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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1933.
JUVENILE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,
1933
NOTES OF THE DAY SET A WOMAN TO CATCH The Very Idea!
LOCAL AVIATION
Things are looking up in the field of local aviation. The Fly- Ing Training School project comes woll sponsored with the approval both of the Hongkong Government and of the Air Ministry, while London forecasts that the Imperial
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Police.
A WOMAN
SCOTLAND YARD'S NEW
RECRUITS
By F. W. MEMORY
rolled upon.
ROMANCE By Edward Kelly, Romeo.
have a passionate
W nature,
..
The Kellys, as you pro- bably know, have always been highly strung-par- ticularly our great grand- Airways will have extended itsCOTLAND Yard is moving discretion in police matters of routes to Hongkong and beyond with the times. That, por- carefully selected women can be father, who was strung up in 1848 for running away with within a period of two years. hapa, sums up the appointment of
It has been a long-standing com- a worthless piece of rope. American interests are also very four women as regular members
Unfortunately he had ne active, with proposals for linking of the Criminal Investigation De-plaint that in certain classes of casos concerning women, male in- Shanghai, Hongkong, Canton" and
partment of the Metropolitan vestigators have been handicapped glected to remove the horse Manila by dally services, which
In their inquiries, and there la that was fastened to the
assume that every reason to they are ready to begin us soon
As a matter of fact, the appoint-women detectives will fare much other end of the rope. as approval is obtained. It looks
But who wouldn't be ro- facilities ment is overdue; it could have botter. But there le one point to though the new planned by Government at Rui been made with advantage years be made clear at once new mantic and highly strung at Tack will not come before their ago. It has been delayed, I pre-recruits to the Criminal Investiga
sume, because it represents atlon Department are described as this time of the year. Here stride forward in official criminal "full members," a phrase which it is nearly autumn, and menna, if it means anything at all, Investigation of an almost revolu- that they will do exactly the same when the rain lets up the tionary character and one which kind of work as the male officers, birds twitter in the trees.
Even the Editor twittered this naturally conservative officialdom and not be restricted to cases
affecting women and children. morning, when he came in at hesitated to make.
That is exactly as it should be. 11 am..and found us writing here is no reason why the right poetry instead of the Very Idea. type of woman should not be just Ah, romanco! That's why as successful as a man in an- we became a journalist. - We' ravelling cases of fraud, or even heard about the romance of of murder, for in these inquiries Journalism. Getting your che nine-tonths of the investigation is careful, aystematic, and unceasing at the end of the month. That's romance! Borrowing $10 | inquiry.
off the cashier in the middle of That women are capable of this the month. That's more p The right type of woman is a borne out by the fact that the mance! Dodging romantle
starts with Egyptian Government have for shroffs. Paying born detective. She
Qui' bills.
time.
FLYING SCHOOL SCHEME
But the move is made, and now the whole country awaits with in- terests the outcome.
There need be no doubt as to the wisdom of the venturs qualms with regard to its success
ASSETS.
ог
The Flying Training School will dozen be a distinct asset in a different ways. It would be
sort mistake to regard it as A of glorified Flying Club; Ita buai- ness is much more important, al- though it will cover the field of the flying elub. Pilots will bo of trained to a high standard eficiency and it is expected that they will come from far and wide. The business side of the undertaking is obvious. If Chi-advantages-they might even be some time employed two English-That's romancing.
We are all romantic on this described as idiosyncrasies-pecu-women to assist Russell Pasha's tho
special police in the complicated technicalities of aircraft in Hong-liar, to her sex which at her for and dangerous task of unravelling paper. Romantic reporters filt hither and thither. A romantic kong and in British machines, it patient and intricate inquiry, the secrets of the drug gange.
sub-editor thinks out snappy To-day morò and more women romantic headlines. Another ro- would seem to follow automatical-while her inborn inquisitiveness
nese pilots are trained in
ly that the Chinese demand for and, if one may any so, her in-are taking to crime. It is an oldmantic reporter rings up a roman- British planes will rise steadily satlable désire to know somebody adage that it takes a poacher to the weather bureau and is told
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WIRELESS AND POLITICS
else's business are assote which, catch a poacher, and by the same
about typhoons.
