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{| style="margin:auto;" ! style="text-align:center;" | English. ! style="text-align:center;" | Hokkien. ! style="text-align:center;" | Cantonese. ! style="text-align:center;" | Chinese Characters. ! style="text-align:center;" | Remarks as to Meaning.
 * 7. 2nd Cross Street
 * (i) Ku pa-sat
 * (i) Kau pa-sat
 * 舊巴虱
 * (i) 'Old market.'
 * (ii) Kiau-keng khau
 * 賭問口
 * (ii) 'Gambling-house mouth.'
 * 8. 3rd Cross Street
 * Hai san kongsi koi
 * Hai san kong sz kai
 * 海山公司街
 * 'The Haisan kongsi street.' (The kongsi house of this society once stood in this street)
 * 9. 4th Cross Street
 * Chui-sien mng
 * Shui-sin mun
 * 水仙門
 * 'Water-fairy gate.' So called, it is said, because there was once a public bathing place here: cf. north Bridge Road, Singapore. One can only grope at the reason why a public bathing place should be called a "water fairy gate." It is a delightful name anyhow.)
 * 10. Goldsmith Street
 * (i) Kam-kong ke-tek
 * 甘光家德
 * (i) 'Kampong Ketek.' (This is the Malay name.)
 * (ii) Kuan-im-teng koi
 * (ii) Kun-yam teng kai
 * 觀音亭街
 * (ii) 'Street of the goddess Kuan-im's temple.' (This is the common Chinese name for the street derived from the large temple in the street.)
 * 11. Heeren Street
 * (i) Ho lan koi
 * Ho-lam kai
 * 荷蘭街
 * (i) 'Dutch street.' (There were Dutch residences here in the old days.)
 * (ii) Po siah koi
 * 寶錫街
 * (ii) 'Precious metal street.' (This name is not common and I cannot explain the meaning.)
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 * (ii) 'Street of the goddess Kuan-im's temple.' (This is the common Chinese name for the street derived from the large temple in the street.)
 * 11. Heeren Street
 * (i) Ho lan koi
 * Ho-lam kai
 * 荷蘭街
 * (i) 'Dutch street.' (There were Dutch residences here in the old days.)
 * (ii) Po siah koi
 * 寶錫街
 * (ii) 'Precious metal street.' (This name is not common and I cannot explain the meaning.)
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 * 寶錫街
 * (ii) 'Precious metal street.' (This name is not common and I cannot explain the meaning.)
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