Visitors to Woosung cannot fail 10 be impressed by the tenacious and optimistic character of its inhabit fants which has resulted in the town being almost entirely rebuilt atter being destroyed during the Sino-'Japanese hostilities of the spring of 1932. While Chapei, with the exception of streets cleared of wreckage jand bricks nicely piled up alongside, continues to display its ruined areas fas. 4 monument to an unhappy experience, Woosung has gone ahead land. reconstructed the town which was battered by Japanese land and isea_ forces for several weeks. Mills fand factories have been repaired and re-opened, many new buildings have been erected alongside the old Innd~ marks, and the opportunity provided bby the destruction. has been utilized ito widen and improve the roads 0 that the pleasant little place on the Yangtze-Whangpoo confluence, which growing in importance as river stitutions transferring their conservancy and other port me
activities there, is assuming an entirely new status. Tt is credibly reported that, in addition to the authority activities, include the construction of a Iwhart for the new ithortly to arrive for work on the Yangtze and other projects, the bulk lof quarantine activities will likewise ibe transferred there to expedite the Imovement of ships to Shanghai, addition, reclamation work on the Jsouth side of the Whangpoo opens up fists of large areas of land for industrial purposes as well as helping to curb the fickle Whangpoo and its devious course. The ship's tackle industry, including anchors and chains of all sorts and sizes, and the huge junk trade—which seems specialize in plas of fearful squeals and as black 28 soot—appear to be flourishing and only a few holes in the sea wall recall more troublesome énys when a powerful fleet kept the forea under constant bombardment. Woosung excels the phoenix rising from the ashes: it isa go-ahead town. with datintless builders who. ido not bow to disaster.
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