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35 號伍卅百陸仟壹萬弍第 日玖拾月拾年丁

LOON-CANTON RAILWAY,

TIME-TABLE.

WEEKS DAYS.

A.M. A.M. JAM, A.JI. P. K.

De 6.40 8.05

Dep. 6.49:

Dop 7.01

D15

Del 7.20

op 7.30)

Dup.17.35

9.10 10.00 12,00 1.18 235 9.05 4.33 5.43 7.16

0.20 10.07 | 12.07 1.99

9.33. 10.19 1239 1,34

9,44 102 12,82 1.47

9.58 10.3 12.35 161

10,05 10:46 12.46 2,01 -

10,10: 10.51 12:51 2,06'3.14-

4.42 6,50 7.23

4,54 6,02 7.35

6,07 8.157.49

5.1 6.19 7.52

6,21 6.30 8.02

5,26, 6,35 8.07

Art. 7.41 8.45 10:15 10.57 12,57 2.123.20 3.40 6.32 8,41 8.13 Arr.

11.50 0.35

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Dop, 7,30 8,16; 10,45

8.47

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Dep.

P.M. P.M..

8.05

8.20 Des. 7.18 8.05 | 10.3411.09 11,37 3.68 441 5.49 6.34 6.46 Dop, 7.25 8,12 10.41

11.44 3.05 4.45 6.58 11.49 3.10 4.32: 6.00 12,00 3,21 3.026.10 12,0% | 3,26 | 5,07 6.15 12:19 3.39 5.20 6.25 12.31 3.51 5.32 6.40 12.37 3.57 5,38 6.46 7.04 7.29

JAM.. P.M. P.M. P.M.

6.53

Dop. 7,40 8.26 10.56

Dap, 7,44 8,31 11.00 Dep, 7,57

8.44 11.13 i

Dep. 118.6 11.25

Arr. 8.17 9.02 11,31 11.49

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12th, 1927. PEFFO 日式拾月壹拾年七廿百九仟壹英

THE SYSTEM OF SCOTLAND

YARD.

DETECTIVES IN FICTION:

AND IN, FACT"

"HOW A MERDERER'S ARREST IS DECIDED.

Scotland Yard in fetion and Scotland Yard to Aust two vastly different things,

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The stress of London's detective headquarters is not due tur iridis - dunl nien of genius with Miraeus lous

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SCHOOLS IN THE BLACK

COUNTRY.

PICTURES AND OPEN ATT CLASSES.

A NEW USE FOR MIRROR.

In the heart of the Binok Conn- try

of Scotland. Lanarkshire education authorities are carrying ona a interesting series of exjóni

rats for the propagation of art and knowledge among the children of the county,

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DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day.

Seafoam Fire Fighting Apr paratus Demonstration. A.P.C. Ta stallation, North Point. 11 a.m.

St. Peter's Church. Young Men's Club 1st Annual Garden Fere. I. Onkland's Path. 2:30 p.m.

Golf Kowlon Golf Club e. Shek

Golf Club.

Interport

Cricket: H. K. C.C Trial Match; KC.CRA CS.C.C... Chinese R.C.: Navy HI.K.C.C. 2nd "XI. K.C.C. CS.C.C. 2nd XI.: I.R.C. "A" R R.A. F. Craigongower C.C. . H. K. Electric Co.: Club de Restelo ». Queen's Royal Regiment.

Football League:-Senior Divi- sion: Queen's Kowloon; Roercio finards: Air Force . S. China; R.A.; Chinese Athletic . Scots K.O.S.B. v. Club. Junior "A": Royal Artillery K.0.9.B.; Kow China B. Recreio: St. Joseph's loon South China "A" South

. Club: University . Chinese Ath. Junior "B" Kung Woo . St. Joseph's Kowloon China "A": South China Br. Chinese Ath.: Moslems r. Boy Scouts.

new public school. Buil; at of dednotiore. powers portrayed By fiction writers, laut | Machup, Larkhall, is beautiful even to a rigid rule-of-hund syst in its exterior, white walls with which makes it impossible for an

a redailed inof, single-storeyed, officer to take any action upon his rising from a low foundation at own initiative without its being red brick. Paside the entrance hall first reviewed by more than a dozen is a large mirror bearing the brains in that building of stumpatto, “A merry heart'pors all the and red brick" overlooking the way," and the corridor, walls are dreorated with reproductions of A.3. AM, A.M. A.M. AM. A.M..

