Few rickshaws were seen, and the Country Hospital, Victoria' Nursing Home and the many houses for a quarter of a mile around were completely isolated, Motor lorries clattered through without much trouble, their engines being much higher out of the water. Noticeable was the fact that most of the stalled cars were of the latest type, the fine "streamlining" in front apparently acting as a splendíd)guide for the water from road tó^earburettor, Driving, too, counted for a lot, for whereas a few luxurious, large sedans were seen to shudder to a standstill, a baby two-seater car, driven by a young American lady, sped past, with wheels spinning, to apparently make a non-stop passage, despite small wheel-base and tiny engine.
Great Western Road was flooded io a varying degree for the greater part of its length and so was Vu Yuen Road. particularly in front of the Public Schools there, One could only be sure of a dry passage by boarding the top of a double-decker "bus and even then, the sight of several stalled motor cars and mot. lorries was not very re-assuring. Many of the shops on the north side of the road, near St. George's, were flooded out, bags of mud being rapidly impressed into more or less effective service after it was too late,
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