There was a general exodus of residents from Chapel all Mond. night and throughout Tuesday, the being: troops had arrived at Markham Road and were looting, The district is in a panicky state and some of the roads in Chapei have been barricaded to prevent stragglers from entering the residential section authorities have issued proclamations denying the reports and warn ing the people not to be alarmed they have been circulated by interested rumour-mongers, The Proclamation states that there has been a single case of looting and no defeated troops have come. to Shanghai. It goes on to say that. mumour-mongers will be summarily sot. if discovered disseminating
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