208 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 



Part II., between Love Lane and Leith Street. (1) Bok- 

 Jcien, Lien boa ho* ^U^'^Jj " lotus pond,"- so called after a big 

 lotus pond formerly situated at the side of the St. George's 

 Girl School, the pond having been filled up some years ago on 

 account of the many accidents to people in attempting to get at 

 the lotus. (2) Hokkien t sek-lan-ni (serani) oh cheng ffiffi^L 

 ^f^MO " seran ^ school front. 



Part III., between Leith Street and Northam Road. 

 Hokkien, ting mo- lo- |r[^g.Jj^t " red hair road" the road where 

 Europeans live. (Northam Road has the same name.) 



Fish Lane: Hokkien, kiatn hu-a hang l§f|1Sl f^jfjf 



" salt-fish lane," because it branches off from Prangin Lane, 

 which is called the ' Salt-fish yard.' Cantonese, ham u hong 



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Gladstone Road : Hokkien, hoe chhia lo- J^ffiffft 

 « fire carriage road " ; the fire carriage is the Tramway. Can- 

 tonese Fo chhe lo y<J$-$h 



Green Hall: (1) Hokkien, toan pa-li $jg Q J^ 

 Mr Paddy (Pali) formerly owned a large portion of land here, 

 (2) Hokkien, ki-Ym ho' ^^^ a corruption for Green Hall. 



Heriot Street: Hokkien, koe kang-a te. peh tiau lo- 

 MiiH^^A^iSI "P assed rivulet, number eight street;'' 

 i.e. the eighth street after crossing the Prangin Ditch from Beach 

 Street. Cantonese, kwo kong chai tai pat thiu lo jSJSf-PJjJ 



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Hong Kong Street : Hokkien, Hiang kang lo' ^^ 

 )2£ hiang kang is the Hokkien pronunciation of Hongkong. 



