A TRIBUTE

We have listed these things here, where they will remain in our history books, in tribute to the contributions they have made to our lives here in Singapore. For the younger generation which may have no memories of these things, these things here will remind them that every generation has its own familiar common-place things. The list here comprises things which have found a place in the hearts of their parents and grandparents.

  SingTel ended the telegram service here on 1 Apr 2002. The service, which has been available here for more than 100 years, ended because too few people use it, a SingTel spokesman told The Straits Times. In the weeks leading up to the end, only about 400 telegrams were sent each month, most of which were from banks and shipping companies. In its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, more than a million telegrams were sent out from Singapore each year. (Straits Times 10 Apr 2002) (H7)