So NAMES OF PLACES IN SINGAPORE. 
long and sharp, crest grey. The feet are not webbed. 
Pulau Séburus. “ Sébtrus” is a sort of fruit-bearing tree 
that grows in mangrove swamp. 
Pulau Sémiulun. “Sémitlun”’ is the name of a tribe of the 
“Orang Laut.” The name is. wrongly written as 
“Sémbilan”’ on the Government Map (1885). 
Pulau Suber. ‘‘ Suber”’ isa kind of tree out of the bark of 
which cord is made. 
Pulau Sidong. A beautiful little island surrounded by a 
coral reef. ‘“‘Sudong”’ is said to be the same as “Tu- 
dong” (a cover), so called from the shape of the island 
with the reef round it. 
Pulau Tékong. ‘‘Tékong ’=“an obstacle”) sompeatied 
because the island blocks the mouth of the Johor River. 
Pulau Ubin. “ Ubin”’ according to FAVRE is Javanese, and 
means “squared stone.” The island is so called from 
the granite quarries. 
Sarang Rimau=“ The tiger’s den.” This is the western 
end of Blakang Mati, apparently the place where Fort 
Siloso now is. ‘“‘Salisuh” is a kind of herb used as a 
remedy in childbirth, but I have no idea how the fort 
came to be so called, as the Orang Laut of Kampong 
Kopit only know the place by the name of Sarang 
Rimau. 
Sélat Singkt. The narrow strait between Pulau Brani and 
Blakang Mati. The charts wrongly give the name to 
the Sélat Pandan. “Singki’’ probably=“ Séngkil~ of 
“ Singkir’’=sharp-edged. At Penang the word means 
“set on edge”’ (of the teeth), hence perhaps it is meta- 
phorically applied to the difficulties of the passage. 
“Séngkil” is also the name of a plant. 
Sélat Tébrau. “ TVébrau’’ is a kind of large fish. The word 
also signifies a large kind of grass like prairie-grass. 
Sunget Bérth. ‘‘Bérih’’ is the variety of the red fish with 
the black head. : 
Sunget Bérénok. “A kind of sea-worm”’ (FAVRE). 
Sunget Félutong. “Jélutong’’ is a gutta-bearing tree 
(Dyera costulata), 
