Internal Differences But United Loyalty to S. M. C.
No less meritorious than the, Chinese branch of the S.MP., which' was recently described in these: columns, is the Sikh branch of the force, which although smaller in umbers, nevertheless has enviable' record of which its con stituents can be justly proud.
According to the latest annual report of the Sikh branch, their authorized strength for 1929 was' 1642 men, which includes some 26) apodal constables employed as bank: watchmen who are not on the payroll of the Council but who neverthe-Joss are supervised by officials of the police department.
"Those men are divided into two divisions the Majhas and the Malwas, offshoots of n separation' in the' Sikh ranks which started over a half century ago in India Decause of political difficulties and Which has continued until the present time, 'So strongly does the feeling run that it has been found advisable Shanghai to keep the two factions] woparate and the result is that, as an example, the Sikhs of the Gor-Road' police station are Malwas and those of the Bubbling Well Road station are Majhas. Similar situations are found in alli the police headquarters.
Nevertheless such a state of affairs-does not alter the fact that] to: tho average Indian at home, servyieo on the Shanghai Police Force looked up to as something to be: striven for and the result that there are usually many more applicants for positions than can} de engaged.
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