This Mouth's Chinese Function:
Helping the Homeless Ghosts and Curbing the Fiends Throughout the which the Chinese set 4 for the "relief of homeless ghosts' ey "Tah 7 FT fe) as they call it, one may frequently see m the stree procession, consisting 0! priests, monks, musical band and a number of poor and un! pt coolies holding ugly ils, as the ox-headed or "New 464) and horse-faced or "Moh Mien" (B5Tff), ete:. made of paper of various colours, calling upon these poor ghosts to} follow them for relief to a place called "Tan Zan" ($85). This is generally lavishly decorated, the outcome of contributions for the purpose, and looks like the headquarters of the recent famine relief campaign. Front doors of contributers to the fund are also decorated with strings of joss-paper and paper clothes as a mark of respect. If the contributor gives a dollar's aid. he is entitled to receive a pair of coloured lanterns which must be lighted and hung on the front door during the occasion if he wishes his children to be strong and happy throughout the year.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.