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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4,
CRIME IN AMERICA YOUTHS UNDER 19 Cup Of Tea
ARE LEADERS
Washington, Feb. 20.
Causes
Statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, A Strike
Whitehorn, Wigtownshire,
Feb 20. a £13,000 water scheme here decided to strike to-day. over a cup
MEN engaged on
U. S. Department of Justice, show that 15 out of every 100 persons arrested during 1935 were 19 years of age or younger.
The facts were gained from the examination of 892,261 arrest records of persons whose finger-prints were-forwarded to the bureau during 1985 by state and municipal law enforcement
geneica.
The compilation disclosed that during the year 13,290 in- of ten dividuals were arrested and charged with robbery, 32,649 with Yesterday workers in Gordon. burglary, and 11,004 with auto theft. The predominance of youth street were offered ten by in those types of crimes is shown by the fact that 7,108 (53.6 per kindly intentioned housewife, cent.) of those arrested and charged with robbery; 19,290 (59.1 who brought out a jug and per cent.) of those charged with burglary, and 7,488 (68.0 per several cups. cent.) of those charged with auto theft, were under 25.
During 1935, approximately one- Sheriff's Office in Detroit. These
BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Afth of the 302,251 persons arrest- organizations have submitted
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ed had a record of arrests pre-large number of personal identif vlous to attaining their majority.ention Angerprint curds to be
The fingerprints of 1,796 de-placed in the files. censed persons were submitted to The value of a sure meanz of the bureau from May 1, 1936, to identification is well illustrated in during working hours, and this Jan. 3, 1936, in order that they many cases throughout the coun- morning all the men refused to
work. might not be buried unidentified. try, ofcials point out.
Through a search of its files All citizens. If they so desire. Meetings were held in the town containing a total of more than any have their fingerprints placed ball and representatives of the 5,500,000 fingerprint cards
then the Federal Bureau of Investi- men and the contractors met to bureau was able to advise coro-gation's files for personal identif- discuss the demand for a tea ners and law enforcement agen-[cation purposes in its civil identi-interval. cies throughout the country for- [fication section. In this manner whrding these fingerprints as to they will insure their identities the identities of 457' of the de for all time, safeguarding against ceased. The contributors of GGG possible accidents, catastrophes, of the 1,795 fingerprint cards had and attacks of amnesia.-United no knowledge of the identities of Press. the deceased perrons.
A check of the bureau's filles re- vealed the identities of 158 ofį theso unknown dead persons. They unwittingly in life hnd pro- vided a means of being identified by committing criminal offences. The 508 unknown decensed per- sons who were buried unnamed apparently led respectable lives and had not availed themselves of! the opportunity of sure identi- Acation by placing their Anger- prints in the civil identification
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JAPAN'S AIMS IN THE
EAST "REVEALED"
"England Can Afford To
Give Up Territory"
Rection of the bureau, which la REVELATIONS of Japanese plans for the domination of the East maintained separately and apart; from the criminal records,
are contained in "Japan Must Fight Britain," by Lieut.-Com- Identification Filo Grows mander Tota Ishimaru published in London last month.
Ably translated by Instructor
Nearly 6,000 persons sent their] fingerprints to the Federal Bureau Captain G. V. Rayment, R.N.,
of Investigation during December, this book cynically volees the 1935, to be placed in its civil iden-views of the Japanese pan- tification Ale. These personal Asiatic Party as follows: Identification records came from such far away points as Yokoha ma, Honolulu, England, Puerto Rico and Alaska, as well as from all acctions of the United States. The value of having
permanent
and reliable means of identifica. tion on file le rapidly becoming apparent, officials said.
"England is on the down grade; Japan has started on the up grade The two must come into collision be cause England is trying to hold on to what she has; while Japan must perforce expand.
concede all Japan's demands in the East and afford free entry everywhere to a flood of cheap Japanese goods; otherwise war between the two nattons is re- garded as inevitable.
For
Anxiety is expressed lest Japan might have to fight Britain and America at the same time. this reason it is urged that no effort should be neglected to sow "Territorial resources England dissension betweeen the English- has in abundance; she can afford speaking peoples, while cultivating to relinquish some. Japan has more friendly relations with neither, and to, her they are a mat-
All personal identification rec- ter of life and death. England had Russin, whose complaisance, it is ords age filed apart from the crim- better swallow her pride and make thought, might be secured by the
way."
promise of access to inal records, The fact, that the
a port on MANY BIG ASSUMPTIONS the Indian Ocean if Britain were stigma of delminality' is being di- vorced from fingerprints is cvi- Assumptions adopted by the defeated, denced by the receipt in the bu-author are that the British navali DIPLOMATIC FRONT reau on Dec. 10, 1985, of 25 acts base at Singapore is a direct of-fingerprints taken at a meeting affront and menace to Japan; that
of the Parent-Teachers Assoclu- the self-governing Dominions are tion, Yakima, Wash.
apathetic and India ready for revolt; and that the British Navy is incapablo unaided of defeating Japan at sen.
