CHOOSING POLICE OFFICERS
New York Journal's Portinent Remarks.
A correspondent of the Now
York "Evening Post" rengwa an interesting suggestion made from
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 171912
We are well aware of the bruta litios and ovil practices which both in this country and in Euro- pe, have brought the profession into disrepute. We know, too, that there are well-informed
POST OFFICE.
XMAS AND NEW YEAR PAROELS.
The Publio to infórmal, that the
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT,
On Vis 17th at 11.45 The norther doprawion has passed into the Paci.c, | Linan, Br.'sa, 1,852, 0, O. Williams,
Pressure bas Incronied considerably 16th Oct-Shanghai 18th over S. Many hairis and Japia, tarde- Oot., Geo-B. & 8.
rately along the S.E. const of China to 10th Del-Singapore 4th and the Lochous. It is giving way Och, Brilant.-J., M. & Co. over tan Yagizo Valley.
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR
people who believe that the do- Chitman and Now Your 's roois M. Aska, Br. .., 1,479, J. F. Croodston, Haiphong, and a igistly over formoss AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
tective's task Ja
oharaotor
destroying, because, it
European Example.
means
to the United Kingdom and Countries beyond, will be closed. In this Offica
Paroch ontaining Gold or SilverInitan, must be insured for at least past of their vaine. All Insured Parcela must be seated. All the deals must be of the
no coloured wax and mat bear the Empress impression of a private dorice. This device must be the same cu ench seal..
́Straight, Onered, Croved or Dottad Libos, are not dissable. Bittne Colas of Thimblus are act to be used for
sealing.
The Clocks of the Post Officin
Dagay,
King
It is renosted that Parsels baYarimo posted early.
The Publio no requested in have. nidressed tor irrespondenc their base anmbers and not their
MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY. Coast Porin, cle., P. Hallan. 1tsing, etc., as. Makildo. Shanghai, & Linen.
Oct,iphong and Hollow N.N.E. yesterday alterno han now
The typhon, which carved to WILL donata VESSELS' the Undariational PORTS on or abant Ball, Br. 2.6., 3,989, 0. Row-male position at 6am. this morning
- 15th Oct., Gen.-J. & Co.
antred ag. in to W.N.W. In approxi lande, 10th Oct-New York, was latitude 13 deg. N. and longindo SHANGHAI Cato oil.-8.0. & Co.
121 dig
LONDON, WAY
17th Oct.Bangkok 7th Oct., Ballast.-B. 8.
of Indin, Dr. a... 6,940, E Boothno, 17th Ort-Van- couver 26th
Sepit,
and Shanghai Idth ch Mails
Nor. ... 883, P. Solrosen, 17th Oct-Hengay 15th Oci, Coal.—T. & Co.
Wal, Gor.
8.9 1,113, J. Kobler, 17th Ooi.-Java 5th Fampaicon Maru, Jap. 5.5. 3,358,
Oct., Fugar, B. & 2.
Tevji, 17th Oct-Miiko 11th Oot., Cósl.—M. B. K. Maru, Jap. as, 9,350, Yam- aguchi, 17th Oct---Jen 7th
· Oct., Bugar.—D. 8. K.
OLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Tess-mary, for Yokohama Chonin, for Shinagħal. Asko, to Kobe. Yommere, for Keelon. Amarios, be Kwanchowan.
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Hongkong Raialal for the 24 hours | LONDON&ANT-] oading at 10a.m. today, 00.0 inches,
FORECAST FOR THE 24 '' HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW. District.
Fornost.
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Berth
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coast of China between Hong- kong and Lamook!
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17th October, a.m.
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Direction.
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Weather.
time to time, during the last living ono lie after another; that on Friday, the 0th of November at 5 Mathilde, Ger. a. 681, Uldurup, 1014 |
m. This Paroela Mail by the long-se: twenty years of struggle against intimate contact with vios and runts a Gibraltar is due to ronch police corruption. It is, says the crime can have no other result London na the 14ts of honum. Bandon
Post that wo appoint most of than moral deterioration. Tot Parools may be forwarded by the same our police officials, lieutenants, our cities are full of noble-mind-Mail via Brindisi with an extra fee of baptnina,nud inspectors, from od men and women who are 60 cents. Parools so sitponoribed aro Looksun, Ger, ..., 1020, W. Taubert, The man'ou will moderate to the N, outside of the force itself. The sponding themselves freely in the due to resah London on the 8th of argument is that, with a sat of service of humanity by giving Decomber. The following Mall of the officers promoted wholly from the their lives to certain olasses of 2rd November is not due in London via rauke, it is impossible to expect unfortunates. Take those wlio Gibraltar, until the 28th of December; Bacephalas, Br..s., 1,192, J. Home, 17 Octava vis Amey 2nd Oct., Sugar.-Order. that in glarecter they will rise work among the paroled or diaria Brindeist on the 20th of December.
