50 NATIVE NAMES OF STREETS IN SINGAPORE. 



The descriptive names are mostly very good, and while the 

 appropriateness of the name for Church Street may only 

 strike those who are acquainted with police work in 

 Singapore, yet we can all admire the picturesque names 

 for Thomson and Alexandra Roads. I have not attempted to 

 include the Malay names in the list, as Malays take but little 

 notice of streets, and, as a rule, only describe places by Kam- 

 p072gs, which are of course well known in the case of Singa- 

 pore. 



I am indebted to my friend Mr. J. O. ANTHONISZ for the 

 list of Tamil names, and I have to thank Messrs. Li A SlK 

 and Tan TiANG SiONG for preparing the list of Chinese names. 

 The Chinese names are given in the list as pronounced by 

 the Hokkjen Chinese. 



H. T. HAUGHTON 



CHINESE NAMES OF STREETS AND ROADS 

 IN SINGAPORE. 



Albert Street. Is^lTSli or (2) WXWfc 



KamKongMangKuLu (Kampong Bencoolen). Or (2) Boh 

 Mua Iu Koi — "The street where sesamum oil is expressed." 



Alexandra Road. ^JUft or (2) ^KB 



Chwi Bo Lai — " The water rice-mill." Or (2) Lau Chi Kha 

 — " The foot of the betel-nuts." 



Almeida Street. ^r^i^WM% 



Gu Chia Chwi Hi Hng Au — " The back of the Kreta Ayer 

 Theatre." " Gu Chia Chwi," literally "water cart," a tran- 

 slation of the Malay name " Kreta Ayer." 



Amoy Street. %WU% or (2) ll^P 



Ma Cho Keng Au— "The back of the Ma Cho Temple." 

 Or (2) Ghi Oh Khau— " The front of the school," 