OFFENDERS
The completion of the Ins- dustrial School and Home at Aberdeen, which is expected to be ready for occupation in from fifteen to eighteen months, will mark an important stage in the improvement of local methods of dealing with young delinquents. It will do a great deal more, it is true. The institution is not of effort was the talk and discus-official appointments such as those criminal, particularly against themantic Cacsar conquered Gaul,
intended primarily as a children's penitentiary; its more valuable function, it is hoped, will be that of providing a means whereby the appearance of young boys in the police court may be avoided. It will perform a social service
ever,
detec-
We know now, by reading the old Romantique Times, how Caesar sought to conquer fair Clco's, heart with Jawols.
if properly developed, will be of token why should it not be to the some romance Incatimable value to an officer of advantage of the law to employ There's romance everywhere.
It was the same when Babylon women to catch women? the C.I.D.
woman detective, better than a was young, and they made whoopee: Of course, they will have to be man, will be able to appreciate in Nineveh. Romantic newspaper- Wireless is increasingly com. ing to assert itself as a force in trained in police methods and and counter, by reasons of psycho- men of the days of Rome. roman- logy, the moves of a womantically chopped out in stone their politics. At one moment it is procedure, and the real test of criminal. That at least is the story of Caesar's romance with Germany trying to hully Austria their worth as detective officers experience of the great business Cleopatra. over the ether; at another it is will be the thoroughness with houses which use women President Roosevelt securing po Fular acceptance for his Nation which this training is assimilated lives to frustrate shoplifters. al Recovery schemes by broadcast and improved upon by their own HOW WILL THEY FARE? ing personal talks to every listen- Initiative. The authorities have er in the United States. A very no doubts with regard to thir. for the C.I.D. fare against the malosion for precious stones, the ro good example of that latter type although there have never been
well-educated, debonair young and came home with Gaul stones, sion of the Milk Marketing scheme
made, policewomen-and men who now in increasing num But we're not going to bore you broadcast by the Afinister - there are some hundreds of them bers are unfortunately following with an account of Caesar's opera- riculture prior to the deccptance of the proposals by the milk pro- in the country-have been used on the path of crime? That, of tion. It's enough that we're go- ducers. Nearly all farmers have investigation work for years past course, raises a question as to the ing. to tell you
detectives. wireless sets, and no better way and proved themselves worthy of class of women to be enrolled as about our own.
the trust reposed in them. to reach them could be devised.
of another.
*
now
vice.
any
IN SECRET SERVICE.
How will women members of
Sex appeal has no place what- in criminal investigation,
evor
Knowing that lovely lady's pas-
*
a thing or two
Editor's note: Not in this news- paper, you won't!
Eddie'a note: How about just one paragraph?
you
Editor's note: Not a line. Eddio's note: Okay...But wouldn't talk to us that way if wo didn't-have-a-romantic-wife-and- two kids to support.
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in relieving poor parents, recom- | INTERNATIONAL SIDE
I think it was in Lancashire ten although it is, cultivated to the mended as deserving cases, of
or more years ago that a woman full by women employed by the was first used for detective work Secret Services of all nations. In some of the anxieties of bring-
Yet it cannot be denied that all in connection with a police force history there is hardly a general ing up children as decent citizens these uses have their dangers.they have been employed as who has gone forth-to-battle, within the limits of a small The international danger is nak private inquiry agents and house or a king who has tottered from ed and obvious; and the present detectives for much longer than his throne, who has not been purse. Lads of the type filling international wireless agreements that while during recent years subjected to the machinations of
That's the trouble with this the Street Boys' Club will be do little or nothing to limit it. the Metropolitan Police Force has a siren of this type.
paper. Everybody but the Editor women for "plain-
The pages of history candidates for the School; it is Much might be said for forbidding also used
are believes in romance. Even, our high-power stations to broadcast clothes" inquiries,
sprinkled with their doings, and readers' are romantic, in fact, hoped to make it a Home in any language but that of their
Journalism is remanca run rather than a Reformatory. I own country. But even that would Some women play already a very there is one who was perhaps in a The role of reformatory, if re- not meet cases like those of Ger-considerable part in the organisa-class apart one who may be Routers. Sitting on our ewivel garded as secondary, is not, how-many, Austria, and Switzerland, tion of Scotland Yard and its more regarded as the first woman de chair, with our feet up on the or less associate department com-tective-Delilah, the Philistine of papor, two can close our eyes, and or of Hollond, and Flanders, or unimportant. To those of Great Britain and the Irish manly known as the Secret Ser- Sorek. It will be remembered she in our romantic fancy, transplant.
