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Kowloon

TIME TABLE.

WEEKS DAYS.

| A.M. | A.M. | ĮA.M, ¦

4.3.

I.M.

F.M. F. X. PM.; PM. }7,3 | FX, Dep. 8.40 8.05 9.10 10,00 12.00 1,152,35 3.00, 483 8,48, 7.15. Yanmäti „Dep.: 8.49.

6.90 10.07 | 13,07) 1,22 Bhatia

Taipo Market Dep.

Day 7.01 2.5 2.3.83|| 10,19 1219:134. ***

8.45 10.32 12.32 1.47||

9.5 10.38 12.83 151

10.05 10.48} 12,43 | 2,01).

...Dep.

7:30

Fanling. Dep, 7.30

Sheungthai..Dap: 7,95

10.10 10.51 12.51| 2,069.14

Canton

-

...ATT. (1.50). 3.$8.

4.41 5.60 7.23.13 4.54 0.02 7.35

5.07 8.15.19

5.31 6.19; 7,52

521 6.80 6.02

5,2 6,358,07

Shundan...Arr. 2,41 8.45 10,16| 10.37 | 12,57 2123,20 3.40 5.89 8,418.13

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AM,

A.M. 4.30. PM

8.05

Caston ...Dap! Shumahan Dep.7.18 805 10,34 11.09 Bheangahul.. Dep. 7.45 8.12 10.41 Dep. 7.30 8.10 10.44

Tanling

Taipo Market Dep. 2.40 826 1036 Taipo

...Dep. 7,44 8.31 11.00 Dep. 7.57 8.44 11,18 Yeumati...Dep. 9.11 8.68 11.25

...Arr. 8.17 9,04 1131 11.49 Kowloon

Bhatin

Kowloon

8.47

FM. P.M.P.M. F.M.

11.37 2.58 4:41 5.49 634 6.48 11.44 3.C5 4.48 5.58

11.49 8.10 4.69 8.00

8,21 5.02 8.10

19.00 8,21

12.08 8.26 5.07 635

12.19 3.39 6.20 6.28 12.81 8.51 -6.32 6.40 12.37 8.57 5.38 6.46 7.04 7.29

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIO HOLIDAYS.

Dep. 8,40 Yaumati...Dep..$49 ...Den 7,00

Shatin

Taipo ...Depj 7.16 Taipo Market Dep, 220 Fanling Dap. 7.30 Sheanghai..Dep, 7.35 Shum Ohan. Art. 7,41 Canton ...AIT.

Canton

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AN, A.M. A.M.) 8.05 8.30 9.04

A.M.

910 10.00 12.00 2,243,00 6,187.15 9.20 10.07 12.07 2,815,257,23 9.33 10.19 19.19 2.48

9.43 10,3 12,32 3,58

9.53 10.36 12.36 8,00

10.05 10.48 12.48 8.10

[8.078.41 10.10 10,51 1251 8.15

THE SYSTEM OF SCOTLAND

YARD.

DETECTIVES IN FICTION- AND IN FACT,

HOW A MURDERER'S ARREST.

IS DECIDED.

Scotland Yard in fiction and Scotland Yard in fact are two vastly different things.

SCHOOLS IN THE BLACK. COUNTRY.

PICTURES AND OPEN AIR CLASSES:

A NEW USE FOR MIRROR.

In the heart of the Black Coun- try of Scotland, Lanarkshire education authorities are carrying on an interesting series of experi- The success of London's detectivements for the propagation of art headquarters is not due to indivi- and knowledge among the children dual men of genius with miracu- of the country, lous powers of

deduction, ns portrayed by fiction writers, but to a rigid rule-of-thumb system, which makes it impossible for an officer to take any action upon his own initiative without its being frat reviewed by more than a dozen brains in that building of stone and red brick overlooking the

DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day.

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pictures are detailed report of every movement panelled on the walls of the senior he has made, and when it concerns rooms. The school accommodates suspected persons of every word 600 pupils. mitered.

8.43 9.13 8.47 10.16 1057 12,57 821 3.40 6.18 8.13 11.50

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Sham Chan..Dep. 8,05 10.84 11.09 11,37 Sheangshai.,Dep. 812 10,41

Taipo Market Dap. 8.28 10,56

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Tsipo

Bhatia

Dep. 8.31 11.00 ...Dep., 8,45 11.JS Raumati Dep. 8.57 11,25 Kowloon

8,47 ---..

F.M.

2.68 5,00 5.84 555

3.20 6.94

11.44 8.05

5.07

5.41

11,49 8,10

19.00 8,21

12.00 8.23

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8.11 5.21 5.OK 3,39 5.38 8.51 6.50

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Dalziel Secondary School has been treated in much the same fashion, The following morning, at the the pictorial scheme including re Atroke of eleven, the Chief Con-productions of views from the stable, with his four area superin-artistic posters inued by the rail. tendents and the chief inspectors, are hung with facsimiles of Medici way companies, while the corridors sit in conference. The report is prints. considered and a few minutes later Drumpark Special School Is the the Yard representative in the most remarkable innovation of all. country is receiving fresh orders by eversive

afferent this building has

telephone.

anc

been giv blant of the deereeld in colour scheme to suit From the Violet Room the visitor passes to the Poppy, Primrose, Larch, and Whin roums, and one wall in each

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doors, which are to be opened dur

composed of sliding ing good weather, so that the classes will be practically in the open air

tephen The Arrest Of Thom! ha

The arrest of Thorn and other murderers has been decided upon not at the scene of the crime, hut in the Whitehall headquarters

Criminals are caught because not but a dozen or more brajus apply

rigid system to every in vestigation. It is therefore all the more interesting, to students of eriminology to exninine the first athathe twice a week, and there are In the bathing room the pupils tempt made by an author to com- classes at which they are taught pile a history of Scotland Yard, tailoring and mending boots, and and London's successful system of ethers for instruction in the care crime investigation.

beautiful grounds of the school of pigeons and rabbits. Within the stand a dovecot and a rabbit house, and the pigeons and Angora rabbits are given over for a week to the previous week. best boy in the school during the

Mr. George Dilnot, in his book entitled Scotland Yard," gives the history and progress of crime investigation since the days of the historic Bow-street runners: application of science to detective The

work, however, was not heard of until 1877.

