Two Five-Storey Buildings for ming Recruits The Municipal Police will shortly formally. 0} new of depot the Reserve Unit in Yangtszep20 where modern buildings have been erected, sufficient to house 150 mea, The unit already has occupied the premises, the buiklings being about completed, but the formal function will not he held before the end of January, Supt, We E. Fairbairn is in charge.
'Two five-storey buildings, brick and concrete, fire-proof and modern, have been' erected on an approximate 240-ft, front in Yulin Road, in which quarters and offices will be housed, They preset splendid appearance looming over the surrounding, shacks and paddy fields, although in the immediate vicinity are several modern mills 1 gntowns, AS one approaches along Pingliang Rond there is no mistaking the depot.
Details of the Bui On. the lower floor are Mr, Fairbaien's office, ammunition rooms and armour ies, as Well ax a large room forthe "Sikh detachment, who already have found themselves very comfortable, Minor offices round out the complement.
Who upper floors are devoted to ters for foreigners. Mr. A. J.P.
Coghlan, Assistant Commissioner of Police, will have an apartment, as will Mr, Pairbairn, In all theee fare three flats for married mon and accommodation for 24 bachelors. All rooms are nicely arranged, fully modern, with central heating and modern plumbing. These, the nowest quarters in the S.MLP., are the envy of the remainder of the Force, On the Chemulpo Road, side the largo building has been "extended, and this portion, together with '8 lower structure, occupy the greater part of a 160-ft, frontage.
Other comforts of the men have not been forgotten, Two large rooms have been devoted to social rooms—canteon, billiards, cards, ete.
Still a third side of the property has been covered with garages for the large number of vehicles which unit must operate. There are quarters for Chinese police and for ehaffours and staff.
Adjacent to the property, also owned by the S.M.C., other' build. ings will be occupied in future new police station, which is to be Built so that the Uwo unite may be operated as a single station, 160 Men in 1
Supt, Pairbairn will have under his command, when all recruits are included, about 160 men, the Chines squad of 96 men, being in charge of Chinese Sub-Ihspr. Koo. The equipment from the Gordon Road Depot has been transferred to the new premises, the vehicles will the Red Maria, three armoured Fond trucks, and the original "cage," with which the Reserve Unit first operated.
Airedales for Pol lice Work A net departure i police circles is ced quisition of set Airedales, Who are being trained to assist in extraordinary police work, Two more animals are en rote to Shanghai, That the training of the dogs is well in hand may be seen incident "which took place at the depot last week, The does were being photographed, but insisted on romping with their Altendant, much to the dismay of the camera man, Someone thought quickly and blew a police whisth At the sound, the dogs perked up their ears and stood rigid, and the picture was taken, The men also have their goat—it is their personal possession, and not a "goat," which some people "get" at times. He is playful, takes a delight in chewing up articles of clothing, and even has been known to wreak havoc with a package of cigarettes.
Tt is understood thi the depst at Gordon Road will be re-established in March, the two units working under a single supreme command,
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