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Bishop Street : Part I., between Beach Street and 

 Penang Street. (1) Hokkisn, Chbat bok ke j^yfcflj " painting- 

 wood street," from the furniture makers' shops there. Cantonese, 

 Chhat muk kai (2) Ho'dien, Chha kang ke /^yfcfij " wood 

 workmen street." 



Part II., between Penang Street and King Street. 

 Hokkien, Lu-song le-pai-trg cheng § ^ jls^^lttf ' Arme " 

 nian Church front," Lil-sbng being a corruption of Luzon of the 

 Philippine Island?. Cantonese, Lu-sung lai-pai-thong Chhin 



S3eiIW£tfr 



Part III., between King Street and Pitt" Street. Hoh- 

 kien, Siin-tek Kong-si ke HP^^^ftf callecl after the 

 Kong-si house of the Sun Tek people. Cantonese, Shun Tak 

 Kong-si kai J||g$K^B)^ 



Brick-Kiln Road : Hokhven, Hong chhia Id- 

 S^lfljj^ " wind carriage road " ; " wind carriage " is the 

 Switchback Railway. Cantonese, Fung Chhe lo JU,lff ]j^ 



Bridge Street: Part I., Beach Street end. Hok- 

 kien, Koe kang-ci JSj^ff "passed rivulet," the other side 

 of the Prangin Ditch. Cantonese, Kwo kong chai jjSJ^ff 



PART II., the middle part. Holkien, Pang longjjfjj^f 

 " plank depot." Cantonese, Pan Chhong jp$$/ 



PART III. Jelutong Road end., Holckien, Seng-hong bio lo. 

 •Seng Ong Temple Street," called after tie 



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