It touched off waves of joy and excitement throughout the Republic of China, which was observing, on the same day, in a resolute spirit of accomplishing the tasks of national reconstruction, the 40th anniversary of the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
七日當天是我對日抗戰四十周年紀念日，國內各界正當舉行各項紀念活動，矢志發揚抗戰精神，完成復國使命之際，范義士適時起義來歸，尤使我全國上下感到興奮與欣慰。