A departmental committee re- commanded that the detective de partment should be overhauled and. placed under the charge of an Assistant Commissioner for choice a criminal lawyer.

"It chanced that a young and ambitious man, not without come influence, saw opportunity in the Scotland Yard upheaval This was Howard Vincent, who had been by turn soldier, war correspondent and arrister..

Each week the class with the best ing a banner with the legend on it, attendance has the honour of keep-

We like school."!

Sir E. Henry's Work. Then came Sir Edward, Hoary, who in the phrase of the force proved himself a good police man. Of him the author writes: "No man ever lived who could handle such an instrument as the Metropolitan police without mak- ng mistakes in greater or lesser degrees His reforma were far- renching.

Hockey Waseda University H.K. Hockey Club, King's Park,

4 p.m.

Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30~~6.30 p.m.; Cafe Regent," 4.30-6.30 p.m. Armistice Carnival Dance, Hong Kong Hotel.

Dinner Dances King Edward Hotel and Cafe Regent, 6 pm.

Cafe Regent formal opening din- ner, 8 p.n.

The

present

Carnival Dance Victoria Recrea tion Club for Earl Haig's Fund.

** Thracians" teen Theatre. p. variety entertainment, R.N. "Can-

Queen's Theatre The Untamed Lady." ****

World Theatre: He Who Gets Star Theatre: Slapped."**

Dancer

The Spanish Principal Europe riu Marseilles (Macedonia)

Mails: Outward 10.30 .m.; San Francisco, and Europe to Siberia (Korea "Haru),

p.m.

JJ

Sunday.

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

Kowloon Golf Club: 1st Round of Championship.

Fanling Huat: Paper Renk, meet Sheung Shui Police Station, 10.45 4.m

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

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

Social Gathering, St. John's Cathedral Hall, after Evensong (8 p.m.),

"Cheer O"" Y.M.C.A.Men's Meeting, 7.45 p.m.

After Dinner Dance at Lee Gar dens,

کنید

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

Star Theatre: "To the Last Man," 5.30 pm. The New Our Cabaret" prosent: "Hey! Hey!,”

15 p.m.

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

Monday.

He therefore went to Paris and made. survey of the French des

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and tective system. His observations

Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King he embodied in a précis, which he "But if he had done nothing Edward Hotel, 5

p.m.; Lane, re-wrote eighteen times, and pre-more-and he did much more-than Crawford's Restaurant. 4.30-6.30 gented to the Committee. When it initiate a practical, finger-priat p.m.; Cafe Regent, 4.20-0.30 p.. was decided to create a new detee system, and establish n

police

Vocal and Piano Recital by Mrs. tive department he applied for the training school, his name merits P. Younghusband and Mr. Harry appointment as its chief. He got record as that, of one who, in Ore, City Hall, 5.30 p.m.

modern times, sbruck, the greatest blow at the growth of crime, and improved the status of the police afker beyond measuré.”

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"Cold Commonsanse.” Then the first real attempt was made to put detection on a scienti- fic footing. But Vincent was for tunate in having a man such as Superintendent Williamson, at his

Bide."

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Cafe Regent dinner dance, 8 p.m. RE. and R. Siga. Junior Dance Club carnival dance, Royal Ea- gineers Theatre, Wellington Bar- racks, 8.30 p.m.

What of the present-day deter ive? A well-known officer, discus sing the present facilities of educa tion in the force, said: "You may "The cold commonsense of that dress a man in spats and give him experienced officer tempered the ena Varsity education, but it is very thusiasms of the reformer, and in long odds 'against him ever catch- all likelihood prevented many awk-ing thieves. Sir Basil Thomson ward incidents, into which the unans 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." have led him. A day or two after tive and the thief catcher. Mr. World Theatre: "The Socini he had taken control there was a Dilnot contends there is half-truth Celebrity." **** big case of forgery, which demand- in this.

',

H.K. Male Voice Choir Re- bearsal, St. John's Cathedral Hall,

Star Theatre: "To the Last ed investigation. Have every" The business of a detective, Man," 5.30 p.m.; The New "Our station carefully watched, he or after all, he claims, "is thief Cabaret present "Hey! Hey!", dered Williamson, and keep a catching, and from the point of 9.15 p.m. close eye on the outgoing boste. view of the public, so long as he

Tuesday. Entries close for 8th Extra Race Meeting, noon

Sanitary Board meeting, 4.15

p.m...

What will be the good of that, does it, it does not matter very sir dryly demanded the veteran much whether he 15 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 Tea Dances H.K. Hotel and of evidence to justify an arrest." safely cacorted by a troop of Hotel Savoy 4.30 p.m.; Lane, Vinccat, however, carried out dragons,' he has no use for the sub Crawford's Restauratit, 4.30-8.30 numerous experiments towards the tieties of education. The thief-p.m.; Cafe Regent, 4.30-4:60 p.m. perfecting of a rough system. He taker. type is still not unknown, 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 comNİKD and induced the public to believe sense has carried them to success in it...

where more subtle men would have failed."

(Continued on next Oolumn.)

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After Dinner Dance, at Lee Gar deas.

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