'The new, riot vans are of the same dimensions' as the one which they replace, but thave six wheels Instead of four. They are much smarter ooking, easier to handle and better Atted-out than the old car. They were constructed under the supervision of Mr, W, E. Fairbairn, Assist ant Commissioner of Police, from the designs of Insp, FG, West and were equipped for their special work at I the 'S.MLP. Depot in Gordon: Road, Chief Insp. J. F, Lovell, the head of the Reserve Unit, is in chars operations. It fs pointed out that the cost of constructing and equipping the two vans has been surprisingly tow, It took approximately a month to build each van, Six-cylinder Thorny croft engines furnish the power and, the bodies were made by Me Bills Motors. Atop euch car mounted a Thompson sub-machine dun and besides the ordinary. bell there is a siren which sounds like wailing of a lost soul many times magnified, The usual tear-gas equi ment 4s supplemented by a tent-gas gun which fires a shell and is there fore effective at longer range, sides tear-gas bombs there are bombs producing Intense nausea when ploded, "Steel vests and shields, scale {ng ladders, ropes, axes ahd eroware other articles carried, Vans "A" and "BY will operate daily from bases in the Eastern and Western districts respectively. They will alternate between the two dis trlels, Through their tenders they will be in constant touch with the Central Control Room,
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