Festival Celebrated Dest Inclement Weather Inclement weather upset the, plans of a group of laodah to ply dragon boats in the river on June 13, but the Dragon Boat Festival, which fell on Sune 13, was nevertheless celebrated with the Usual enthusiasm, especially among the labour classes. Shop employees, who had to carry on their work {mn the day, were entertained with comparatively' expensive dishes at meals, While factory hands, tailors, foundry workers and labourers were given one ay holiday.
'AIL amusement resorts, theatres and cinemas" did a Tooring business. Severat small cinemas in the western, and eastern districts had to close iron arills long before the opening of the oflernoon programme to reject eu: Tomers. 'Chinese theatres, which pat on special plays, were likewise erowdled day and night, 'The Pan Soong Garden in Nanta: however, celebrated the occasion on June 14, "when a boat dressed. up a @ragon' and decorated with UCH, Photo Chinese ceremonial umbrellas_went ut on the creek in the garden amidst cheers of a crowd of onlookers...
'The boat was manned by a crew of eight, four on either side, member' being dressed Ina. yellow Uniform harmonizing. with the. red colour of the boat. In the style of the western boat race, the coxswain, leaning against the prow of the boat, yelled the time to his sweating crew. With the sound of cymbals" and gongs emanating from an. orchestra hidden" in a pavilion in the centre of the boat, the crew bent to their oars with @ will and made the pie~ oars wth a wil and made the Di; the water,
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