'Months' Suspension 'Undaunted by the tremendous losses sustained during the Sino-Japanese hostilities, the Commer-slat Press, Uta, until January' 28 largest printing company in Ching, resumed its. business" and Printing activities on August_1.
The company's Paoshan Road plant, Chapel, which employed ver (2000, workers) pret "tothe recent hostilities, was among first casualties driving the Japanese bombardment of Chapei six months ago, 'The plant, the total value of which was estimated at _approximately "$16,000,000, having'. been destroyed' as a result of Japanese aerial bombardment, the company Was forced to suspend its business. The destruction of the company's Paoshan Road plant was described asa big cultural loss to China, Following the cessation of hostilities, "considerable preparations wore made by the company toward rehabilitation and. two small emergency factories. were establish to enable the company to resume, ite printing activities on a, small scale, One of these. factories Sttusied off Carter Road and the other, in the Yangtszepoo District. With' the assistance of its factories at Hongkong and Peking, the company. is now. doing its best. to apply the mamercus taxtooks and reference books required.
'On Monday the company's local' main sales office at the former "of Honan and' Foochow Roads, which was closed following the outbreak of hostilities in Cha el, was re-open to business and Was visited throughout the day: hundreds. of the "company's, well Wuhing patrons. In one of the More's show windows wore display point nae the Pangcording to Mr. Y.W. Wang, fad" ceived telegrams from loral manager of the company,
Ril' parts of the country, congra-floating, him upon. the company's miraculous "speed of recover Rng, these Welograms was from Sx, Wang Chingewel, presi Sent. of the Executive Yuan of the National Government, he said,
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