How Boat Quay got it's name: 1900's photos

[Cecil Lee]

Like they say: " a photo tells a thousand words...."
These early photos 1900'sof boats in a quay gives us what is known as "Boat Quay, Singapore" today.
Did you see a photo of a bullock cart in the 2nd photo? In those days, all bullock carts are pulled by twin "engines" i.e. two buffalos each.
Talk about "horse power" in the west. If motor vehicles were invented in the East or Far East today; instead of measuring car's "horse power";
Here in the Far East, we could be talking about the measure by "buffalo power" i.e. My car has "235 buffaloes" (buffalo power!)
And the photos show that Singapore was no sleepy village...