CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 



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Chinese Characters. 



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Remarks as to Meaning, 



(ii) Behind the Kampong Malacca place of 

 worship.' 



(iii) 'Keng cheow street' (so-called after the 

 late Tan Keng Cheow;. 



' Race Course Lane.' 



' Race Course grass-market.' 



' In Kampong Malacca opposite the 

 scavenging carts.' 



' Lane opposite Tanglin Market.' 



' Hong Hin Road.' 



('Hong Hin' was the chop of Tan Kim 



Seng). 



' Race Course lane.' 

 (cf. Kerbau Lane). 



(i) < Small hill top.' 



(There was formerly more of a hill here 



than now exists. This has been 



levelled). 



(ii) ' Iron pillars.' 



(Mr. Haughton says ' Many iron pillars 



were used in the construction of houses 



in this street'). 



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



