The Chinese populace in Shanghai was asked by Mayor O. K. Yui, in a statement yesterday, not to be disheartened as a result of the shifting of the scene of hostilities away from this city.
Now that the Chinese troops, for tactical reasons, have completed their withdrawal from Shanghai, administrative affairs in the Greater Shanghai Municipality most probably will have to come to a standstill, Mayor Yui added.
The excellent account the Chinese defenders have given of themselves, however, he continued, has had the effec: not only of changing world opinion in China's favour but also in further fortifying the Chinese nation.
For a peace-loving nation like China to rise in resistance against foreign militarism and invasion, her only weapon is this strong will to resist and its expression in courageous activities, the Mayor said.
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