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.
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.