Two armoured cars belonging to the S.V.C. have been detailed for patrol duty along Edinburgh Road in the meantime and they are manned by two members of the Machinegun Company, S.V.C. and two foreign police officers who are armed with Thompson sub-machine-guns. The military vehicles have been detailed for duty there in order to afford uniformed police officers the neces-serv cover, it being felt that when they patrol on foot or on motor-cycles their uniforms make them easy targets, whilst the gangsters, dressed in plain clothes, may easily hide amongst pedestrians, Although it was believed that the Shanghai Municipal Police were aware of the affiliations of the gunmen who participated in yesterday's attack on the police, no information was available on the subject.
While certain quarters believed that the gunmen were members of gangs protecting gambling dens in that district, other quarters stated that they were members of Mr. Wang Ching Wei's bodyguard, which with a strength of 100 well-armed and well-trained men, are living in that vicinity. They have modern equipment including steelvests and are well trained and carefully chosen men. No substantiation for this statement could be obtained last night however,
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