Although there are more than 30 Japanese ships about Woosung and several Japanese warships between Woosung and Nantungchow, the people here have become somewhat reconciled to the thought that if even. tually this fertile stretch of land, running from the tip of Tsungming Island to the Shantung border may fall into the Japanese hands, it may not be at once and if s it may be without bloodshed.
Heretofore this stretch of land has seen little of floosd and famine, little of war and other great catastrophics. hence, the people seem to begin to feel that their country will be able to weather the storm also this time.
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