Mr. S, C, Young Addresses British Residents 'The history of the Shanghai Municipal Police' since 1856, when authority for Ils establishment was first obtained, was interestingly traced fon February 26 before a meeting of the British Residents' Association held at the Cathedral School for Boys. Mtr. 8, C. Young, Deputy Commissioner of Police, was the speaker fand he described the successive stag of the Force, which originally consisted of a superintendent and eight men, grew to about 200 during the Taiping rebellion and now numbers nearly. 5,000—452 foreigners, 272 Sapaneso, 685 Sikhs and 3,452 Chinese.
"Touching on finance, Mr. - Young pointed. out that the proportionate cost of the local Fores, on a population basis, is less than half of what ils fin London and Yess than a third fof the cost in Los Angeles, He said further:—ay many of you know, presents dimiculties from a police point of view which exist in no other place, and the successful and eMicient administration of a police force in this aren isan important pert of the service to this community. 3 control is vested In a inder him five of the regular police and. one Volunteer Deputy Commissioner who Is responsible For the control of that useful volunteer body popularly" known the "Specials."
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