CHINESE NAMES OF STREET IN PENANG. 227 



Opium and Spirit Farms: (1) Hokkien, A-phien 

 kong-si ^JJ/j^^VIjJ "opiura Kong-si." Cantonese, Nga phin. 

 kong-si iSir-^^J (*) Hokkien, Chiii kong-si ygj^S] 

 " Spirit kong-si." Cantonese, Chau kong-si YJ§/£VtfJ 



Municipal Office : (1) Hokkien, Ah se koan ^fgEJH) 

 ah se=the Malay wordhasil, meaning tax, and koan means office. 

 (2) Hokkien, Chiii se koan ^^jSP) "water rate office." (3) 

 Hokkien, Kong po kiok lijP^ ' : works department." 



TownHall: Hokkien, Ang mo- kong koan fX^^fg 

 " European club." 



Chinese Town Hall : Hokkien, Peng cheang kong koan 



^jpf,£V|*g Cantonese: Pheng cheung kung kun ^Wt/k 



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The Medical Institution: Hokkien, Lam hoa i r 

 \^2$m$7t Cantonese, yamwzgi tin |^3|||§|S^ 



St. George's Church: Hokkien, Ang mo ton le-pai-trg 

 ll^-^ilii^^ " European big church." 



Church Of Assumption : Hokkien, Sek-lan-ni le-pai-tng 

 fett^Ulf^^ "Eurasian Church." 



Armenian Church: Hokkien, Ln-song le-pai-trg H 

 ^WiffilsL lfl son S bein £ a corruption for Luzon of the 

 Philippines Islands, and le-pai-tng means Church. 



Penang Free School : Hokkien, Ang mo- 6h $£^Mk 

 11 European school ". 



St. Xavier's Institution: Hokkien, Sek-lan-ni 6h 

 t^W^L^ " Eurasian School." 



