authority. of the Municipal Council for the L.—This guard is established under the
Foreign Settlements of Shanghai, North of the Yang-king-pang, and the Members must at all times act in accordance with the rules authorised by that Council and with any instructions given by the Council or by the Chairman or acting Chairman on behalf of the Council, Il.—The duty of the Guard will be in case of any disturbance to take such steps as may be required for the protection of the women and children of the community, either by conducting them to places of safety and preparing for their stay there or in such other way as may be directed by the authorities, as defined by Rules I and XIII ILI.—The places of safety recognised by the Council are The Central Police Station.
The British Consular Offices.
The Hongkew Police Station.
The Country Club.
Any alteration in, or addition to, this list will be intimated to each Member of the Guard by circular and will also be published if the Council see fit.
IV.—At each of the places of safety the Council will keep such a number of rifles and such a quantity of ammunition as the cjrcumstances of the case seem to them to require and the means at their di: admit, and the Officers of the Guard will be duly informed of the quantities of these supplies and of any change in the amount from time to time made by the Council. The Captain of the Guard shall arrange for the safe custody of these arms and ammunition, and for their periodical inspection.
V.—No rifles or ammunition will under any circumstances be issued to individual Memibers, nor may the rifles in stock at any of the places of safety be made use of except under the orders of the Officer for the time being in command at that place, VI.—Should it be necessary for a body of women and children to be removed from one place of safety to another during a disturbance under the escort of the Home Guard, the Officer in command ut the place they leave shall decide whether all or any of the arms are to be carried by the escort and, if ca whether all or any are to be brought back, VIL.—Subject fo the approval of the Committee of Management any Member of the foreign community not being on the act rol ofthe Volunteer Corps or the Fire Brigad may be admitted a Member of the Hom Guard, provided he is over 35 years of age, oF being under 35 years of age hus been 5 years on the efficient list of the $.V.C.
VIIL—The Members of the Guard shall elect their Officers, subject to the approval of, the Council, who shall have the power of confirming such election or of appointing other Officers without election by the Members. The Commanding Officer shall be called the Captain of the Guard, and the other Otticers Lieutenants of the Guard, and such Officers shall rank immediately after the Volunteer Otlicers of the same grade. The Captain of the Guard shall appoint, sub-Officers in such manner and in such number as he thinks fit.
1X.—It shall be the duty of each Officer to see that each Member under his command is aeuainted with the uve ofthe Mattini-Henry ile.
X.—In all matters of discipline the Guard will be under the control of its Officers, but for all matters of business and for internal arrangements generally the Officers shall be assisted by six Members chosen by election, and the whole body of Officers and elected Members, together with the Commanding Oficer of the S.V.C., shall be called the Committee of Management, and this Committee shall elect one of the number to be its Secretary.
XL—As soon as a sufficient number of Members are enrolled, the Settlement and neighbourhood will be divided into districts, each with a central post or rendezvous de: signated, and a certain mumber of Members shall be told off to each district, XIL.—The veneral order of procedure shall be as follows: Immediately on being called out the Members shall go to their posts. The Officer in command at each place of safety shall see that all necessary preparations are made, and being satisfied that all is in order may place the next in seniority in command, and may visit the districts attached to his command. The men told off to the districts shall in case of slight danger remain at their posts, and when necessary escort the women and. children in as large bodies as practicable to the place of safety belonging to their districts. Detailed instructions will be printed and issued to each Member.
'XIIL—All arrangements shall be absolutely under the control of the Officer, Naval, Military, or Volunteer, for the time being in command of the armed forces in the Settle. ment, and all Members of the Home Guard shall obey his orders or the orders of uny Officer specially appointed by him to control Home Guard movements, without regard to rank, XIV.—In carrying out their duties the Members of the Home Guard must remember that they must do all in their power to avoid coming into collision with the disturbers of the peace, that they are not to make use of their arms unless their lives or the lives of those under their charge are threatened, and that they are on no account whatever to leave their own duties for the purpose of assisting the other branches in putting down any dise turbance. the Committee of Management and approve uniform or dist badge to by KV.—Members of the Guard may wear any
by the Council,
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