Br. .., 1,182, J. S. Roach, muole abwe the rank and file. charged convicts. Wo do not
17th Oct-Foodbow, Amoy If a majority of the men are cor-hear of their becoming criminals
and Swatow 16th Oot, Gen. The point is that rupt, then the officors must be, themvolvos,
-D. L. & Co... for a stream, cannot rise higher they are chosen for their work be than its source. If there is an cause of character. To our mind ovil "ayslom," enmeshing the the line in not far off when she 'patrolmen, those who attain polico problem throughout the higher rank are bound to be United States will receive the at affected. by it. Indeed, they us tontion of the kind of mon and ually are part and parcel of it, women who are now engaged in and often go up because superior the work of social reform, and forbidden to affix stamps on Letters or wils onnble them to take wivant when it does we are confident Parven or to sest huy aztiole for th age of the opportunities the "sys think seionce and humanitarianism Public. Parcels tint in the opinion tein" offers to those both adroit together will create a career in of the Officer handling the same do not and unscrupulous. If our former the police which will attract inon comply with the regulation, wil not Police Commissioners would talk and women of character, oda- be coppled. freely, we are inclined to think cntion, and social position. they would groo that at times they found themselves hard put Wo are tho mors emboliloned to it to find captains for strategic to this view because of the fact places of whose integrity they that there are many police posits house nines, as ko na101 are often had no suspicions.
ions in England and in Conconfit ing L, Chinese Postınıa... - Now, my suggestion that finental Europe which do carry officers be appointed from the distinction with them avi no outside will, we are quite aware, stigma. In Germany the polico bout with the argument that career is often a stepping stone to the proposed procedure would be a high administrative position. undemocratie, and that to lesson Thus a man may distinguish him- the chancoof promotion would be self in the police in a small city to weakon the police by depriving and be advanced tnchief of polios it of the excellent mutorial it now in n granter city, or be called to a position in the government of Berlin. He may also be trans- To this wo roply that it is not forred to the Federal socrat considered undemocratic to choose police, or ho may rise to a high officers of the army from West position in other administra- Point and officers of the navy tive brmohes of the Government. from Annapolis. Rovonue-cut-That is because, for one reason, tor officers are chosen from cadets the German cities offer per-
The Nippon Mare, with in the Iteronuo Marino. School, manent administrative careers to Amerion Mail is expected to anive and oflicem of the Marine Corpanen of ability. Nor is it found in here on Friday the 18th inst aro usually appointed, from, eivil London and "ofsewhore that it in lilo or from graduates of An anpolis. But it is noteworthy that in those services men from the ranks de rise to commissions. Recently fourteen corporals and places are barred to them. We faksui and Haiphonger Hongkong, from Bangkok: Borgeanta were mindo second sincarely boliova that the likoj lioutonunts in the oriny, and two would be true in Now York it 75]
Slaward watow, Amoy and Foothow-Par weeks ago two machinists wore per cent, of the liovenanta wero
Haitan, 18th Ost, 10 A.M. mado ensigns in the navy. There chosen from an eligible list of Japan.vin Kobo-Por A. Apear, 10th are also n number of Marine Corps trained men, new to the sorvice.
Oct., 11 A., officers who served as enlisted Whether this bo so or not, there Macne-Por Bui Tai, 18th Oct. 1.15 mon. The principle of having surely over was a better time some mon rian from the ranks is than the prosont to discuss con-
Philippino f-lands, Au trális, Tasmania and New Zealand via Thur- indubitably correct. It provents structive suggestions of this char
day Island-For Outhrie, there being too great a gulf boneter. And what an opportunity 19th Oct., 11 A. twoon officers and mon; it insuros for constructive statesmanship it Philippine Inands-Par Loongiang, thore being officers who know presents to the Mayor!
19th Oct., 1 r.x. what it is to be in the ranks and
Straft and Ceyla-Fer Koeber, 10th how the lot of the high privato
Ool., 4 P.. may be boliered.
attracts.
The Ranker.
None the less, in all military organizations and most semi- military onea it is a woll- recognized principle that obed- ience and efficiency are bost obtained if there is a difference
Hongarib, for Sisgapore.
Vazouver, ole, a.s. 'Emp, of India. · Munenster Cavile, for Yokobaran.
Linan for Oanton.
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Taming, for Mabiln.
Left
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MAILS DUR. American, Nippoa Mara, 18th inst. French, Paul Locat, 20th Inst. American, Ten o Maru, 28th inst,
Oot. 17.
DEPARTED.
Tyden, for Shanguni.
P. E. Friedrich, for Japan.
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JAPAN SUGAR TRADE.
Imparts Active and 600,000 Plculs Shipped to China,
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2nd November,
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19th Nov.
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20.0288
GENERAL AGENTS, HONUKUNG and CHINA,
Hongkong, 17th October, 1912.
Gutros, Dindar. DOUGLAs steamship co., LD.
·Hongkong, Observatory, Opt. 17,
1 Banometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fantrubeit on the forel of the on In inclios, tenths and hundredthe,
2 TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
:
3 HUMIDITY, in percentageof sature, tha, the Humidity of air saturate with moistare being 100,
The following rassels have pakard the Canal:-Oyelo, s, Glen oy, Nose, Socotre, Demodocou, Kaneas.
