The Archive · 1927

Fine Spirits Preserved

The gang then made off in their two sampans. "The handbag was finally recovered from the sampan coolie who seemed to be of the me honest type. During the incide there was not a person ie sight and, darkness with their loot thin, The affeer was able to here: $10, the only money with which arrived in Shanghai On board the Tuckwo were sever: al other refugees, all women who were forced to evacuate the Concession with no money, all they had on arriving in Shanghai being what they could borrow in mncil sums In spite of this the spirits of the women were far from broken and there was a spirit amongst them which was truly extraordinary. What was one's seemingly belonged to all, each sharing his belongings with fellow passengers and doing all in his power to make the other person as comfortable as possible.

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