PIX), PM, P... YM,

Fanous pletives. Three of the 8.05 8.30904 9.101 10.00 | 12.00 2,243,00 5.157.15

rooms occupied by 9:20 10.07 12:07 2.91 -5.26 7.23 9.33 10.19 12.19.2.495,387,35

younger scholars are decorated 9.48 10.34 12.32 2,56 - 5.32 7,48

represent Morning. Noon. and 9.531 10.36 12.36 3.00- 5.56 7,52

Night, and the other four the Touch davor. 10.05 10.46 19,46 | 8.30 -6,078.02.

Seasons. :9.079,41: 10,10 10.61 12,513,15-16,12 8.07

Notable pictures Arr. 7,41 8.45 9.13 9.47 10.16 1057 1257 9.21 3.40 8.18 8.13

6.47

panelled for the walls of the senior 11.50 ATT. --

roos. The school accommodates 500 papils.

A.M.

Dep. 6,40

Dea, 6,48

Dan, 7,01

Dap. 7.15

Der 7,40

Dep. 7,30

Dap. 7.35

5.38

A.K.

Dop.

AIN. A.M. T.M,

8:05

Dep. 8.05 10.34 11,09 11,37

Dep. 8.12 10,41

11.44

P.X,

2.58 6.00 5.84 566

5.41 3,05 5,07

P.M.

FX. P.M.

3.20 6.24

6,03

Dep, 8.16 10,48

11,49

8,10 5.11

6,07

Dep. 5.26 10,56

12.00 9,21

5.01

6,17

Dep.

8.31 11.00

12.05

3,26

5.25

6.21

Dep.

8.45 11,13

12,19

3,89

5.38

6.34

Dep. 8.67 11,25,

12.31

3,51

8.50

6.48

Arr. 9.08 11.31 11.40

19.87

5.56 3,57

6.17

6,52

7,04

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As an indication of the working of the system, there is the case of chief inspector Investigating a murder in a provincial tolv for village. Nightly his duty s to send by train 29 Scotland Yard a detailed report of every movement he has made, and-when it concerns suspected persons of every word littered.

The following morning. 'at, the stroke of eleven, the Chief Com stable, with his four are superia tendents and the chief inspectors, sit in conference. The report is considered and a few minutes later the Yard representative in the country is receiving fresh orders by telephone.

The Arrest 01. Thorn!

Seven

Hocker: Waseda University . HK Hockey Club, King's Park,

to

4 p.m.

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Dalziel Secondary School has been treated in mach the same fashion, the pictorial scheme including re productions of views from the atistic posters issued by the rail" way companies, while the corridors are hung with facsimiles of Medici prints.

Drumpark Special School is the most reinarkalile innovation of all. Every room is this building has been given by

Fifferent. plant or tete, and deserted it a colour scheme to suit From the

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THE KING EDWARD HOTEL BAND WILL PLAY AS UNDER

The arrest of Thora and other Violet Room the visitor passes to Europe eie Marseilles (Märedonin) TIFFIN HOURS: DINNER HOURS

murderers has been decided upon not at the scene of the crine, but in the Whitehall headquarters.

Criminals are caught because not one, but a dozen or more brains apply a rigid system to setery in vestigation. It is, therefore, alk the more intesting to students of criminology to examine the first at leapt made by an author to vom pila history of Sustland Yard, and London's successful system of erime investigation:

Mr. George, Dilnot in his book entitled Scotland Yard, gives the history and progress of crine investigation since the days of the historie Bow-street runners, The application of science to detective work, however, was not heard of until 1877.

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hath twice a week, and there are In the bathing room the pupils classes at which they are taught tailoring and mending boots, and others for instruction in the enre beautiful grounds of the school of pigeons and rabbits. Within the stand a doveret and a rabbit house. and the pigrons and Angora rabbits are given over for a week to the best boy in the school during the previous week..

