The exodus from Chapel started at about midnight and gathered force during the early hours of the morn-Ing. As during previous scares, it was manifested most strongly in Paoshan Read and North Honan Road. 'There was also q.fair trek southward along 'North Szechuen Road and Dixwell Road. 'The evacuating residents made use of vehicles ranging from big lorries down to rickshaws and wheelbarrows, and some carried their own bundles,' In many instances only portion of the family belong-Ings were shifted, while the residents themselves returned fo their northern
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