ðə pˈeɪpɚ hæd pɹˈiːviəsli tˌɛmpɚɹˈɛɹᵻli sˈiːst pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ˌɔn θˈɜːtiːn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, wˌɛn ðə kˈæpɪɾəl wʌz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪnðə sˈɛkənd sˈiːnoʊdʒˌæpənˈiːz wˈɔːɹ.
The paper had previously temporarily ceased publication on 13 December 1937, when the capital was occupied by the Japanese military in the Second Sino-Japanese War.