Road and Gordon Road Stations were attached to the Fourth Marines, and acted as interpreters at the various posts where refugees were permitted to enter the Settlement.
More internal work was done by the 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Divisions which were on duty throughout the day as well as the night at Central, Louza, Sinza, Chengtu Road and Bubbling Well Stations, When curfew went into effect, the first patrols on the streets were under the control of the Specials.
The gory business of removing the casualties after the three Settlement bombings also saw the Specials playing an important part; keeping the crowds check around these scenes likewise fell largely to the Specials.
Running the gauntlet of shot and 'a regular part of their day they assisted in the rescuing of private property from the Eastern Area and the bringing out of food supplies from Hongkew. Not the least of their accomplishments was the saving of some 15,000,000 cigar-eftes from destruction,
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