Just after the thousands and thousands of the people of Sutsien left the city, most of them moving into smaller tow or villages away from the Grand Canal. They lived there for some weeks. As the threatened advance of the Japanese up the canal did not materialize, some of the braver people, or the more uncomfortable ones, began moving back into Sutsien During the past weeks this movement has been greatly accelerated.
Bandits have already begun robbing villages in some parts of North ngs. Thus far, they do not feel free to operate on a very large scale. as there are some local soldi officers in power. If the fighting comes nearer, so that these officers of the law find it necessary to leave. the bandits will have everything their own way, for an indefinite time This is one of the most threatening features of an ugly situation.
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