Successful Exercise by "A" Battalion, S.V.C.: Police Liaison Scheme Tested ARGE (though fortunately quite imaginary) crowds seething around downtown Shanghai were effectively dispersed by about 350 men of "A" Battalion: of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps in an exercise in the Central District on the evening of Feb. 17 which tested the S.V.C-Police liaison scheme in that area.
An imaginary wide-spread internal Uisturbance necessitated the reinforcement of the Police, Spé 1 Police and the Russian Detachment by volunteer units of the Corps, and so at 6.30 p.m. "A" Battalion, consisting of "A" Company, 'B" Company, the Shanghai Scottish, the Jewish Company, and the Air Defence Company (a machinegun support company) were mobilized the Central Garage in Hongkong Road, under Major E, S, Barraclough, commander of the battalion, 'They were reinforced by two] platoons "of the Interpreter Come pany. with beassards on their arms, and by members of the Signals Company who manned the telephones; back at 'S.V.C. Headquarters In the 'Administration' Building, the Indoor Intelligence and Supply Stafts, and the Signals and 'Transport Companies wore standing by, ready to put the whole machinery' into motion.
Tt was assumed that 48 hours before, terious Internal disturbances had broken out in and around Shanghai, and that reliable reports were received by the Police that rioting and other] trouble was to be expected in the Nanking Rood area and might develop from. various distriels.
Battalion, in, marching order, tess packs and steel helmets, was mobl= Hized' to assist the police in this area, for which It is responsible under the Liaison scheme.
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