The point of the Sector that juts north: of the. Creek, tapering off to the short strip of Boundary Read, is an intricate labyrinth of twisting lanes and alleyways, and the S.V.C. are making a thorough and competent job of handling this difficult problem. Stationed in each of the four block-houses are an N.C.O. and four men. Each man's tour of duty consists of a stretch of 24 hours, during which he takes turi at sentry for two hours en and four hours off. Inside the block-houses conditions have been made as comfortable as possible. Camp beds, for which the men must supply.their own bedding, line the walls and a portable wire-Jess set purveys cheerful dance music to the recumbent forms as they lie at rest in between spells of sentry-go: Three good meals a day are sent out in "containers" on trucks from S.V.C. Headquarters, and when the wireless begins to pall the men while away the passing hours playing cards, reading books and chatting amongst themselves, Cheertulness is the prevailing note. Everywhere smiles greet one from" under tilted tin hats. Barbed wire and bayonets are everywhere apparent, and a sturdy spirit of reliance reigns at all the vantage points, but underneath it the unfailing good humour of "Shanghai's Own defenders" lies undimme "Typical of the willing spirit of these men was one sergeant who happened to be on duty yesterday. This man had given up his holiday to turn out and do his bit for the Corps and he has just completed two spells of duty in succession to fill a gap left vacant by one who was unable to get leave from his job.
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