: Civic Groups Aid Among those actively engaged In furthering civil identification are the Junior Chamber of Com- merce. San Francisco, and the
Jailed For Desertion
Britain is therefore advised, "In her own Interests,"
HOLLYWOOD STAR GOES
TO PRISON
ACE Hollywood cameraman Lucien Andriot, now on the high seas on his way back to America, has just served eight weeks of a fifty-two-week sentence in a French jail as a deserter.
Before the war, when Andriot autumn he brought his wife to was fourteen, he left his mother Europe to show her the pince, country to try his luck in America, where he was born. It held so well that he went to Hollywood (where to-day he is in As the exile stapped from the the first ten of a world-list of film ship he was arrested, charged with comeraman).
ovading military duty, and sen- tenced to a year's imprisonment.
Prominent members
of
Some uneasiness is evidently felt at the recent course of Japan ese polley,, for the author declares: "The diplomatic battle will be a deciding factor in an Anglo- Japanese War. Ignoring dip. lomacy, setting up a milltary despotism, is to repeat the mis- take that led Germany to dis- aster; it is not the way to make our country great."
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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
"ACROSS
1 Flogs kiln (anag., two words,
4, 5).
5 The dog is hoarse, but, of course,"
it has a cold job.
8 Little Jack Horner would have had nowhere to sit in this build- ing,
10 If it is, it isn't customary. 11 Observed in the choicest sur-
roundings.
12 A gathering of the forgotten. 13 The game with a distant origin.
17 Showing the scope of the cook's
necessity.
:
18 Fit of pique?
WHY SINGAPORE IS FEARED
Writing before the Naval Confer-18 Making an offer. ence the opinion is given that
"England and America will comé into direct collision with Japan and the Conference will end in a dead: 20. Famous Turf centre in Kildare lock. If the agreement to limit complete with dog, as usual, fortifications in the Pacific (Article 22 In a voice trial to-morrow. XIX. of the Washington Treaty), 1823 Quick for defence. abrogated Japan will be compelled 24 The clock mite?
to bring her naval strength bo # level of equality with that of Eng-20 A gift with an object; but one
28 Such notes are very shaky, land and America. Japan will cer- could scarcely call it a bribe. tainly not return her mandate (for)
is not right 10 the ex-German Pacific islands) 30 A riddle that
women in general. without fighting. Of that there is 31 What kept ryo steady?. no doubt whatever."
Though the book concludes with a forecast of the course of an im- When war broke out Andriot reported to the French Consul in
aginary war between Britain and San Francisco, was rejected, re-
the Japan-in which a drawn sea fight ported again, was again rejected, America film colony in Londen bestows the fruits of victory on finally joined up in 1917 with the used every influence available to the latter the important admiss American Expeditionary Force; got his roldase. Last week they ion is made that, with the establish- became an American citizen. Auceceded.
ment of the new British naval base Prospered; Married
Andriat came to London for two at Singapore, 48 per cent. of Japan's War over, he went back to films, days to thank them. Then sailed sea-borne trade would be cut off in
married. prospered and
Last for home.
the event of war.
SALESMAN SAM
(I'M TELLIN' YA, JAH, YOU DO
BOSS, DON'T GO ĮNOT HAVE TO -UP IN; THAT. BALS WORREE! I LOON! YA NEVER ĮGO, BUT I KNOW WHERE TH’Ì NÓ FLOATTM BLAMED THINGS JANY PLACE! ARE GONNA FLOAT ZE BALLOON
"Tol.
[SHE IS TIED
OH WELL, THAT'S DIR-
FERENTĮJES GONNA) TAKE A LOOK AROUND, HUH?-
ZAT CES ZE IDEA, SAM!
They're Off!
́HOW'S TH' WEATHER 'UP
THERE? C'MON DOWN AN LEMME GO UP AN' HAVE
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5 Whore one needs a pull,"
The "mystery" that puts one wise about the United States.. 7 How Lely is shown as a shude.
-9-Getting older, alas1-but still...full.
of apirit.
14 It certainly sounds the highest possible form for 18 Across.
15 One of the noises 'twas no re-
volver made.
16 He hung his boots in a treg, and had a set-back in the end. 18 Utter.
19 This out-of-date punishment was always to some extent curative, 20 Steal.
21 Is in need, so give it something,
first to make a cordial,
25 She often takes part in a gamble, 26 Long ago. 4 27 The goddess who sounds like a
drone.
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