CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 



in Singapore Island, and the Vicinity. 



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ChiLese Characters. 







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Remarks as to Meaning 



'Within the water (rice) mill.' 



'Footofthesirih' i e. 'near the Sirih gardens.' 



1 Two boiling pans ' — the ' tia n ' is the pan 

 used for boiling gambier — the planters 

 in the Alexandra Road district used 

 two pans instead of one. I suppose 

 there was some difference in the pre- 

 paration of the gambier. 



' Rochore Temple.' 



' Black Bridge.' 



' Taro pond.' 



' Tanglin Soldier's rooms. 



(i) ' European flower-garden. 1 



(ii) ' Government flower-garden.' 



1 End of the horse-carriage road.' 



' Two birds,' referring to the eagles on the 

 gateway of the drive leading to 



R.A Soc, No. 42, 1904. 



