The Archive · 1937

Women Police Carry on Despite War

[Attend to Wounded Soldiers and Search Suspected Spies Shanghai, Oct, 27 Instead of inspecting passengers at wharves and railway stations, Chi-hose women police are behind' battle ines, looking' after the wounded and paying attention to suspected spies, ccording to a Chinese report, All the 38" polieewomen, who' were trained and formally ' incorporated a distinct Jaw-enforcing unit last year, have remained in the server.

Ten of the policewoman have volunteered for first aid worke and have taken up the dangerous task of carrying wounded soldiers. from, the front. When the South Railway Station was bombed some of them assisted in rescuing the wounded refugees, Other groups of these women police were assigned to various local base hospitals where, apart fron AJdressing wounds, they have 1 tained order among the convalescent soldiers, Even in nursing and ast aid work, they are reported 10 have proved their' eicieney which

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