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1935
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KEEPERS OF KING'S PEACE
CHANGES IN POLICE METHODS
There was somnolence in the MEETING THE GROWTH OF NEW
pavilion during the Eton and
Harrow match at Lord's this year, where, according to the, no- velists, old Harrovians are sup- posed to weep with emotion.i
Two young Cambridge Blues came in and remained standing until one said to the other "Look out
DUTIES SINCE 1910
(By C. D. R. Pulling)
outside London - I THE fighting Services have had Stations
the Jubilee Reviews Re-number considerably increased
the
Substitution
You're right in someone's cently in Hyde Park, His Majesty during the War light. The tall young man turn-honoured the civilian disciplined ed round, full of politeness: "Forces the so sorry, sir. I'm afraid Tvel blocked your view.”
(woken me up."
*
MILITARISED ON HER MERITS
the
1914
keepers of King's Peace by the first Re A process of substitution by riew ever held of representative Royal Marine Police and War De- contingents of police drawn from partment Constabulary has grad- There was a sport from
Jually taken place since the War, chair. The old gentleman in it all parts of Great Britain
Eight thousand police were on and the last Metropolitan Police blinked his eyes and gave ton- gue! "Damn you, boy. You've parade, one half coming from the were withdrawn from the outly
Metropolitan and City Palice ing Dockyards last year Forces, the other half composed The years from 1910 to of contingents from almost every were marked by much labour un- county, city and borough force in rest, throwing heavy duties upon Liter England and Wales, together with the Police. The problem of the Miss Gertrude Stein ary Incomprehensible No. 1-detachments from the Scottish suffragettes and the sensational “Siege of Sidney Street," in Jan- has, it may be noticed, just been county, city and burgh forces.
The police constable is a Crown uary. 1911. will also be remem- made a Kentucky Colonel by that State's Governor, Mr. Laffoon. officer. On appointment he makes bered.
With the War multifarious new This means that she will be en-a solemn declaration that he will titled to be called "honourable" "well and truly serve our Sover-tasks fell to the Police in con and to wear a uniform when in eign Lord the King in the office nection with air raids, spies, the constable." One of His restrictions on aliens and those attendance on the Governor. She of a will however, have no regiment Majesty's first acts on returning of D.O.RA
Over 4000 of the Metropolitan to command. no duties, and no to Buckingham Palace on Jubilee
Day was to send the Police mes Police joined or rejoined the Co- remuneration
She joins the rank of 4,000 sages of appreciation of their hours, and recruiting for the other colonels, of whom 200 are services. The Metropolitan Police Force was suspended. The gaps women. Of these 150 have been come into a specially close rela were partially filled by temporar created by Governor Laffoon, in- tionship with the King, as they ily re-enlisting pensioners.
The Special Constabulary Act cluding Miss Mae West, Miss are responsible for the personal
machine needs bringing up to Macdonald date.
IS
RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED
WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW
The China Mail tish Navy was never finer. The Jean Harlow, and Miss Jeannette protection of the Royal Family of 1914 authorised the appoint-
Hong Kong. Monday, Aug. 19, 1935.
An Island Kingdom's Naval Might
Revolution
arthority.
the
ment of Special Constables, irres- 181 Different Forces Miss Stein. who lives
pective of whether any tumult or in France, fa delighted with her new The
who riot was apprehended. (à neces- Secretary, Home Indian Pensions Safe honour but a little puzzled as to (with the Secretary of State for sary condition under the Act of why she should have been its re Scotland and the Minister for 1881), and during the War this Any misgiving that might cipient
Home Affairs of Northern Ire Force of Specials" reached 25,- still have lingered as to the She rejects the idea that the land) received the King at the 000 men in London alone.
After The War future security of Indian pen-Governor of America's most Review, is the nearest approach
"Minister for Police" in After the War a standing Re- sions should have been finally "horsey" State might have had to a No Review stirs the emotion removed by the letter which his attention drawn to her re England and Wales, and he has a serve was formed, and at and the imagination of the Bri-Lord Zetland recently address-markable aphorism last winter special relation to the Metropoli-General Strike of 1926 it rapidly, tish people like a Naval Review.jed to Lord Bankeillour. So far that "a horse's mouth is very tan Police Force as their police expanded to over 50,000. The per- manent Reserve is a. valuable aid So it has been for more than as the closed pension funds are beautiful indeed."
In the City of London this to the regular Force, taking over 200 years, and so it is likely to concerned, the India Bill con-
tains the provision that, at the Your Daily Smile! function is carried out by the certain duties when there are ex- ox the available- be for another 200. Whatever wish of the beneficiaries, the
Court of Common Council, in the tra ·demands changes time may bring, in no capital sum that secures these
Hollywood has bought the Broad-counties by the Standing Joint man-power.
It will Committee of the County Council Coming to the post-war period,. circumstances conceivable to may be transferred to England. way play "Valley Forge.” day will the security of an While that is in process of beer or worm Sheard on the and of the Justices in Quarter the prominent part played by the
ing done the payment of fam-clear that
won island kingdom cease to depend pensions is secured by those primarily upon its fleet. Hence provisions of the Bill which the enormous popular interest carry the responsibility up taken everywhere in the won- Parliament.
As regards the ordinary pen- derful assemblage of the King's ships at Spithead for the Jubilee sions now payable and that may be subsequently earned by Review Portsmouth. too. to the Services in India, Lord Zet judge from the accounts in the land pointed out that the English press, has never known Governor of every province is
Mohair such mighty, crowds eager to responsible for securing the
Young Bayer at Christmas see the brilliant spectacle and Payment of these, and if funds
are not available for the pur-"But aren't these shoelaces. to acclaim at whatever dispose he may raise Ians Fur-dear- tance, the Royal yacht- as it ther, the Governor-General may "You see, they're real
miss.
