Special military measures in support of the Police were called for the following dates during 193 ssuly' 7, August 9,10, 11,12, 13 and 14, September '18, October io.
'Apart from. there' special days, between June 13 and August 8 the Police requested "Armoured Car patrols to operate throughout the Settlement (South of the Creek) between 5.30 pin. and 1pm, on two nights each week.
Regular Forces at Singapore and in England during the year and very satisfactory results were obtained.
Part NI of the Report covering the period October 23 to December 1, 1998, deals ciety with raining.
Training Assistance Col. Hornby expresses his thanks to the G.OC. British Troops and O.C. 4th Regt, US, Marine Corps for the Great efforts made to assist S.V.C. training at atime when it, must have been extremely dificult for them to do so, special feature of the training this season has been the instruction of all ranks in the elements of constructing sandbag protection and barbed wire obstacles. This is considered most important because although the Field Company erect al! works of a semi-permanent nature, the individual Volunteer never knows when he might have to improvise [protection at short notice.
Eight courses of instruction were completed by December 1. These included, Recruits, 'Tactical, Omcers and N.C.Os, Insiruetional' Course, Rifle, Lewis Gun, Browning Auto: matic Rifle, Vickers Gun and Pistol Courses, "The total number of Ofcers and Volunteers who attended at these Courses was $84. The standard of work was very satisfactory and all Units should benefit cord Owing to the restrictions maintained in "A" Sector, Units have not been able to spend their.ormal weekend at the Permanent Camp the Rifle Range. However, it has been arranged for Units to spend Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday at the Range and return to S.V.C. Headquarters for the evening meal and sleep, This has very satisfactorily and the "Camps" held to date have been well attended.
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