Show Strange Malaccan Festival I A queer festival Is celebrated In I Malacca every ten or twelve years Tho opening of the festival Is signalized signal-ized by a grand procession In which huge piles of eatables take a large share At the end of tho third day tho viands are burned On this occasion occa-sion the piles of food are placed In a specially constructed boat which Is to bo towed out to sea and there consumed con-sumed by fire together with all the contents A large sum of money amounting to several thousands of dollars dol-lars Is subscribed largely in Singapore Singa-pore for the proper observance of the festival |