In 1906, the Singapore branch of the Tongmenghui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, headed by Sun Yat-sen) was established. As newspaper was a powerful tool to advocate the revolutionaries’ ideals, local revolutionists…
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Notes on the Treatment of Malaria with the Alkaloids of Cinchona, a 1928 publication, was written by the late Dr William Fletcher, who was a bacteriologist in the Institute for…
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Marine Mammals of Singapore is an article found in the book “Essays in Zoology” — a commemorative volume which marks the fourtieth anniversary of the Department of Zoology in NUS.…
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The Union Times (总汇新报) was set up in 1905 by the revolutionaries Teo Eng Hock (张永福) and Tan Chor Nam (陈楚楠). It was soon taken over by the pro-reformist group…
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The Wai Seng Lottery is a fascinating subject matter not many are likely to have heard of. Authored by G. T. Hare, a civil service employee in the Straits Settlement,…
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Jit Shin Pau (日新报) was the successor to Sing Po which was in circulation for about 9 years and ceased publication in August 1898. After less than two months of restructuring, the Chinese daily…
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Mapharside in the Treatment of Malaria is a 1940 booklet documenting the effectiveness in using mapharside to treat patients with malaria. The 3 species of Plasmodium (parasitic organism) that mapharside…
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Robert Morrison: The Pioneer of Chinese Missions is a biography on Robert Morrison (1782 – 1834) and focuses heavily on his contributions as the first Protestant missionary to China. This…
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As part of Digital Scholarly Communications (DSC) Week, NUS Libraries would like to highlight Digital Gems, a digital collection of selected rare and unique materials on Southeast Asia covering the…
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Thien Nan Shin Pao (天南新报) was published on 26 May 1898 in Singapore. It was founded by Khoo Seok Wan (邱菽园), Singapore’s literary pioneer and community leader, to advocate for…
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