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CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS, &c. 



English. 



Tanjong Malim 



Chinese. 



Fu-lo On-nam or 

 Phu-lo On-nam 



Characters. 





Ulu Klang 



. Tham-kong 



Ulu Langat ... Nga-ngatshan... 



Remarks. 



This sounds like an 

 adaptation of a Malay 

 name meaning 'sex 

 Islands'. But there 

 is no authority for 

 that, and it is not un- 

 likely tnat it is a 

 Chinees attempt at 

 'Ulu Bernam.' 



i.e. Dull-mine — Dull in 

 the sense of not pros- 

 perous. The miners 

 here met with little 

 luck. But more pro- 

 bably another expla- 

 nation is correct, viz. 

 that the water [of the 

 river at Ulu Klang 

 was much used for 

 drinking purposes, 

 'tham' here meaning 

 'fresh.' 



3FTGLL] 'Shan' practically cor- 

 responds to 'Ulu' — 

 up-country. 



Ulu Selangor ...U-lau Sut-lang- Mj^£; 

 ngo 



See under Kuala Kubu. 



Ulu Yam 



Wa-tu- a-yam...jgg:#[t"pif : g' There is said to be a 



rock (batu) which 

 serves as a landmark. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



