CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN.PENANG. 209 
Cantonese, Heung kong kai Trai heung: kong, is the. Can- 
tonese pronunciation of Hongkong, and kai means street. (The 
word Hong itself is a mispronunciation of heung originating 
from the boat-population of Canton who were the first to come 
in contact with Europeans when they appeared in China): ^ 
Hospital Road: Hokkien, Pr chhù lo Fy RS 
* sick house road "—road leading to the General Hospital. Can- 
tonese, Wong ka yi im lo 4. 1-174-3 Өлең 
Hutton Lane: Hokkien, Gia-làu (jalan) a-téng 4 a 
ET a-teng is the Chinese pronunciation for Hutton. 
Jelutong Road: Hokkien, Jit-lóh-tong lo: H JA NAWA 
jit-ldh-tong is the Chinese pronunciation for Jelutong. 
The town end of this road is called é-tong TH or hé-tong 
TMi which means the lower tong, and the country end of this 
road is called téng-tong JA [д] or siang-tong Ep] which 
means the upper tong, i. e, cave. Cantonese, Yat lok tong. 
Katz Street : Hokkien, Koo káng-á te lak Пай lo: 3 yes 
+ & BE “passed rivulet, number six street," i.e.; the | 
sixth street after crossing the Prangin Ditch from Beach Street. 
Cantonese, Kwo kong chai tai luk thiu lo A (P BNA 
Kedah Road: Hokkien, Kam kong ma lak kah Git of 
жх FR “Kampong Malacca.” Cantonese, Ku phai, kun 1 
АЁ * old license house" ; this referring to the Lock Hospital; 
which was formerly situated at the site where the present 
Chowrasta Dispensary is. 
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