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SCIENCE AND
THE POLICE
Aids To Crime Detection
IF SINGAPORE
WERE ATTACKED
Talk On Defences Of Malaya
Was
A report on the application of A picture of un, attack upon Ala- scientific alds to police work, pre-sapore by a modern enemy Power. pared by the late Mr. C. T. Symons, with all its graphic details, who was from February, 1935, unthi❘ drawn by Lieutenant-Colonel H. B. his recent death adviser on the W. Savile, M. C., Commandant of subject to the Home Office, was the F.M.S. Volunteer Force, in Issued recently. Copies have been speech at the Rotary Club in Kuala sent to police authorities and chief Lumpur... omicers of police and commended to their consideration.
and
During last year scientific aids In the detection of crime were used in many cases in England and Wales, and all. forces laboratories specially devoted to this work were asked to give periodical reports on the number and nature of the case, the ex- perts used, and the evidence given on each side. The figures com- piled included a number of cases which were purely medical pathological, but none which re- ferred merely to the Anding or Identification of "ünger prints. From the 57 county forces which reported there was a total of 188 cases, of which 130 were from seven counties with a total popula- tion of 8,028,490; 27 counties, with a population of 3,837,204, reported
no cases at all,
BOROUGH FORCES
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"Although the city of Singapore must expect to be the unwilling recipient of a few odd bombs, dropped more in error than in an- ser." he said, "I don't visualise its being "subjected to a definite serial bombardment," who is a Major of the Middlesex But Col. Baylis,
Regiment, included In his descrip- on the possibility of an enemy landing.
After summing up the disposi clared: "Now a very nice problem tion, of our defence forces he de
is presented to the Air Force; on, what portion of the enemy's for- ces should be concentrate his at- tack-the battle feet, the trans- ports or the enemy aircraft-car- riers? A very similar problem faces the enemy, Personally I feel sure that, human nature being what it the first thing they will go for will be each other both in the air and on the ground."
"What the final result of such a Of the borough forces 79, with a battle would be who cau say? But total" population of 5,526,974, re- teel certain that both sides would ported no cases, whereas 280 cases be so materially exhausted by t were reported from 12. borough end of it that there would be lit- forces, with a population of 1,976,- tle left for anything but objects of 045. At Bristol, in the last four ethe greatest strategical impor- months of 1935, from the inaugura-tance. No matter how this air bat- tion of the laboratory on Septem-tle" goes the enemy commander that year, 32 cases were examined won't be able to gain a decision in and 120 during 1938. The gures the air alone. I think it unlikely do not include cases from the at this stage for him to try to dam. Metropolitan area or the City of age the fortress by a fleet bom- London. Materials were, submitted bardment, as he would be forced to in 1936 to the Hendon Laboratory, come under the Are of our counte in 174 cases by the Metropolitan bombardment batteries and history Police and 88 cases from other has shown that in ducis of this nature the fortrees is althost in- variably the winner.
sources.
The report states:-"It is only reasonable to assume that if laboratories had been available in ether centres many more cases
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DESTROYER ATTACKS ""Probably an attack or attacks by his destroyers or even light
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H.M.'S BODYGUARD
With the Pope's Guard Nobile the Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is the only remaining body of its
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The Gentlemen-at-Arms and the Yeomen of the Guard were then posted Inside St. James's Palace. When they paraded the Gentle- men were provided with musketa and powder. But it was found that only three members of the Corps had any military experience.
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Of the following Valuable Lessebold The State Apartments wete Property situate at Victoria, in the would be dealt with in this way
cleared for action, carpets rolled Colony of Hong Kong, being All that It must be potted out that 15 czülsers would be attempted under placed on the walls of the room. Piece or parcel of ground registered
up, with candies in tin sockets not every instance of the use of cover of darkness to probe our science by the police that results defences and in a Court case, or a conviction. Four docks and gun-positions and
if possible damage. out, as well as ammunition, to Lot No. 2961, together with the This is well illustrated by a sun-shipping lying under the guns of mary received from one furce re- the fortress Batteries of six-inch porting four cases for the period guns specially sited
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in question. Two of these resulted parts of the island and our defence in pleas of 'Guilty' before the cases electric lights would deal with at- came into Court, and the other tacks of his nature. two in the exoneration of the suspected persons.”
