The impress of Occidental methods upon the Oriental is not always desirable, but in some eases it ix allowable, advantageous, and even necessary. Thus Chinese police are better men for European drilling and the instilling of such knowledge as makes for order, method, and discipline. Also Chinese prisoners are the better—though they would be the last to acknowledge it—for some stated occupation during their term of imprisonment and for subjection to astern rule of life. This was made evident on Friday, when some members of the Municipal Council visited the Laoza Police Station and watched a parade of tivo squads of Chinese police. Tnere were present Messrs. F, Anderson (Chairman), E. "A. Hewett (vice-Chairman), E. Quackenbush, E.B. Skottowe, J. Prentice, and Moses, and they were met by Captain Pattison (Captain-Superintendent of Police) and Captain Mackenzie (Deputy-Captain-Superintendent), "First, in the green court-yard of the station, an untrained squad was put through certain elementary drill. The result, as may be imagined, was direful. The men moved uncertainly, having evidently no more than a glimmering of the meaning of the orders given them. Then, shining by contrast, came the trained men, in European boots and putties. Three months ago they were raw—now they moved smartly and with some show
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