Sundry guards at the SMC. Administration Building and the Bund Dillets of the detachment account for 38 men, which means a total of 87 men Actually on duly every day. Tu addition, an inlying picket of 20 men held'in readiness in quarters all times to answer any emergency calls which may arise. This brings the number of men either on duly standing by each day to 117, over one-third of entire detachment, and fny old soldier will tell you that to have one-third of an organization on. dally duty is irksome in the extreme.
'And when the men are off duty they do nol, as some may imagine, Jeisurely ie' around. in. their bunks all-day. with the exception of men just off 24-hour duty, those, not duty go through five to six hours Intensive training in mob dispersal, weapons, drill, ete, every day.
"The Russian Detachment ive invaluable assistance to the Shanghar Municipal Police, The function the guards on the Bund pontoons is to assist and. protect the police, but rot to ensign in searching." The Velachment also aid the SiMCP. in carrying out wholesale raids and searches stich as were conducted in Louza and Central Districts last year: The Russians provide cordons around the buildings While the police do the searching.
"Formed in January 1927, the dotachment originally consisted of two com= panies Buta' third company wa Authorized in February, 1082, bring the organization to its present strength. The Russian Detachment forms the first reserve of the SMP. fand addition saves the SV.C. from cing mobilized to meet minor emer: gencies. In addition to the duties Outlined above they furnish honour guards or attend to anything else that may crop up.
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