IBL Chapter 3: Law and Order Main- 1D/E by Goh Zhi Qing

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 01:58:30 UTC

1. Answer the questions in your pairs

2. After reading/ watching the videos, make a decision if the British was effective in maintaining law and order in early Singapore.

3. Complete the final assessment in the last column and back it up with the information you have read in the other sections

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 01:58:47 UTC

Source A: Estimated number of police officers in Singapore in relation to the total number of people living there (1830s to 1860s).

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 01:59:02 UTC

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 01:59:16 UTC

What does this source suggest about the difficulties/challenges faced in maintaining law and order in early Singapore? Explain your answer using details from the source.

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 01:59:53 UTC

Source B: Adapted from a report that William Pickering, Protector of the Chinese in Singapore, submitted to the Legislative Council in Singapore on February 1877.

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:00:11 UTC

The coolies are mostly from the countryside of China. They all cried out for protection. They declared that they had been tricked to leave their homes by promises that they would be brought to Singapore and receive good wages as labourers and craftsmen. There was a promise that after paying a low sum for their journey, they would soon save enough money to send to their friends or to return home with.

We went to inspect a house in Telok Ayer, where the coolies had been confined. We found the place to be unfit even to keep pigs. Many men were confined here without notice.

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:00:47 UTC

Source C: An account of the law and order situation in Singapore during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:01:02 UTC

The main danger came from gang robberies, which were reputed to be the work of Chinese secret societies. The immigrants were forced to join gangs and had to contribute part of their salary to their gang leader. Gangs of up to 200 Chinese raided parts of the town almost every night in the early 1840s. Their chief targets were the Malay districts, but they sometimes attacked Indians and Europeans too, breaking into buildings, ransacking and murdering. The whole town lived in fear and the tiny police force was careful to keep out of the way until the gangsters had gone.

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:01:14 UTC

What is Source C’s view about the role played by secret societies in colonial Singapore?

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:01:28 UTC

What does Source B suggest about the coolies’ experiences?

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:01:52 UTC

Source D: Adapted from an account by Li Chung Chu from Shanghai, who visited Singapore in 1887.

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:02:07 UTC

Along Kreta Ayer, brothels are as many and as close together as the teeth of a comb. It is said that the licensed prostitutes registered at the Chinese Protectorate number 3,000 and several hundred. Apart from these, there are countless unlicensed prostitutes and actresses. They are all Cantonese who were either sold at a young age and sent to Nanyang (Singapore), or were born and brought up in Singapore. Year after year, little girls from Hong Kong are shipped to Singapore and sold to the brothels in rapid succession.

How effective were the British in maintaining law and order?

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:02:36 UTC

goh_zhi_qing2_1 — 2025-07-03 02:03:58 UTC

What does Source D suggest about the experience of women in Singapore? Explain your answer.

mustaqim and hazim [Good!]

2025-07-10 06:41:29 UTC

Source a suggests that it was difficult to maintain law and order in Singapore. (ATQ) This is evident because there were very few police officers in comparison to the people living in Singapore. In the table where there are only 18 police officers for a 16000 population. Also there were only 385 police officers for a 81000 population. (E) Which shows that all police officers were usually outnumbered (P/E) in situations like gang fights and riots

kunyang and aman [Good!]

2025-07-10 06:49:48 UTC

Source C's view about the roles (ATQ) played by secret societies where that they were dangerous (P), crime committing and often murdered and robbed locals, forcing villlages into a state of fear everytime night went down. The evidence, 'main dangers came from gang robberies, which were reputed to be the work of Chinese secret societies' (EVI) This shows that crime rates were increased due to the constant attacks and robberies caused by the Chinese secret societys. This shows that source C's view on the secret societies of singpore were that they had a negative influence and were often the cause of crimes. (EXP)

Wailam & Zexuan [Good!]

2025-07-10 06:51:39 UTC

Source B suggest that the coolies (ATQ) have negative and tough experiences (P) while working in Singapore.

This is evident in "We went to inspect a house in Telok Ayer, where the coolies had been confined. We found the place to be unfit even to keep pigs. Many men were confined here without notice. " (E)

This shows that the coolies had to live in very small houses worse than places used to keep animals like pigs. These unhealthy living conditions made them feel trapped, thus this shows that the coolies had harsh experiences. (E)

aleeya and qairina [Good!]

nur_qairina_jessenia_jainal — 2025-07-10 06:52:05 UTC

Source D suggests that (ATQ) the experience of women in Singapore were horrendous (P) as they were used for male sexual pleasure and sent to places they are not familiar with. This is evident in "They are all Cantonese who were either sold at a young age and sent to Nanyang and year after year, little girls from hong kong are shipped to Singapore and sold to brothels." (E) This shows that being a women during that point of time is scary as they did not have a choice of their work and were treated poorly. (E)

elyssa & renie [Good!]

elyssa_tang — 2025-07-10 06:53:40 UTC

source C's view about the role played by the secret societies in colonial Singapore is unsafe. from the text , "their chief targets were the Malay districts , but they sometimes attacked Indians and Europeans too, breaking into buildings , ransacking and murdering." This shows that Singapore was dangerous in the past because of the Chinese gang attacking the Indians and Europeans and malays.