CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &o. 



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Chinese Characters. 



Remarks as to Meaning, 



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Saigon to avoid confusion with the 

 Jalan Besar Abattoirs.) 



(i) ' Eurasian (serani) Street.' 



(Part of Queen Street will be included in 

 ' Mang ku lu ' see Bencoolen Street, 

 and part again shares in the names of 

 other streets.) 



(ii) ' Lim Sam's big house street.' 



' The flower garden by the godowns.' 

 (See Commercial Square.) 



5 Inside the big gate next to the spirit- 

 shop.' 



(cf. Club Street : the spirit-shop is the 

 present ' Hotel Trieste.') 



' Na n -tau lane.' 



( { Na n -tau ' is the name of a plant with 

 prickly leaves which grows here. 

 Douglas' Dictionary says it is the 

 1 pandanus ' or ' screwpine.') 



' Mouth of Chin Seng's hill. 5 

 (See Bernam Street .) 



' Beside the iron foundry at the foot of 



Fort Canning hill.' 

 (The iron foundry is Riley Hargreives & 



R. A. Soc. No. *2, 1904 



