The picture above shows Sir Archibald and Lady Clark Kerr coming down the gangicay on their arrival in Shanghai on Mar, 4, from Hongkong, Joint Police Bureau to Open Friday Shanghai, Mar. 11.
Tne joint police bureau in the western district under the control of the Shanghai Municipal Council and Greater Shanghai Mfunicipal Govern ment will definitely be established in Jessfield Road on Friday. It is announced by the Central Press Service that Mr. Pan Ta, director of the new bureau. will be sworn into office ata ceremony to be held on that day.
Omices for the headquarters and all branches of the new bureau have een found and uniforms and other articles needed by the new police have also been prepared, The only question that is awaiting a settlement the distribution of firearms, which will be completed in the next few days, the report explains.
The newly recruited police, numbering 1.080, are being given'a final @rill and on Thursday they may be assigned th perform various duties in the Western District as a trial Distribution of uniforms will take place on Wednesday.
The first branch bureau will be located in the former branch of the Bureau of Finance of the new Chinese city regime in Robison Road. The second branch will be housed in the dormitory of the Bank of China in Bubbling Well Road. The third, fourth and fifth branches will be located in Tsaokadoo, 739 Tunsin Rood and Chiaotung University in Avenue Haig respectively, states the report.
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