224 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 



fjJ^ljPi ' l Protector's yamen ". (5) Cheng- mo si nga mun 

 " government business official's yamen." 



Marine Department: Hokkien, Hai koan ^|S 

 " Harbour Office." Cantonese, Hoi kwan f^iS 



General Post Office : Hokkien, Phe koan ^^J " Let- 

 ter Office." Cantonese, Shun koan '/fiBM 



Supreme Court : Hokkien, Toa k6k ~fc\tffc " big court, 

 kok being the Chinese pronunciation for court. Cantoiiese, Tai 

 kot y^Jft " big court." 



Solicitor General's Department : Hokki'vn, .Kojiig- 

 pan-ge chfg su ^Jijfnjjjjtlarl) kong-pau-ge = company, i.e., 

 the East Indian Company, and chig su means a lawyer. Cantonese, 

 Wong ka chong si 3E^|)jj^ " Government lawyer." 



Sheriff Department : HoLien, Che-lip i§fj£ this is 

 the Chinese pronunciation for Sheriff. Cantonese, Fung pho kun 

 Ej^jglf "sealing shop official." (2) Hokkien, Hong chhu koa u 

 j^JUjtf " Sealing house official." (3) Hokkien, Le-long koa" 



B$]Mft1=f Lelong is a Malay-Portuguese word meaning auction, 

 and koa" means officials 



Police Courts: Hokkien, Po-le ig£$f|} " police." Can- 

 tonese, Po-le-si 3$lJ[I)b] "police." 



Coroner's Department s Hokkien, Giain si koa 11 |& 

 "examining corpse official." Cantonese, Im si kun j|£ 



