Singapore, 76.
  Government House built by, 77, 101.
  Classification of, at Singapore jail, 84-89.
  Average number of, at Singapore, 89. Trades of, 90-92.
  hours of work at Singapore, 92.
  Clothing of, at Singapore jail, 94.
  Industries of (intramural) 104-108.
  Industries of (extramural) 108-112.
  Stories about Indian, 113-142.
  Indian, fondness for spying, 123.
  Indian, Transfer of, to Port Blair from Singapore, 143.
  Pardoning, 143-145. Analysis of crimes of, in 1873, 145.
  Diseases of, at Singapore, 147-152.
  Death-rate of, at Singapore, 149.
  Disciplinary treatment of, at Singapore, 159.
  Incorrigible, 161.
  Materials made by, 172-175.
  Bricks made by, 172-175.
  Defaults committed by Indian, 176.

Cotton, Dr. George, 74.

Cowpar, Dr., 154.

Crawfurd, Mr. John, 36, 101.

Crocodiles, 130, 134-138.


"Dacoity," 12.

Davidson, M. F., 61, 62.

Death-rate of convicts at Singapore, 149, 170.

De Barros on Malacca, 26.

Dindings, 14.

Diseases of convicts at Singapore, 147-152.
  Feigned, 152-155.

Du Cane, Sir Edmund, 96.


Edinburgh, H.R.H. The Duke of, 77.


Faber, Captain, 58.
  lays foundation stone of Pearl's Hill jail, 64.

Farquhar, Major, 33.

Fires, Convicts used for suppressing, 42.

Flogging, 88.

Forlong, General, 21, 63.
  appreciation of Singapore convict system, 63.

Fraser, Colonel, report on management of Singapore jail, 110.

"Funny Joe," 126.


Godinho de Eredia, 25, 151.

Government House at Singapore, 101-104.

Guillaume, architect, 97.

Guthrie, Mr. Alexander, 35.

Guthrie, Mr. James, 101.


Hamadryads, Convicts bitten by, 16.

Hay, Mr. Andrew, 35.

"Head Scare," 69-70.

Hilliard, Captain, 20.

Hospital erected at Singapore, 57.

Humphrey, Rev. William Topley, 73.


Industries, Convict, 104-112.

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Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797

Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797

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