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BOOK WRITTEN BY FRENCH ACTRESS.

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POLICE REFORM.

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Shanghai, May 8.

SAD STORY FROM COLOMBO, Far-reaching developments in the organisation of the British police

Comment on the special meeting Three men were committed for of ratepayers appears in the China

The question of whether red Paris, April 11, and detective services of the coun-

ennnot be worn in at the Central Criminal Times, local vernacular paper, which, shirta can or A former actress, Mlle. Valen- try will presently occur as a result trial

of important conferences now pro- Court, on charges heard at Maryle-in spite of slight exaggeration, is at Government offices is one which is worrying the Colombo bureaucracy, tine Verlain, who died a few years, ceeding at the Home Office and the bone in mall week, of attempting interest. The report is as follows: dropped a sensational post-mortem deliberations of the Police Council to commit a burglary at the re- "The question of increasing the says the Allahabad Pioneer, and 5, Wyndham St.

of Her Highness the number of Chinese members of the the answer is not found in the gen. bombshell in the highest Parisian which has been meeting in London sidence

Two Customs clerks Dowager Ranee of Sarawak, in Shanghal Municipal Council was era! orders. social and literary circles to-day for the first time in six years.

The decisions are likely to revolu-Albert Road, Regent's Park, with completely solved yesterday. The reported for duty recently in shirta when a book was distributed in tionise the present system and re-intent to steal and with being in special treating of foreign rate of a bright red hae. which she makes the most violentult. by gradual steps, in:-

In answer to the Deputy Collec- possession of house-breaking im-payers. yesterday was attended by attacks on a distinguished French- The unification of detective forces plements by night. A fourth man about 2,000 persons. Several per- tor's startled enquiry for the rea- sons spoke advocating importance of son of this unusual colour prefer- man who is a well-known writer, of the country under Scotland Yard; is alleged to have escaped.

The appointment as chief con- *

James Sino-Foreign co-operation and al-ence, one clerk taconically former Minister of Foreign stables of police trained experts.

though a

nounced it a matter of taste, while Affairs, and # member of the having wide powers and directly re-

again made by Mr. Ranald McDonald the other blamed his dhobie. The and his adherents, they were, how- Deputy Collector was not satisfied Academie Francaise, and holds a sponsible to the Home Office:

ever, rejected by the majority. We and ordered both clerks to leave the she left the house at 3 o'clock in mast regard this Met on the part of office for the day on the ground the afternoon and returned about the foreign residents in the Inter- that red abiria were not suitable 9.30 at night. She noticed nothing national Settlement as a mark of for office wear and, incidentally, wrong, but while taking off her hat their sincerity for co-operation with stopped one day's pay from the she heard an awful struggle going the Chinese people. A new era has salary of ench.

It is believed that the unfortu on outside the front door. She commenced for Shanghai, because

the Chinese foreign residents have nate scribes have no Communistic opened the door and saw policemen struggling with pri-

come to a better under-tendency, but it is not definitely actually the side door had been damaged

celebrating the Arsenal's victory in and that a pane of glass had been

Ings of hatred.

the Cup Final. broken close to one that WAS broken a day or twb before by the coalman.

high rank in the Legion of Honour. After a brilliant debut at the Vaudeville Theatre, Mlle. Vertain had abandoned this career because of her admiration for the writer

and statesman. The

romance

The establishment of Police Staff College in connection with Scotland Yard for training purposes and research and experiment in police and detective methods; and

A definite policy of promotion by

merit.

Lord Byng's policy has, from the

were:

The accused Morant, 35, book-keeper; Chas. Hooper, 29, bricklayer; and John

James Kamkin, 23, a cook.

