Monday, October 27, 2014

Indian Police.Hong Kong.Pre-1911.color
Hong Kong police force. Note that only the Indian officers are armed. Source: Vintage Chinese postcard.
[In India only British officers ruled over Indian soldiers ,while in china(Hong Kong) Indian officers ruled Chinese soldiers -typical colonial British cunningness]
"Indian" police officers in Shanghai.  Source: Vintage Postcard.
“Indian” police officers in Shanghai. Source: Vintage Postcard.
History:-
After defeating chinese soldiers by using a combined invasion force of British/American/Russian/Japanese/And colonial Indian troops under British officers
To force Chinese to accept  British exported drugs from India


An "entry team" of officers in the Shanghai Foreign Concession, trained and led by a British officer.  The police needed serious training and firepower to stand up to the strong criminal gangs that controlled much of the city.  Photographer is unknown.
An “entry team” of officers in the Shanghai Foreign Concession, trained and led by a British officer. The police needed serious training and firepower to stand up to the strong criminal gangs that controlled much of the city. Photographer is unknown, dated 1936.

"Indian" Police Officers in Hong Kong. This postcard probably dates from 1860