CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 219 



i. e, the third street after crossing the Prangin Ditch from Beach 

 street. Cantonese , Kwo kong chai tai sara thiu lo ?Mml4"'^' 



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Queen Street: (1) Hokkien, Chap-jl keng -pZlfflj 

 " twelve houses," there is a row of twelve houses of the same 

 height. Cantonese, Shap yi kan +.Zl|ffi (2) Hokkien, Kii Ho 



Hap sia ke iJ5f?n r^ SAfij " °ld Ho Hap society street," called 

 after the Kong-si because of this society there. Cantonese, Kau 

 Wo Hap she kai |§^ £f±& 



Race Course Road : Hokkien, Toa chhai hin n lo- 

 >^C^[Si^§ /'big vegetable garden road," from the many 

 vegetable plantations there. Cantonese, Tai chhoi un ^TC^^SI 



R. C, O. Front: HoHien, Koan-a kak || fi ^§ " Gov- 

 eminent office corner "= the corner of the Government offices. 

 Cantonese, Tai ma-thau ^J^gg "big jetty," after the Old 

 Jetty there. 



Residency Road : Hokkien, Ji 6ng chhu lo- Zl j£ jg§§ 

 11 Second King's house road," second King being the Chinese 

 way of calling the Resident Councillor. 



Rope Walk: (1) Hokkien, Gi-hok ke j|ijfgfij " Gi hok 



street," so called because the Gi hok secret society had their 

 Kong-si house there formerly. Cantonese, Yi fuk kai j§ /Jfgjfel 

 (2) Hokkien, Phah soh hang ^Xffj^S " making rope lane"; 

 formerly cocoanut husk ropes were manufactured there. [Tide 

 Kimberley Street (5)] 



