When a "Gagging Act" was imposed to prevent the uprising in India spreading, the Settlements' press reacted with anger, classing it as something that subverted "every principle of liberty and free discussion".
Da en "Gagging Act" blev indført for at forhindre, at opstanden i Indien bredte sig, reagerede Straits Settlements' presse med vrede og kaldte det noget, der undergraver "ethvert princip om frihed og fri diskussion".