It's a very risky job, sherri the mo!" bore the King through the himself exercise that power if long lanes made by the massed a Governor should. hesitate to do so. Should he, in his turn.
An Example. naval strength of Britain. The fail, he may be instructed to The codfish lays 10,000 eggs,
The homely he lays one; auxiliary sea services were not take whatever, steps are neces-1 forgotten at this display. Aftersary by the Secretary of State. The codfish never cackles their heroic work in the war who is himself under the direc-And some scorn the codfish, that would have been an omistion of Parliament. There has sion beyond pardon. Both never been any sound reason to which demonstrates to you and me liners and trawlers had their believe that. India would default. appointed places in the Review in its obligation to find the
You broadcasting, perhaps?"
"Oh, no just singing in field.
COLD-
Sessions, and in the boroughs by Eolice in the three Royal wed- Public the Watch Committee of the dings deserves mention. No Appreciation
Town Council.
appreciation of the services of to "The last time I sang my voice Zell
The roots of the English police the Police during the General upon thousands of ears."
"How splendid! Did you get much have always been deeply embed Strike of 1926 found tangible ex- ded in local soil. The separate pression in the National Police "None at all"
police forces of England and Fund applause ?
How do the fields of police ac- "How unfortunatel
were Wales number 181 and contain
rather over 58,000-men. The Me-tivity in 1910 and now.compare? tropolitan Police (who cover an The number of murders in the area extending approximately 15 Metropolitan Police district in miles in each direction from 1910 was 23, the same number as Fair: Charing Cross) account for one-inst year. But in street accidents rather third of this total; the City of 367 people were killed and 17 mobair, London (a square mile in the 560 injured in 1910, against 1- centre which has always had its 494 killed and 58,907 injured in separate force) has 1,160; the 58 1934. county police forces total 18,572, and the 121 cities and boroughs with separate police forces have 19,000 men.
To tell you what she's done..
And the homely hen we prize,
That it pays to advertise."
with the great battleships and money for pensions but should WATER POLICEMAN cruisers and every class fighting ship.
of Indian porticians show any in- clination to do so they will not
To this magnificent display have the power. of naval, might, those who would form a complete mental picture of the British Navy must add the strength of the
squadrons, absenti various
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
Varied-Sizes.
In size these forces vary consi-
Road Traffic
The number of motor-cahs, out- numbered the hansoms and four- wheelers in 1910 for the first
time The motor buses, simil
derably; nine of them have 20 or 2,000 hansom caba, (2,721 “gram-
But inst is the ca
ly, had gained over tire old horse. hus. But there were still over.
lers 1,103 horse-drawn omnibuses, inal is no respecter of boundar and 120 horse-drawn tramcars- ies, so are all forces engaged in Licensed. Their number - were- a common task; and the post-war already decreasing rapidly each IN TROUBLE
years have seen the growth of year To-day there are only closer co-operation between forces three hansoms and 19 "growlers" Faces Two Charges
in numberless ways.
left. The Metropolitan Police area, Alleged to have obtained $60 within which nearly one-fth between April 1 and June 21 the total population of Engli from 2-year-old Chinese male and Wales live, is policed, in Li Yak, by pretending that he (accused) could get complainant people. 23 acres, the cor Whist drives will be held to employed as a seaman in the ponding figures for the country tain facts about this Jubilee Review cannot be ignored with might at 9 p.m. at the YMCA Water Police, and for having at as a whole being 685 people and out carrying a false impres and at the Seamen's Institute tered a forged document purporte 640 acres sion. Not only is the Fleet; (in aid of the Shek Lung Lepers),ed to have been issued by the
Harbour Once, Pang Yik 5 sadly deficient in the heavier elements of fighting power typi A tombola will be held on board as No. W11 attached to the fied by big guns and armour, HMLS. Tamar to-night at 715 Water Police, was remanded for
48 hours by Mr. E. I Wÿ but it contains an unduly large p.m.
Jones at the Kowloon Magistraty proportion of antiquated-ma-
this morning.
from Spithead on duty through- A dance will be held at the out the Seven Seas. Neverthe-Cheero Club at 8.30 p.m. to-day. less, the fact remains that cer-
Mr M. A. da Silva is appear-
terial which is no longer really The ss. Eanpura, carrying the effective. Ships, whatever outward bound English mails, is their class, which are no due here from Singapore at 6ing for the accused, and Inspec
tor Stimson for the prosecution longer "really effective" when a next Wednesday. matched against their opposite
numbers which are under age Miss Maria Martinas, a Mexican
and fully effective, may give in Chinese, was the victim of a bag ALLEGED ASSAULT ON CHILD deed an illusion of strength, snatching
but are in fact a danger and aired on
weakness *Ineffective
fence as the country
of one
There have been five Commis
Sir Ed
of the reign ry, Sir Nevil Macready, Ham Horwood, Lord Vimy, and Lord Trench ing the sa period been 12
sioners of Police in
million,
1 occurs
000,000
near dis
Shel shop foki, who'
uali-
the
Yagrancy was then a more ser- ios problem. Over 7,000 beg. ]gars were arrested in London int 1910. In 1934 the number had (decreased by over three-quar
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warned in the recent
ber, means
Cons
defeat
moral ficent dis
the
head The spirit of the
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