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museum library.
Singapore calls the chota peg a stinger.
Another favorite drink is adashi
again sting (gin + port wine)
In the beds in the hotel
are placed long
cylindrical pillows
known locally as dutch
housewives. These affairs
are cooling when used
to help as a rest for the
legs. They are a clever
invention & found all
thru Java & Sumatra
but not in British territory
except at Singapore.
the straits Settlements
(6-7) spent these 2 days at
the Raffles Museum library.