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDS
For the visual examination and recording photographically at material collected by first aid scientific posts," which have been started by several forces during the past two years, the Home Office has advised:-
"
Muskets and bayonets were served
two Barrels of Ball Cartridge with each member of the Corps, and heads knocked off were placed in Queen Anne's Room.
UNPOPULAR DRILL
It does not seem as if the pre- "All such attacks as the fore Corps to
sous efforts of captains of the enforce drill guing would however be merely
under a Guarda kergeant had preliminary skirmishes while the success. This in spite of a two- much real, attack was being prepared: guinea Ane for absence from such this would consist of an attempt parades- to seize the Island by landing troops. Such an attack would probably be attempted just before dawn, transports being brought as close to shore as they could get
(1) A suitable binocular magni-without detection.. Troops would fler for use by police officers, train- be transferred to lighters or boate ed on the scientific side, either at which would be towed to selected headquarters or at scene of a landings." crime;
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Col Bavile declared that such a (2) some eficient form of photo manoeuvre would be quickly dis- graphic apparatus, usually of the croered by our searchlights, air officers. small thm type, for recording what patrols or motor-boat patroisman- is found, preferably in its originalned by the Singapore Royal Naval position at the scene and also for other general photographic work; and, in certain cases,
Volunteer Reserve. Our beach de- SIX MONTHS UP TREE fences would open an intensive fire
date
on the tows, in which the attackers A 20-year-old Christian villager would be quite defenceless; but its proudly at the top of
refuses to descerid.
(3) a handy portable form of ultra-violet lamp which can be enemy destroyers would probably palm near Baristal Calcutta, and
usea either at a scene, where attmnept to lay a protective amoke electric current is available, for screen, while our own
The young man ́has lived in his defenecs search for stains, or for general were bombarded by the enemy
tree since January. He climbed photographic work. or in the fleet, largely with gas shells, and unhinged by unemployment, bent up. It is believed, with his mind poilce premises for more detailed overhead aircraft would attack the leaves of the palm together. examination of material, such as selected targets with bombs of gas. tied them into a sphere, and suspected alteration in a document.
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The coast line of Singapore is curled himself up inside. At first These aids can be used without very considerable and it is neither he was terrified of falling, but d in any way altering or damaging possible nor advisable to string our he has became truculent and the material and are recommended defenders round it shoulder to proud of his notoriety. He will on the clear understanding that shoulder in a long, thin line. Cen- not laten to an English mission- the material, if considered suitable. trally-placed reserves would be ary's repeated pleas to him to will be submitted to scientific ex-used to deal with these landings come down perts who will do the scientifs and relying upon good com work and give the evidence there munications and rapid transport, every day, which he hauls up on
Bis mothers brings him food" Hong Kong, 10th July, 1987.
they would quickly be moved to
a string. any threatened spot,
on in court."/
North of Singapore we rely forces very rapidly at any threa- almost entirely upon our local tened point or paints," Volunteers for defence and this means that to-day they are shouldering a very serious res ponsibility, since any attack up
Referring to the laboratories al- ready in existence, the report states that eventually, when s complete system of laboratories covering the whole country is in
FOR DEFENCE ONLY being, It appears that the expenses
that the fortress is for purely He concluded, with the statement of the whole should be pooled, and
defensive purposes. It can only that any force would be at liberty
on the fortress would in all pro- damage those who deliberately to use the most convenient or the nearest laboratory to the place
bability include subsidiary at move against it, and it therefore where the work arose. Further,
tacks upon the mainland.”
cannot in any way be considered After references to the various as a threat to any particular coun- the functions of the laboratories will include the training of detec volunteer forces in the Malay try or to the world In general. On tives nacientine alds Mr. States Col Barile said: "The may the other hand its very presence Symons suggested, the
blication appear a very small number for should prove to be one of the of a journal of foren
science the protection of so large a coun- greatest factors in the mainten- devoted to the purely sclenthetry, but we must remember that ance of pesce that exist in the side of police work, but the pto-with the excellent communications Eastern Hemisphere." Ject has been postponed until the now in existence we should be able appointment of his suc
to concentrate all our available
title of Col Earlie's talk was Defence Forces of Malays,"
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