May Richards, parlourmaid, said

three

number of charges were

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nounced, the Home Secretary pro- posed the establishment of a Staff College with two years' resident service for officers, all successful The prisoner Morant suggested! According to the rules of procedure,

The recent revelations that the recognize only the candidates being then posted direct that the hole in the window, broken is it proper to

big enough Chinese councillors and not to dis-roaring breakers have threatened The writer took the letter to M. to the rank of inspector and up by the coalman, was

for a man to climb through, but fcuss the methods of their elections? the security of the Land's End beacon once more emphasise the Lepine, then Prefect of Police, who wards.

it These are serious questions. The was horrified. Although he had no Mr. Clynes also suggested that the parlourmaid replied that

consequence of Mr. McDonald's Perils of lighthouse life,

a typical tower was proof that Mlle. Verlain had writ- "Passed Police Collega" should pre-would not even admit a cat.

activities at the last meeting will ning visit to ten the letter, the prefect had her sently become a condition in the

Signaller's Escape.

cause the majority of residents welcomed by the custodiens, because arrested, and held her under sur-appointment of chief constables. veillance at the prefecture all that At the recent meeting of the Constable Baker stated that at in this special district to believe liest heroes of Britain's shorea.

Poised on a pinnacle of jagged day.

Council the scheme was discussed in 9.30 p.m. he was walking through firmly that the foreign residents lighthouse men are among the lone-

have not changed Road with Constable in this district

granite, the grim gaint defies the The actress thereupon filed suits all its bearings and the general Albert for damages against the Prefect sense of the members taken. It Daniels and Sergt. Bird, when he their, anti-Chinese attitude:

of the pri- only this, it will also drive the Chi-raging seas 540ft below, and winks and against the writer, which was decided that the opinion of the saw a man-not one

the kerb, nese people to suspect that the its warning to ships that approach dragged through the courts for al-principal experts in the country sonera--standing

1 greeted the keeper at the base most ten years, and were finally should ut sought independently upon signalling with his left hand to foreign residents in this district the Atlantic seaboard.

As they approach-will endeavour to abolish, if chance As a matter a number of points, and to this end wards a house.

he conducted me from the chamber of fact it was never shown that the a questionnaire has been agreed and ed the prisoner. Hooper came out of permits, the good results achieved of the narrow spiral staircase, and

Mr. McDonald's speech the gate and turned towards St.since 1927. man in the case had reciprocated | Sent-out.

where dozens of untapped oil-drums If incident her passion or had shown much The Council has now adjourned, Mark's Church, 'increasing his pace gave rise to this belief.

deferring any formal resolutions as he went. Two other men hesi- arises, it will be liable to lead to are stored to the inhabited quarters

Fortunately

"The relief-boat brings weekly The failure of her law suits until such time as it can consider tated in the doorway and "dived" serious consequences:

such a misunderstanding between supplies of food," explained my back into the garden. caused Mile. Verlain to contínue to the replies to the questionnaire.

was removed by pursue the man with her rancour While Mr. Clynes's suggestions

Witness followed, and found the two peoples

guide, indicating the reserves of Morant crouching in the ivy on the the special meeting held yesterday: potatoes, grain, sugar, butter and and her hatred, and she devoted were welcomed as attempting to

"The holding of a special meeting tinned beef in the larder, "but wej the last years of her life to writ-meet a real need, a number of other side of the gateway. Both yesterday to reconsider the resolu- always keep ample stocks because, wall, and Kamkin crouching on the ing a huge volume of her re-criticisms were advanced by various

men were arrested, and Hooper tion of having more Chinese repre- in rough weather, we are never cer- proaches.

members of the Council. It was

on the Council was to tain that we may not be isolated for was brought back shortly after-sentation objected that the scheme, ay out-

wards by Constable Daniels. remove this misunderstanding, to a fonger perlod." lined, did not go far enough, and She tried to arrange to have this that the two years' course at the Hopper was searched, and in his give a clear conception to the Chin- unique work printed without any proposed college ought to be sup. possession, witness said, he found use residents, to afford an oppor-

FOOK WENG & CO. publisher's printer's name · at- tached, which is a violation of the plemented by further and intensive jemmy, chisel, screw-driver; file, tunity to the majority of foreign

was residents to show their real attitude of steps, we entered. a comfortable THE ONE PRICE STORE law. No printer or publisher Practical training in netual detective and a key. The man who

all obstacles to co-apartment, which apparently served In fact, the foreigners as kitchen and sitting-room. I would issue it, of course, because or police duties before graduates Bignalling outside the house dis- and to remove

