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During the 1920s the Kleinwort family were known as the leaders of the foreign exchange market while Japheth Montagu & Co and Seligman still warrant recognition as significant FX traders the trade in London began to resemble its modern manifestation By 1928 Forex trade was integral to the financial functioning of the city Continental exchange controls plus other factors in Europe and Latin America hampered any attempt at wholesale prosperity from trade[clarification needed] for those of 1930s London, Mountbatten was posted as midshipman to the battlecruiser HMS Lion in July 1916 and after seeing action in August 1916 transferred to the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth during the closing phases of the First World War in June 1917 when the royal family stopped using their German names and titles and adopted the more British-sounding "Windsor" Prince Louis of Battenberg became Louis Mountbatten and was created Marquess of Milford Haven His second son acquired the courtesy title Lord Louis Mountbatten and was known as Lord Louis until he was created a peer in 1946. He paid a visit of ten days to the Western Front in July 1918, 1.2 Birds Raffles returned to Singapore in 1822 Although Farquhar had successfully led the settlement through its difficult early years Raffles was critical of many of the decisions he had made For instance in order to generate much-needed revenue for the government Farquhar had resorted to selling licenses for gambling and the sale of opium which Raffles saw as social evils Raffles was also appalled by the slave trade tolerated by Farquhar. Raffles arranged for the dismissal of Farquhar who was replaced by John Crawfurd Raffles took over the administration himself and set about drafting a set of new policies for the settlement. . [icon] Farquhar was officially named the Resident of Singapore and Raffles was named as "Agent to the Most Noble the Governor-General with the States of Rhio (Riau) Lingin and Johor" Although ownership of the post was to be exclusively British explicit orders were given to Farquhar to maintain free passage of ships through the Strait of Singapore and a small military presence was established alongside the trading post After issuing orders to Farquhar and the remaining Europeans Raffles left the next day 7 February 1819, Singapore's media industry has sometimes been criticised for being overly regulated and lacking in freedom by human rights groups such as Freedom House. Self-censorship among journalists is said to be common in 2014 Singapore dipped to its lowest ranking ever (153rd of 180 nations) on the Press Freedom Index published by the French Reporters Without Borders the Media Development Authority regulates Singaporean media claiming to balance the demand for choice and protection against offensive and harmful material, After the separation of Singapore from the Federation the Alliance leaders focused on continuing its policies One involved the Malay language which was the official language of Malaysia UMNO sought to reduce the reliance on English in government affairs In this it was aided by PAS the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party which backed special rights for the Bumiputra and the strengthening of Islam's position in public affairs However the PAP's Malaysian branch which had now become Democratic Action Party (DAP) took a very strong stance against this and continued the expelled PAP's call for a "Malaysian Malaysia" In 1968 the newly formed Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia or Gerakan led by Lim Chong Eu joined DAP!

1869: On 17 November 1869 the Suez Canal opens connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea This allowed for an increase speed of travel time which resulted in a rise in trade volume The nation saw a $32 million dollar rise just a year after its opening. Holidays Singapore business directory Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Monarchy, 5.0% Prima Europe tabula A 15th-century copy of Ptolemy's map of Britain and Ireland.