Each week the c.aas with the best attendance has the honour of keeps A departmental committee yeing a banner with the legend on it, commended that the detective de We like school." partment should be overhauled and placed under the charge of an Assistant Commissioner for choic a. criminal lawyer.

Sir E. Henry's Work, *It chanded that a young and Then eine Sir Edward Honry, ambitious man. not without sone who in the phrase of the force Influence, saw opportunity in the proved himself "a good police Scotland Yard phearal.

This man."

Of him the author writes: was. Howard Vinert, who had hwn No unn ever lived who could by turn soldier, war correspondent handle such an instrument as the and Larrister.

Metropolitan police without ink. He therefore went to Paris anding mistakes in greater or lesser made a survey of the French de- diyarn His reforms tetive system. His observations reaching.

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Sunday. 22nd Sunday After Trinity Golf: St. George's ..St. An- drew's Society, Fanling.

Kowloon Golf Club: 1st Round of Championship.

Fanling Hunt: Paper Huni, meet Sheung Shui Police Station, 10.45 a.m.

Yachting, Theosophical Society: Lecture by Mr. H. E. Lanepart.on.

"The Guardians of Humanity" Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 6 p.m.

Social Gathering, St. John's Cathedral Hall, after Evensong (6

"Cheen O" Y.M.C.A. :-Men's Meeting, 7.45 p.m.

After Dinner Dance at Lee Gar- dens.

Queen's Theatre: "Valencin." World Theatre": The Social Celebrity."

Star Theatre : To the Last Man," 5.30 p.m.3. The New

"Our Cabaret prosent Hey! Hey! 9.15 p.m.

Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., etc." (President Lincoln),

Monday.

were far- Tea Daners: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30. p.: King

hẻ embodied in a précis, which he But if he had done nothing Edward Hotel. 3 p.m. Lane. r-wrote eighteen tuss, and pre-mare-and he did much more-than Crawford's Restaurant. sented to the Committee. When it initiate

AL practical finger-print was decided to create a new detec system, and establish R police tive department he applied for the training school, his name merits appointment as its chief. He got record as that of one who, in modern times, gornek thứ greatest blow at the growth of crime, and improved the status of the police officer beyond measure,"

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Then the first real attempt was nade to put detection on a scient- fie footing. But Vincent was for What of the present-day detec tubaten having a man, such as tive! A well-known offer, dikeus-

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tion in the force, said: "You may Club carnival dance, Royal En- The cold commonsense of that dress a man in spets and give himngineers Theatre, Wellington Bar- experienced officer, tempered, the en- a Varsity education, but it is very racks, 8.30 p.m. thusiasms of the reformer, and in long odds against him. ever, catch- HK., Male Voice Choir Re- all likelihood prevented many awking, thieves." Sir Basil Thomson hearsal, St. John's Cathedral Hall, ward incidents, into which the unhas declared that they may be 8.30 p.m. checked zeal of the other might divided into two classes the detec

Queen's Theatre: "Valencia.” Mr. have led him. A day or two after tive and the thief catcher:

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The business of a detective, "after all," he claims, "is thief catching, and from the point of view of the public; so long as he What will be the good of that, does it, it does not matter very sir dryly demanded the veteran nuch whether he familiar with detective, and Vincent received the quadratic equations, or whether, lesson that the first point in British like that old officer who reported detective work was the gathering & Royal personage, as arriving "Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel and of evidence to justify an arrest." safely escorted by a troop of Hotel Savoy, 4.20 p.m.; Lane, Vincent, however, carried out dragons,' he has no use for the sub- Crawford's Restaurant, 430-8:30 numerous experiments towards the tleties of education. The thiefp.m.; Cafe Regent, 4.30-1.80 p.m. perfecting of a rough aystem. He taker type is still not unknown, Practice Dance for St. Andrew's CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S

was followed in office by Mr. James even in the higher grades of the Munroe_a_practical police officer, service, and there have been men who consolidated the department of this sort whose rugged common and induced the public to believe sense has carried them to success where inore subtle men would have it.

Continued on next Qolumni) failed."

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LOCAL NEWS.

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