China Buildings. appeared. On the doorstep of the operation. were posted. it was a defamation from begin-

side entrance Sergt. Bird found actually manifested yesterday their inspected the cooking atove, couches Theory v. Practice. ning to end.

an electric torch, a bunch of keys, spirit of co-operation and friendly and cupboards, and noticed that the Copies of this book, have now Representations were made that and a handle which had been relationship with the Chinese people. table was spread for a meal. "Above been sent to hundreds of promin- the establishment of a college in wrenched from the door.

this little den is our boudoir, bath- Changes Wanted, ent Parisiane, with an anonymous the way suggested would result in

room and bedroom,” continued my dedication simply stating that the the turning out of theorists

"The question of actual co-opera- friend jocularty. "You will observe sender was carrying out Mlle.rather than of officers of practical

tion between the Chinese and the twin bunks. Of course, my Verlain's last wishes.

experience.

foreign residents will, however, mate and I take night watches in depend upon fundamental reforms turn, and the one who is off duty is in the municipal administration, free to sleep till dawn."

"Rather a chilly time to rise," I' special district so that it will no remarked. longer be an international problem "Until you are accustomed to it. but purely a district problem; (2) We start work early because there A debate occurred in the Legis to reform the old organisations of is much to be done. When we have lative Council on the second read-this district whereby race and class put out the lights, we clean and ing of the Courts Amendment Bill distinction will be removed and the trim the lamps, note the readings as a result of which the second new orgnisation to in accordance of thermometer and barometer, the reading was postponed.

with the spirit of modern govern-direction of the wind, and the con- Mr. Palgrave Simpson, referring ment so that peoples of different dition of sea and sky,"

Police Combing Paris.

IRISH LAWYERS.

Straits.

As Mlle. Verlain's book la un Another amendment urged was open violation of the law, the that the men selected for training police are combing Paris to try to at the college should not only be Status Debated in the such as (1) fixing the status of this locate the printer, and also to sup- possessed of ability but should have press any copies they can lay their alrendy acquired a good acquaint- hands on,

ance with police work and methods. Another and more difficult point raised was the effect upon the promotion and chances of officers already serving likely to be caused by the direct posting of Poli e

PUBLIC HEALTH.

League Collaboration

with China.

| College graduates to high rank.

or

Up at Dawn.

Having ascended another acore

The other principal subject oc to the substition of the wards nations and of different classes We next proceeded to the lamp- cupying the Council was that of the "Northern Ireland

the Irish (provided the latter have sufficient room at the top of the tower, the appointment and powers of chief Free State" and the deletion of the education) will rise and co-operate. nerve-centre of the turret. My constables and the relation of pro-word "Ireland," said that in that

"It will only be after the solution gulde withdrew the blinds, which After studying the proposals of vincial detectives' services through Colony the status of advocates and of these fundamental problems that had acreened the lantern when not in

solicitors was accepted jointly Sino-Foreign the Government of China for the these officers with Scotland Yard.

co-operation will use, and pointed out the oil-tanks,⚫ collaboration it desires with the

Feeling is very strong at the pre-whereas in England a barrister-at-achieve full success and the new which feed the multiple burners.

Jaw could not League of Nations on health mat- sent time that such appointmenta

be approached Shanghai will permanently continue "Every hour throughout the night." ters, the Health Committee of the should be open to police-trained directly by a client but only in the path of sound development he said, "we have to raise these League has recommended to the officers and that there should be through a solicitor. Solicitors who and bring increasing blessings to rams, which force the oil up to the

were trained in various parts of the entire community.-N. C. Daily wick." Council the programme presented by centralised

respon- the Dominions had first to go to News.

the Chinese: These proposals con-sibility.

cern health matters generally and

the reorganisation of the quarantine

I

control

And

services of the Chinese ports. It SEA-SICKNESS CURE

was agreed that Dr. Park should

visit China immediately to complete Tests on 180 Passengers

the survey already begun by a medical mission which left Geneva

last October and returned in Jan- uary.

are:----

health in selected areas and for passengers.

in Liner.

London and obtain their admission and then they came..out as English

solicitors. It was now proposed to

make an exception of the Irish Free State and he could see

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reason for that exception. It was

carried even further, he said, re-

BRENNER CASE APPEALS.

