CHINESE NAMES OF STBEETS IN PENAN G. 211 



Mbkkien, Kiii n -tang toa peh kong ke J^^^'f^^f^ Kiii n - 

 tang is the HoHien pronunciation of Quang-tung, a province 

 in South China. Toa peh kong means god, so called because 

 there is a temple there built by subscriptions raised solely from 

 the Cantonese. Cantonese, Kwong-tung tai pak kung kai Ji| jjf 

 Affr&fS ( 2 ) Hokkien, A-phien kong-si ke jSJr<&"H$ 

 " Opium farm street," so called after the Opium and Spirit Farms 

 at the junction of China Street. Cantonese, In kung-si j|§5/2^!!] 

 PART III., between China Street and Market Street. 

 HoHien, Kii H6-seng kong-si ke ^5^Jj$^V o]£lj H6-seng 

 is the name of a secret society, which formerly had its Kong-st 

 house there. Cantonese, Kau wo shing kung-si kai ^ 



Part IV., between Market Street and Chulia Street. 

 HoJclaen, Kiet-leng-a ke p^iSf^^ " Kling Street"; this par 

 of King Street was formerly inhabited chiefly by Klings (vide 

 Chulia Street, Part I.) Cantonese, Pak kap lung ^n^^| 

 1 Pigeon hole," so called because formerly there were some ex- 

 ceedingly small houses there occupied as brothels. 



Kulilll Lane : (1) HoHien, Ban an tai ^l^cU "Ban 



an theatre," so called after the name of the Chinese theatre in 



this lane. Cantonese, Mau on thoi M^r ft (2) HoHien, Beng 



hi -tai B^li^ilfc " I^ n g' s theatre"; beng is a part of the name 

 of Mr. Ong Beng Tek, the former proprietor of the theatre. 



Kuala Kangsa Road : HoHien, Hoan-a hi-hui n ke 

 ^ffS^IMHS " foreigners' theatre," so called from the 

 Malay theatre there. 



