210 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 



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Keng Kwee Street: Hokkien, Keng kui ke 

 named after Captain Ah Quee, who built this street and connect- 

 ed it with Penang Road. Cantonese, Keng- kwai kai |§5'llf*S ; i 



Kimberley Street : (l) Hokkien, Tio-chiu ke || 

 Te chiu is the name of a prefecture in the Quang-tung Province 

 in South China, better known as Chao-chow-fu JijjB^Wlfif 

 from which the Te-chiu people come. This street is so called 

 because formerly there were many China-born Te-chiu prostitutes 

 living there. Owing, however, to the prohibition of female emi- 

 gration from Swatow, which is the sea-port of Chao-chow-fu, 

 by the Chinese Government upon representations being made by 

 the Te-chiu merchants in the Straits Settlements, all Te-chiu 

 prostitutes have since disappeared from this street. Cantonese, 

 Chiu chau mui kai Jijpj^^fij "chiu chau girl street." (2) 

 Hokkien, SoaMhau ke ftllgg^ "Swatow street." (3) Hok- 

 kien, Mi 11 soa u ke l^j^fif " vermicelli street," so called after 

 the vermicelli makers there. (4) Hokkien, Si" Ti" kong-si ke 

 ^Jlp/gvffjfif after the Kong-si house of the seh Ti n clan, 

 which was formerly in this street. ( 5 ) Hokkien, Phah soh-ahang 

 'JT^fsf?^ " striking rope street" formerly there were some 

 rope makers' shops there. (Rope Walk is sometimes called by 

 this name a'so.) 



King Street : PART I., between Light Street and Bishop 

 Street. Hokkien, Kau-keng-chbii au ^j^^f^ " Penang 

 Street back" {vile Penang Street, Part I.) 



Part II., between Bishop Street and China Street. (1) 



