THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SAVIDGE DEBATE IN but all the points in both reports
COMMONS.
HOW NEWSPAPERS OBTAINED "SCOOPS."
would go before the Royal Com- mission presently to be constituted the larger inquiry,, in fact, would review the whole process of crime Investigation including the rein- tions between the Public Prosecutor and the police.
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In the meantime, Sir William
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"Committee on Sya- Konerally endorsed.
tematisation and Regulation of Westminster, July 20. Where a witness's own character Communications and Contracts" As it has turned out, the most la chiefly at stake, and the con- of the National Communications
sequences of a statement may be Conference has passert à resolu- Bangkok Interesting part of the debate to-prejudicial, the matter must, intion calling for the nullification Batavia day on the Savidge Inquiry was not future, go before the Central Deof the Sino-Japanese wireless embay partment at Scotland Yard, and agreement, of 1908, signed be- Colombe about the Savidge Inquiry at all.
Belailed instructions will be issued tween the former Poking Minis-Da A Halo for Hubby
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Every description of Hanking and ExchanES early, hungry for his breakfast when discussion turned on the re- Again, if the statement is to be signed between the formor Peking
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Inlárat ällowed an Chirrent Assounia and', or inex- Ministry of Communications and good day's work! Taken when
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Sir William Joynson-Hleks practi-fully explained beforehand. And, granted monopolistic rights to
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The resolution points out that the digestion, ensure morning regu-probe the curious understanding be of a delicate nature from a of wireless telegraph in China. Hongkong, 15th July, 1928.
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ILOILO Criticism of the Tribunal was Mr. Tom Johnston, who frat drewnot permitted, as the three Com-opinion. the attention of the House to Miss missionera rank as a judicial Moreover, the resolution con-crve Fund (1916) Savidge's experiences, again opened body; nor, with the Royal Commis-times, the existence of auch an BRANCHES AND AGENCIESI the debate today, but without that xion ahead, was it possible understanding is contrary to the moderation which formally earned fruitfully discuss present spirit and letter of the Nine Calcuti him commendation.
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His phrases were intended to rouse prejudice. Thus, detective inquires came "ponching and crawling" Scotland Yard became "the police barracks" and Miss Savidge had been "pounced on," and brought there by "a woman
party while in the case of JapRN, proved serurities. decoy," Mr. Johnston's criticism
Sir Archibald Bodkin's defence though the station has been com- was weakened by its language.
But, before he gave attention to was in the capable hands of the pleted, it proved, valueless for communications. -*-*- Attorney-General. He gave away international
Reuter,
the police, the Editor of Forward nothing to the Leader of the Op
much to Bay about the Press, which, working, he sug-position, except an admission, en- gested, in close contact with the usted to him by the Director him-
Cape Town, Aug, 14. Home Office and Scotland Yard, had self, that the wording of the letter,
sent to, Miss Savidge's solicitors Captain Murdoch has started vitiated the guclusion of the might have been improved and made on the return fight to England. | Savidge Tribtinal by propaganda.
more clear.
Reuter,
"Sensations" am! "Scoops."
A definite comesions, declared Mr. Johnston, existed between cers tain Peel-street "crime experts" who had weekly entertainment allowances of from £3 to £10) and eertain highly-placed detectives and patice ulicials..
Mr. Terence O'Connor, who has levelled charges of his own against the police on two former occasions considerable doubts as to the wis in the House, did not prefer any dom of a public investigation, with more. The evidence he sent the is attendant revelations. Home Secretary on the complaints brought ten, days ago is not, Sir William explained, complete enough
to oblige him to art,
Having stated his fact, the Mr. O'Connor expressed, full Socialist member filled in the pie-readiness to appear before the ture artistically by describing the Rayal Commission, although he has
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He ended with a pressing invita- tion to the Home Secretary. How was it that one journal sometimes received a clear day's start with news?, How was' it, for example, that one newspaper "anounced, gine days before the decision was official ly made knoset, that no disciplinary nction would be taken against the two rpusfables concerned in the Savidge case?
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Then he told two stories. "A year ago," he confessed, "I made a desperate effort to discover how the leakage from Scotland Yard curred. I saw the heads of two very well known newspapers, Both had the calm audacity to tell me to my face that it was their business to buy news, as and where they could get it, and if I could stop them I was entitled to do it."
The Home Secretary looked dur ing the relation us if he still suffer- ed from the shock of surprise caused by this dual rebuff, and the House was obliged to laugh. But he did not add that he had taken up the challenge and endeavoured to check the leakage.
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As will be seen, the debate had long departed from the Savidge In- quiry, and the Chairman was obliged, mildly to reprimand the Commons and call them back into the narrow path of their subject,
The Home Secretary urged that the House was bound to accept the majority report of the Tribunal,
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