The Mounted Branch of the Shang-bai Municipal Police consieta of Trooper Sub-Inspector, one Foreign Trooper Sergeant and one constable, two Sikh Trooper Sergeanta, and fifteen Troopers of the same race. Sub-[nepector Spottiswoode who has been in the Mounted Branch for thirteen years, was formerly in the Fourth (Queen's Own) Hussars, and all the troopers under him are ex-cavalry mea. Troopers are attached to Yangtasepoo, Hongkew, West Hongkew, Louza and Bubbling Well Stations, and their ordiasry duty is to patrol the leas frequented roads on the boundaries of, and ontaide the Gottlement. They astiet in the reguletion of traffic in the Bubbling Well District, and by day and night make frequent patrols along Jeasfield, Sicawei, Kisoohao, Connaught and Gordon Ronds. In the Yangterepoo Distriat the Troopers do four hours mounted duty and four hours ea foot each day. By day all mounted police are armed with swords, and possess a folding hook, by means of which they can catch the bridles of runaways, or seize criminals of whom they are in pursuit. At night revolvers are carried, and on ceremonial occasions they have lances, and The Mounted Branch tarns out in force whenever an escort is required for a distinguished Foreign or Chinese Visitor, Once a week the Troopers attend mounted drill at the Riding School and an occasional ride in force round the Rubicon and outside roads
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