Progress along Connaught Road in the direction of Carter Road became more and more difficult, as; the crowds of refugees grew thicker and thicker, Almost complete chaos was noted on Markham Road and the bridge, the police officers being confronted with an: mpossible task in the handling of the hurrying horde: The exodus from the Chinese areas Las been heavy du: mg the past week, but scenes such as those witnessed in Markham Road yesterday—ana indeed on all roads south of that point as far as Honan Road—have never been equalled Children screamed, were lost and found again, motor lorries honked and hooted in vain, rickshaws jostled each other and overturned, belongings and household effects came apart id seatiered all over the road, and above all came the dull roaring of hundreds on hundreds of excited, clamorous voices, their owners driven by but one thought—to wet into the Settlement and safety as quickly as_ possible.
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