Excerpt from Indian Pictures and Problems The dapper young officer, with a drawl and an eyeglass, who keeps his table in a roar of laughter, and is the centre of gaiety wherever he goes, is a most responsible person the moment he lands in Burma. He is a captain in the military police, and is responsible for a district larger than the whole of England. His force consists of some 2500 men, and upon its efficiency largely depend the peace and security Of Lower Burma. All the year round he is inspecting one or other of his outposts, scattered over the country; getting to many of them by river, to some by bullock waggon, to others by a combination of rail and road. Whenever a dacoit or other malefactor is caught within his area, he has to furnish a prisoner's guard; he must provide escorts for the lieutenant-governor as he tours about the province, or for lesser magnates whose duties lead them into desolate districts. If there is an e'meute in the imported Chinese Of Rangoon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.