8,000 MOURN
CHIEF ABBOT
From Our Staff Correspondent
PENANG, Sun.
Eight thousand mourning Buddhists wearing black bands and chanting prayers formed a solemn procession at the funeral today of the Reverend Saik Hwa Tee, Chief Abbot of the Penang Buddhist Association.
Watched by thousands of spectators who lined the streets, the procession covered a two-mile route through the principal streets of the town.
Priests from Singapore, Malacca, Perak and other towns joined in the procession and the services.
Source: The Straits Times, 22 August 1949, Page 5
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