London September 24, Aviral from Clas-Pembroke-Beaufort Seals. The following Tassels have passed [the Canal ;—Andalusi«, Ath 11," Ben-
P. E. Frindsinh, Promethana,
London, September 27. Arrivata from China :—Aki Maru,
in quality and origin between still continues, and the "Asahi "Swatow anil Amog-Per Pakhoj, 1915 solidiers and their officers, It is, notes that six steamora-including
Got., 5 F.. theroforo, not impossible to three Mitsui Bosan vessels are Sualow--For Halman, 20th Oct. 9 conceive of a municipal school now at Java loading sugar, The for police officera which would total imports in the course of the Shanghai, North China and Japan attract a higher grade of men rear are expected to amount at than are now drawn in to the city's least to between 700,000 and Saator, Amoy, and Fomos visshire. service, by doing away with the 800,000 piculs. On the other necessity of subjection to the hand, the export of refined sugar
Daigl-maru. system" before advancement is by the Dai Nippon Sugar Com-za-Per Sai Tai, 21st Oct., 1.15 dran, Benvorlich. Candis, Polens, possible. Practical training would, pany still continues active, and of course, be necessary, and it the quantity shipped so far to would be desirable to obtain men Shanghai, Hongking, and other who had military experience or China ports amounts to about who showed in some way their 600,000 piouls. The activity of possession of the necessary the export trade may by attribut school would give an opportunity Formosa to Java sugar, which Shanghai, physical qualities. But such ed. to the superior quality of for training men in the detection in turn makes Japanese refined of crime which the police at prosentengar better in colour and other do not have. Its first duty won'd respects than Hongkong angar,
7.X.
siphong and Pakhoi-Per Sung-
kinng, 22nd Oct., D'a‚x. hanghel and North China and Japan Glenroy.
vis Ko'e-Per Fookeang. The following Travels have passed
the Canal:-Bayern, Javon, Kleist, |
22nd Oct, 10 A
North China and Japan vis Bantow, Amoy and Fochon-Par Konang Si, Mishima Mara Poly-
Hai nug, 22nd Oct, 10 a.. phemus,
French
Alali.
London, October 1,
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0 Rain in inches, tenths and bun- dredths.
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Arrivals fri China:-Indramayo, Bammieler Dom doen, Patroclus. Fürst flulow.
Temperature The following resuels hore paused the Hamidity Canat:-Carmarthenshire, Denbigh Wind Dires ion E. bire. Erroll, Himalaja, Hirano Maio, Fores Lothian, Memnon. Stentor, Indradeo, Weather Nolens,
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London, October 4 Habest span alr Temperatue on the sgil Galgan. Straits, Ceylos, Arrals from Chiuso, LK. Observatory, 18th Oct. 1912. Adelaide, Western Australis,Klo'st, Mishima Maru, Polyp! erany, India, Aden, Egypt and. Ea- The following rassel, hare passed rope via Marseilles (Leltem the Canalile, Nuble," Theseas, posted in all the Pilar Boxes Egremdat Castle. in time for the rat clearan
London, October 8.
be to instill into candidates which is solely refinal from Java Macao-Per Sat Tal, 22nd Oct., Bense of hobor and of fidelity to sugar. For this reason Hongkong the city's interests not to-day sugar is being displaced by the Swaton-Pos Halmun, 23rd Oct. ofton to be observed among the Japanese article on the China police, however admirable their market. The active export of other qualities. And it taight Japanese sugar is also attributed also serve a most useful function to speculators at Shanghai and in training officers in the know- neighbourhood, who concentrate ledge of law and the rules of their attention upon Japanese evidence nessary in oriminal sugar. In these circumstances the
price for export is Armly main ན་ Counist of Perfection." Lained, while the home market That this is a counsel of per shows a tendency to decline. The feation we shall promptly be tolok Asabi" adds that if the first But for the life of us we hadtimate of the output 2,800,000 never been able to see why the piould increases to police function should be so look-3000,000 pioule (ns the latest ed down upon in this country, Tor when the administration of na“ am tice is so highly respected,
estand, of course, the historis
thai haye led up to this drag?”
T. F. CRAZTOF, Director.
TIDE TABLE,
Oct. 16th to 21st Oct.,- 1919.
will be included. In this con- Arrivals, from Chins :—Indrawadi, imet mall) (Losto Lotten Konang 81. 2-p 11.00a.m. to Noon Extra The following: venteli hava piwed Postage 10 cents).—Per t'ai Caral Aldinour, Meinam, Twee Nora, 22nd Oct. 114x
Sonyskill, Telemachny... Fatonía,
London, October 11-
about Straits an India, via Calalta-For
G&pear, 28od Od., 11 AM. Arrival from China't----Nalaus. indicates), there will be Pallippice Lal-ndu-Per Tony 23nd The following: TASDE opportunity for Japanese
Oct 3 the Cauali-Aja sold in Chinx against Simits; Bormeh and Indin via Cala tha t'alleg
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