It was a false alarm yesterday afternoon for many Reale on sane Ndnking Road and Kiansse Road crowded with people- all cranihg their necks to stare skywards with a fascinated gaze, they too stopped to search the sky apprehensively. Finding nothing of a particularly alarming shape abd noting the signs of amusement on the faces all around they began to question the knowing what it was all about. The object ót the crowü's interest proved to be a pair of runaway chickens strutting rebelliously along a narrow lege on the side of the building with a whole family in pursuit. After the first blunt effort to recapture the fowl had failed, strategy was resorted to. Since it was impossible to surround the chickens, the next best thing was done. With an old Chinese lady bellowing orders like a sergeant major, various members of the' family approached the feathered evacuees from vations angles while the crowd below excitedly watched every move, Long poles were brought into play from the roof and these were the decisive factor in winning the game as the fowl fluttered and squawked their way back into captivity. The crowd moved on,
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