There is one young woman, was engaged by the "lords of ourself to the Hongkong Hotel, ar
88 A private some other such romantic place. who have any acquaintance with Free State; where one area may petite and charming, who probably Philistine," much
And what has the Water local police courts, it has always legitimately employ the. language now more about Communists, inquiry agent might be employed
Anarchists, and Bolsheviks than to-day, to discover the secret of Authority got up its sleeve. Some been obvious that the present
mala officer not only in Samson, the Danite. How she thing romantic, we'll bet. If Mr. treatment of juvenile offenders
England but in Europe-which is succeeded the ruins of Gaza bear Tickle fairly clear evidence that the witnons to-day, in the Colony is far from satis- THE DOMESTIC SIDE factory, partly through misun-
The use of wireless by Govern. derstanding of special needs and
ments to carry their policies in partly through lack of the proper their own countries raises a diff- facilities. Legislation designed brent problem. As employed by to remove certain objectionable President Roosevelt or Major features has been passed, but Eillot, it may render a great pub- le service. But it can easily cases are still heard in degenerate into an exorcise of open court, and those special undue Influence by the party for In Ger- cases, where reformatory treat the moment in power.
many and Italy there is no desire ment seems very, desirable, have to avoid this and no disguise to be dealt with in other ways about it. In Britain every party because of the absence of any (except the Communists and per- institution of the type which hara Sir Stafford Cripps's extre mist clique) wishes to avoid it. is now proposed. Completion of The now, B.B.C. experiment in ar-- the Aberdeen scheme will chan- ranging for representative broad- go the whole outlook, although casts from each of the Parlia mentary partios will be watched some caution will have to be with interest. exercised
then. Most criminals, it has been found,
Bome
even
give evidence of their tendency more likely to "come through" when quite young. Henco the if placed under the watchful eye need for taking the greatest of a thoroughly-trained Proba- trouble with youthful offenders. tion Officer. The creation of At once, a query arises. Who such a post has already been is to be responsible? The right strongly recommended and tho agents are essential. It is not importance of the work it is every boy, no matter what his possible for such an official to do offence nor how often he has cannot be over-estimated, pro- been caught out, who will rea-vided Magistrates do not ask of pond happily to reformatory him the impossible. Clearly, the treatment even when placed in greatest responsibility reate the hands of such well-diaposed with the Magistrato, and his and experienced folk as the task of rendering a decision in Salesian Fathers. There aro juvenile cases will never be an some better dealt with by a enviable one; it may make or thrashing and some who
10 aromar for life. →→
should start thinking about Hor futuro, I don't want
her to know duy of our friends.
Romantic 'sub-editor's · note: "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!"
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A TEASER
A boat loaves Hongkong every day at noon for Yokohama and gets there seven days later at noon. A boat of the same line leaves. Yokohama every day at noon, ar- riving in Hongkong seven days. later at noon. A passenger'leaves Hongkong one Sunday and sces the boat from Yokohama moving into the wharf as his boat pulls. out. How many company boats. (not counting his own) has he soon, weather being perfect, when ho reaches Yokohama the follow- Ing Sunday 7
A WAR TRAGEDY.
General Ah Gaw Blime returned triumphantly from the war For two whole years he had boon fighting the communists, and he had longed for his palace in Hongkong, where little. Shug Ah Babi, his wife, was waiting for him.
le mounted the front stops at a gallon, Shag Ah meet him at the door and he crushed her to his manly bosom.
"Bhur, Ah," he whispered tenderly. The General could whisper tenderly In English, otherwise we wouldn't be able to tell this story, m
"Shug Abba whispered tenderly. "For two, whole years I have waited for this moment. Now where in the "whom apple of my eye, my baby child, w I have not yet seen the best Saya
Shug Ah led her lord Into the nursery, where a fair haired,blue eyed boy was playing with his toys.. "But, Shug Ah, how, exclati the General h
"My lord-and- maader ze Shure Ah timidi XX000IDY WILL HAPPEN."!