The Ching-gay, or Toh Peh Kong procession of the Hokien Chinese yesterday was one of the most gorgeous ever seen here. The Hokiens hold their procession only once every three years, while the Teh Chews, with whom is amalgamated the Kehs, Macaos, and Hylams, hold theirs annually. The procession yesterday paraded through nearly every street on the Chinese part of the town, on the way to and from the Joss House of the New Harbour Road, to which their Toh Peh Kong, or Datoh is carried in State, and then brought back to the temple in town. Crowds of carriages blocked all the side streets along the line of the procession, and thousands on foot occupied both sides of the way, to witness the pageant, which was very grand and imposing.

昨天的闽帮妆艺或大伯公迎神赛会是这里所见过的最华丽的迎神赛会之一。闽帮每三年举行一次，而潮帮联合客、粤及海南帮则每年都举行。昨天的游行队伍扛着神轿到位于新港口路的庙宇（恒山亭）恭请大伯公（福德正神）来市区内的庙宇（天福宫）时，几乎经过华人区的每一条街道。成群的马车把游行队伍两旁的所有街道都堵塞了，成千上万的人站在路的两旁，见证这场盛大而壮观的迎神赛会。