An interesting item appears in, the Police Regulations of 18H in which it'taid down that one of the duties fof the Trooper attached to Central tion was. to prevent What was med the "furious viding or driv= ing" of ponies and eaeriages on Bubbing, Well Road between "the Race Course and Bubbling Well. It ape peut tat some members of the com irunity of those days indulged in riding" and driving ravey on the roud he "Trooper hud the pleasant these races. vever, the duties ave been principally the of the Western Extra-Soto Roads, andi for years the residents of this area have had fa feeling of satisfaction and security in seeing the patrols pass by in the daytime and Bearing them at night. You will be missed by these resid~ cents Hot only for the protection you have afforded, but also for your une falling courtesy and cheerfulness. A. commendable example of the resourcefulness displayed while carrying. out your duties recurred as recently. as September 12 when. the prompt sation taken by two Trooper Constables on Keswick Road result fed in the prevention of an intended kidnapping.
There is another way in which the nit Will be missed and that is the spectacular vight of the troopers on escort duty and parades and the skill Gisplayed in gymkhanas. In this connection mention must be made of the part the hela'on the. coca ook in the. Tattoo horsemanship by the unit was a feature of the Tattoo and will Tong. be remem-bored by the large. number of people who. witnessed the spec and merchants and managers of amusement centres in the native eily 10 the above effect.
"Endangering Republic"
Shops and gambling houses Nantao' often "advertised in' the Chinese newspapers published in the Settlement in the: past, but. the new order forbids sucha practice. The Vendors have also been forbidden to Feport even states that. newspaper
felt the newspapers. Tt is interesting {o note that, two leading Chinese dailies: the. *Shun Pao" and "Sin Wan Pao" are not mentioned in the report "as" newspapers. oflcialy tndesiced' by the new regime. Practically all other Chinese dailies evening papers in sympathy with Chungking and published under foreign registry are listed ax newspapers "endangering the republic."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.