228 CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS IN PENANG. 



St. George's Girls' School: Hokkien, Lii 6b 

 " girls' school". 



Convent: Hokkien, Ni ko am JEj^j^jS "nunnery." 

 Cantonese, Ku leung thong "te 1 te'|jf* " tadies' house", the ladies 

 being the nuns. 



Government Hill: Hokkien, Seng ki soa" ^j-$fl|_L| 

 " Hoisting flag hill". Cantonese, Shing khi san fl-Jpl \\\ 



DatO Kramat Gardens : Hokkien, Ong ke hoa hui n 

 3E^C Y-fciMI ' Government gardens."- Cantonese, Wong ke fa iin 



Waterfall: Hokkien, A-ek to-Iiin ^jjfe^lj^ "Ayer 



turjun" = water plunging. Cantonese, Shui mo yjC^ 



Race Course : Hokkien, Phaii be khoan J?§ j^)Jf| " run- 

 ning horse field." Cantonese, Phau ma chheung ^ i ^^ 



Esplanade : (1) Hokkien, Chhaii po* Jjlj;f| " grassfield," 

 Cantonese, Siu kau chheung /J^K^^S " small parade ground." 

 (2) Hokkien, Pbah kiu po ^g^J;^ striking ball field." <7q/i- 

 fonese, Ta po te ^X^L^fe "striking ball land." 



Fort Cornwaliis : Hokkien, Aug mo- sia n ^I^-ij^ 

 <* European city." Cantonese, Phau thoi J$J]R " fort." 



New Jetty: (1) Hokkien, Thih lo--thau |||$ggg 

 " iron landing place." (2) Hokkien, Thih kio |||^"' iron bridge." 



Old Jetty: Hollizn, Koan-akak pabian If ff ^^%l^ 

 koan a kak=R. 0. 0. front, and "pabian " is a Malay word for jetty. 



