The authorized strength of the'
form branch for 1926 was 1841, fu increase on previous years owing to frequent serious crime in newly' developing district and extra trafic men required for the control of bus and railless car extended routes.
Tu the matter of armed robbers the Branch have shown a ood spirit. No less than eight men} have been killed on duty by _desperadves, owing to the sudden appearance of robbers who are able to take a uniform man at a disadvantage, For this reason the NE bright buttons and cap badges have been changed to bronze and black]
it ix believed that at night the men will be less conspicuous under} these conditions. A warm tribute] must be paid to the bravery those men who lost their Li the execution of their duty: though members of, Branch are constantly running. the] risk of death at the hands of [armed robbers, small credit is give to. them on this account by" the Chinese press. The death of Chinese Constable while on duty passes unnoticed in the local Chinese press, and with the exception of an Ceeasional grant from the late Mix-fed Court Magistrates, it ix seldom] that the Chinese public have con-
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.