CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 



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Chinese Characters. 



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Remarks as to Meaning. 



(i) (See under Cheang- Hong Lim Lane). 



(ii) (This is an adaptation, meaning simply 

 Chin-swee Road — it is not commonly 

 used excpt by Babas.) 



(ii) ' Siok Wee's plantation.' 

 (The land about here belonged to Kiong 

 Siok Wee.) 



(See under Chin Swee Road above.) 



4 Heavenly palace of the five generations. 

 (' Thien kiong' Heavenly palace is an 

 abbreviation for 'thien hok kiong' i.e. 

 palace of heavenly bliss ; there is a 

 temple of this name in this street, in 

 which five josses of different se n or 

 clan-names are enshrined.) 



(i) 'Behind the thirteen shops'. 



(ii) 'Behind the eighteen buildings'. 

 (Cf. Boat Quay). 



(i) 'Behind the Gi-hok Kongsi (house).' 



(ii) 'Behind the New Gi-hok Kongsi (house) 

 Cf. Carpenter street. The new Gi- 

 hok Kongsi house was near here.) 



R. A. Sbc, No. 42,31904. 



