CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 



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Chinese Characters. 



Remarks as to Meaning. 



W&f&fc 



(iii) 'Red lamp landing place' i.e. John- 

 ston's pier. 



PJP± 



(i) 'Mouth of the godowns.' 



mmiz&± 



(ii) ' 'Beside the godowns' flower-garden.' 





(iii) 'Flower-garden square.' 



ftBI« 



(See under Beng Hoon Road.) 



ffi&m* 



(i) 'Side of Kreta Ayer.' 



WMn 



(ii) Phonetic only. 





(iii) 'Beside Sam Yiong's big house.' 

 (This street is largely inhabited by 

 Babas, hence the 'Ka-lek hit.' 'San 

 Yiong'' was the chop of the late Tan 

 Kim Tian and it is still used by his 

 descendants ; the name is not gener- 

 ally known.) 



mwm 



(i) 'End of Rochore.' 



m eltai 



(ii) 'Rochore Market.' 



\mmis 



mnmrn 



(i) 'Kling Street.' 



(There are a large number of Kling shops 

 in Cross Street). 



(ii) ' 'Hoi-san' street lower street.' 

 ('Hoi-san' street is Upper Cross street, q.v.) 



R. A. Soc, No. 42, 1904. 



