214 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 
ДЕ PE УН Cantonese, Thong-ngau-hong lo thau JÆ 
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Market Lane : Hokkien, Kóng hok kū hāng JR m BEA 
kong hok ku is the Chinese name of the Peuang Mutual Im- 
provement Association the premises of which are in of this 
lane. Cantonese, Yi-nai hong Zik ‘concubine lane,” so 
called because this lane used to be occupied chiefly by kept 
women. 
Market Street: Hokkien, Pá-sat ке PY, pl {Ey pa sat 
is a corruption for pasar, a Malay word meaning market. ,Can- 
fonese, Pa-sat kai 9, UE 
Market Street Ghaut: Hokkien, Sin ban-san rise 
Щ * the new market,” i. e, the Central market. Ban-san is a 
corruption of the Malay “bangsal”, meaning a shed. Cantonese, 
San pat ѕа $r EL ipl, “new pasar 
Maxwell Road: PART I, between Bridge Street and 
Gladstone Road. Hokkien, Chha на" Жее є firewood yard"; 
this is the principal place where firewood is sold in Penang. 
PART IL, between Gladstone Road and Penang Road. 
Hokkien. Khai Héng Bi bí-ka Bt HS “Chop K hie Heng 
Be's rice mill, · №. B. This road and Prangin Road are often 
called káng-á ki" WA Af, “rivulet side" because of their 
proximity to the Prangin Ditch. 
Muda Lane: Hokkien, Thái-ko hang ЖЕ) AK “ Je- 
per's lane", many lepers used to live in this place on the charity 
of a certain wealthy Chinaman. 
