226 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 



MERCANTILE OFFICES. 

 Chamber of Commerce : Hoi-Hen, Aug mo- *kng 

 kong-si f»l^]^/2^wj " European merchants' Kong-si." Can- 

 tonese, Sai yan sheung mo kuk H^jSj^^J "Western 

 people's commercial business board." 



Hongkong & Shanghai Bank : (l) Hoklden, Hui 

 hong bang H^P^^ Hui hong being the Chinese chop of this 

 bank and bang=bank. Cantonese, Ui fung ngan hong |§l|=j; §J[ tlf 

 Ui fung being the Chinese chop of this bank, and ngan hong 

 means money firm-bank. (2) Hoklden, Sifmg hai bang h yffe 

 P^g " Shanghai bank." Cantonese, Shung hoi ngan hong J^ 



*MM^J " Shanghai bank." 



Chartered Bank; Hoklden, Cha-ta bang j|£§j|P|g 

 ',' Chartered Bank." Cantonese, Cha-ta ngan hong ^ffl^fj 

 " Chartered Bank." 



Netherlands Trading Society : Hoklden, H6-lan 

 bang ^P^fl^ "Holland bank." Cantonese, Ho-lan ngan 



Telegraph Office : Hokkien , Phah tang soa 11 koan 

 ^Tl|ty$S<|il] "striking brass wire office." Cantonese, Tin pokak 

 c|^$ J=j " electricity report board." 



Tin Exchange: (1) Hoklden, Chipsiangso- d^^jffi 

 " assembling merchant's place. Cantonese, Chap sheung so ^|| 

 j^fjtr/f (2) Hokkien, Siak Kong-si ij^WJ " the tin Kong-si." 

 Cantonese, Shek kung-si i§f.^ft] 



