The Hokien triennial religious procession took place today. It started about ten o’clock from the Hokien Temple at Teluk Ayer Street, passing through Gemmil lane, Amoy Street, Pekin Street, Teluk Ayer Street, Market Street, Boat Quay, South Bridge Road, Upper Circular Road, New Bridge Road, Merchant Road, South and North Roads, River Valley Road, West Hill Street to the corner of High Street, thence back by same roads to Merchant Road, Hong Lim Quay, Magazine Road, Havelock Road, New Bridge Road, Neil Road, South Bridge Road, Upper Cross Street, New Bridge Road, Upper Chin Chew Street, Chin Chew Street, China Street, Nankin Street, Upper Nankin Street, New Bridge Road, Upper Hokien Street, Hokien Street, Church Street, Philip Street, Kling Street, South Canal Road, Synagogue Street, Church Street, George Street, South Canal Road, South Bridge Road, Cross Street, back to Hokien Temple, Teluk Ayer Street.
闽帮今天举行三年一度的迎神赛会。游行队伍在上午10时从直落亚逸街福建庙(按天福宫)出发,经过仁美巷、厦门街、北京街、直落亚逸街、马吉街、驳船码头、桥南路、盒巴沙球朥路(即沙球朥路上段)、新桥路、马真路、里峇峇利路、西禧街(West Hill Street)、直抵谐街(High Street)角头, 然后沿着原路回到马真路,再经芳林码头、马可新路、合乐路、新桥路、尼路、桥南路、克罗士街上段、新桥路、盒巴珍珠街、珍珠街、中国街、南京街、南京街上段、新桥路、福建街上段、福建街、漆街、菲立街、吉宁街(即今珠烈街Chulia Street)、南干拿路、新那阁街、漆街、乔治街、南干拿路、桥南路、克罗士街、然后打道回直落亚逸街福建庙。
(注:译文引自林源福,〈战前天福宫与闽帮社会〉,杜南发主编,《南海明珠》(新加坡:福建会馆,2010), 页372)