British Empire Article


St John's Island, Singapore


St John's Island, off the coast of Singapore, became a treatment centre for addicts after Opium was finally banned throughout Malaya in 1946. Photograph Courtesy of National Archives


Official Opium Dealers Article | Escape from Singapore Article


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