Shanghai, Aug. 18.
The appearance overnight of Chinese troops inthe Greater Shanghai area, together with a rumour which" spread Like fire that all: Settlement gates would be closed at 2. pin, Ifung the populations of Chapei, Kiangwan and Jessfield Into a state Eordering: on panic at noon yesterday. Hordes poured out of streets and alleyways with belongings piled high on every conceivable form of conveyance, und converged on all reeds leading Into the Settlement, Wide thoroughfares and bridges were Uterally jammed tight with suffer ing, sweating humanity asthe ex-dus to the foreign-controlled areas continued during the day and well into the night, 'A tour of the western and northern. boundaries of the Settlement by two representatives of the "North-China Dally News" showed, the exodus to have reached a peak Shanghai has perhaps never known before, even uring the 1982 hostilities. "While eile poured into the Settlement from every road, no. trae was Fennnitted into the' Chapel-Kiangwan aren except by way of Paoshan Roa every" bridge "over the creek armed members of the Paoantul, assisted by Chinese police constable: turned back every car and rickshaw headed: in a northern direction, tense moment for all coneened. occurred at the Chungshan Road Bridge, over the Soochow Creek, shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon Armed Paoantul members stood on guard as a Japanere Naval Landing Party lorry, with half" a dozen Marines in marching kit and fixed Gayonets, drove slowly past down Jessfield" Road. Fortunately, "both parties ignored each other,
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