Tientsin, May 12

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The Lantern.

He lit the lamp and I marveled at the strength of the beam, focussed and intensified by myriad reflectors. A huge lantern of stout plate-glass, with alternate panes of blue and red, surrounded the burners. I

ferring to the extension of the It is learned that Mr. Wang, Fu-watched him wind the clock, which | posts of Supreme Court and Dia- tung, the Chinese lawyer who had regulated the moving machinery, A commission set up by the trick Court Judgeships to barris appealed for Chiavaria to the Hopei and a dazzling ray illuminated the The chief items in the programme Cunard Line to investigate the cause ters and solicitors of the Irish Free High Court, contending the in-distant waves. At intervals, the and seek a cure for seasickness hus State. Mr. Simpson also question nocence of Chihvaria in the Brenner revolving apparatus was checked by The formation of an efficient Just completed a voyage in the ed whether certain of the amand. 'kidnapping case, has also filed an a skutter hiding the beam, thus technical headquarter staff for the Aquitania, and has acquired inter-ments were actually amendments appeal to the High Court on behalf ensuring that ten seconds of dark- study of essential problems of public esting data from tests made on 180 or entirely new additions and of three of the four other accusedness were followed by as many of

therefore, there was a point of in the case--Kiknovalidze, Korelieff glorious brightness.. practical application in the field, as Mr. Gwynne Maitland, medical order.

und Alehan....... The appeal, after sat- Outside on the gallery, I saw the well as for the training of public superintendent of the Cunard Line, Mr. A. P. Robinson and Mr. P. M. ting forth various reasons, urges the bell, which is sounded whenever fog health personnel and auxillary staff. had the assistance of Dr. Martin Robinson briefly supported Mr. High Court to mitigate the sen- obscures the lighthouse. The keeper

The setting up of a network of Flack, medical director of research | Simpson.

tences, of life. imprisonment inflicted described many a cheerless vigil on Indispensable medical and public for the RA.F.; Dr. J.. R. Marrack. The Attorney General said that by the Tientsin District Court on this balcony, recording the passing health institutions in two or three of the London Hospital; and Major the Irish barristers had been en- the three prisoners.-P. & T. Times of ships, and scanning the horizon areas on a sufficiently wide scale to G. Reid, an aeronautical expert, titled to admission here as advo-j

for signala of distress. serve sa a nation-wide training field, A laboratory was fitted up on entes and solicitors, and to judge-")

The mate arrived for duty, so my yet limited in scope to the pos board the liner. One of the tests ships ever since there had been a

friend and I retired downstairs. siblities of a thorough and effective was made with a curiously shaped Courts Ordinance. As far as local was hardly justified. Ha suggest "Do you really enjoy this lonely realisation, chair screwed to the deck and requalification requirements were ed a privata conference with His life?" I asked after supper.

The intensive study, jointly with volving on a movable plate: Its concerned, the qualifications re- Excellency and with the Chief "I would not change it for any Justica.on the matter raised. other," ho replied smilingly, "We exlating facilities for medical educna ship In heavy weather. The exactly the same as they had al- tion and of the programme of re-subject was seated, told to depress ways been. All an Irish barrister point of order raised by Mr. Simp-washing-up, stitching and daring, form for the immediate future. the head, and then spun rapidly had to do if he wished to come out son, said that any amendment and then I have the consolation of

The gradual establishment of a round.

har here was to go to England, pay way of addition, unless it was my old violin." national: quarantine and epidemic In many cases only a few aplus about 100 gulosas, attend 12 din-destructive to the principle, was The last thing I heard when I left diseases prevention service,..

were nécessary to produce the un-ners and then he would be qualified allowable. His Excellency aug, the lighthouse was the wall of a The initiation of control an a co-welcome symptoms. Then a rapid to practise in the Straits Settle gested that pending further discuss fiddle, in competition with the operation bable of cholern and examination of the "patient was mente, co that the "dog in the sion the matter had better be postmoaning waves. J. Leslie Roberts small-pox in the Shanghai area. made and the results tabulated, manger" attitude of Mr. Simpsonponed.

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