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AUGUST 26, 1932.

DAY BY DAY

NO GOVERNMENT CAN BE LONG

tempting to draw a parallel with SECURE WITHOUT

OPPOSITION-Diaradi.

CRIMINALS AND THEIR MOTIVES

By JAMES L. HAWKINS

con-

A FORMIDABLE. THENEVER 12 sensational, gambling, loose women-It

W crime is committed or a tains all the elements of crude

small.

Those two cases illustrate how

|the practice of most new Stutes to

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The quarantine restrictions imposed Hic mind is agitated with the thing about the lad which I could tion, however, is not quite so simple by Hongkung against arrivals from question of the motive. From the not ignore-a certain quality and as all that. Japanese influence InWuchow on account of cholern have learned Judge who sums up the culture which somehow had exist-

been removed.

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considerable foreign circles to accept that view- polat.

once as

career

but

well ne

man or woman

Blackmail.

to

the

this MAN

deemed his irreproachable. His secretary must have suddenly realised what a weapon had been

Sometimes sometimes despite every oppor- the case of Munchukuo, the whole

tunity some mental kink forces Roes wrong beenuse of some ne- The funeral of the Russian guard him to go "crooked."

cidental or easy opportunity structure of government is de-D. V. Mikhailovsky, who was found

I remember a wo- My twenty years' active experi- commit crime. minated by Japanese officials a shot on Wednesday, took place in the

criminal investigator man whose busences amazed me.. afternoon, the Rev. L. N. Watkins

The have at least taught me that the She broke her parents' hearts and totally different state of affairs, taking the burial service. The very description of Manchuria inspector General of Police was re- the careers of most criminals, ruined her fiance's faith in wo- To look at her wide, grey by Count Uchida, as the first bul-presented by Mr. W. Ln Bart Sparrow, whether petty or arch schemers, men.

A.S.P., and other British

Police can be traced bit by bit to their eyes, her clear skin, and general wark of Japan," is in itself evidence Officers were among those who attend very origin.

naive expression, you would think ed. There were many wreaths sent of the fact that Japan considers to the graveside.

If I had to make a list of the that she was a sweet, old work But I learned that she principal causes of crime 1 should creature. that she has a right to special in-

put environment at the head. was far more vicious than terests in this territory. As for Another of the enjoyable series of Dirt, squalor, lack of worldly most blatant gold-digger.

symphonic concerta is being given at goodie, indi bad companions have She was the private secretary the claim that the Japanese opera- the Peninsula Hotel on Sunday next, driven many young men to crime. to a young and brilliant politi- Bons in Manchuria have been in commencing at 8.45 p.m., when Mr. A. the nature of measures of self. Gellman will conduct the orchestra in Sometimes this environment has cinn. Unfortunately.

on the had a great weakness for a pretty complete change of programme caused deliberate choice

individual 10 get face. Although kc was never defener, and therefore are unaffect-comprised of a good selection of part of the

musical

to money by dishonest means, some guilty of grave indiscretions, he numbers, which is sure ed by the Kellogg Pact, there will be afford a splendid evening's entertain- times it is accidental.

lacked balance. On one OCCA- disinclination inment. Further particulars will be I recall a case of a notorious sio when his secretary put some

found in our advertising columns. jewel thief whom I chased across flowers on his desk

he lightly two continents before I eventually brushed her hair with his lips, Congratulations will be extended to, arrested him, When at last I là deciding to record early "re-Chief Detective Inspector A. N. faced him across a table in a A month later he had to fight gnition" to the new State, Japan Class Price Medni, for meritorious the game was up, and as he was a man and everyone

Reynolds on the award of the Second luxurious Italian hotel he knew an election. He was a married is obviously bent on consolidating service in the local force. It is man of brilliant, though warped, character

next step in her formulated pro- tracing the gramme. It is claimed for Man-student murderers of the Chinese story.

which came to be known as chaku that it has entered upon, a Victoria Gap murder trial, concluded knew his father, and his mother up to this time was

the born in Limehouse. He never complex which had lain dormant career of sturdy and healthy pro-recent Sessions with the con- was a drunkard. At the age of She stated her case quite calmly, fourteen after being reviled by and said that she would im- gress." The disinterested observer

all and sundry he definitely de-mediately bring an action for as- will be forgiven, if he fails to find

cided to take up a criminal career,sault against him on the eve of in actual fact any evidence of this agitators in their midst.

He learned his nimbleness and the election. unless he paid her contention. it can, in fact, be said the Government's

guile of hand from "Flash Jim." £100. The young man paid, and measures of a well-known pickpocket who died by his action started one of the ATEN ME PART to za ventanarsam that the new State has been in agrarian reform can win approval recently in Dartmoor. For years worst women blackmailers on her constant turmoil and chaos ever and be carried into effect, Spanish he lived quite comfortably on his since its creation, and that it is farm workers, especially in An-pickings from purses and packets, Consumed by her success, the

dalusin, are easy prey to incite and then he decided to go in for young woman threw not in that ordered condition, even

a higher branch of his profes-tarial work and rented a luxuri- if it could be regarded as a genuine tent to violence. But the nature sion. Up to his last job, in which fous flat in Mayfair. This was her

of the latest disorders shows that he had taken creation, which would warrant re-

the pearls of handquarters. Here she planned economie discontents are only a musical comedy actress, he bad all her coups and more than one cognition. This chaos and this pretext. The Government's major been very successful.

and turmoil, it might well be argued, problems are still political. It is

young man was lured here blackmailed. Inevitably she grew are a direct consequence of the dis- unwilling to meet the syndicalist I shall not castly forget that immediately came to the police

Incorrigible.

too bold. She tackled a man who persal of the old regime by Japan-challenge so long as the Catalan warm Italian night whilst we sat with his story.

action. Finally, statute

for regional autonomy facing each other-detective and -I concealed myself in a little Shorn of its, verbinge, the state-Japan suggests that her policy in remains to be passed into law. crook-smoking the hotel's best clothes-closet and decided to use The Catalan leader, Col. Francisco cigars. Even after he had been the man as bait. Every word Macia, has close relations with sentenced at the Old Bailey that woman spoke was taken down arrested

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1932.

JAPAN'S CHALLENGE

her position: this, in fact, is the understood that the distinction is in talents I consented to listen to his recognition of Mr. Reynokls' work in

Trang Tai-kni. The case, He told me that he had been placed in her hands. ller criminal

military Lese

viction of several men concerneil,

Until

Fareer.

awakened.

up secre-

ment made in the Diet yesterday recognising the new State, and in by Count Uchida can be described/Stoutly declining to consent to any syndicalist leaders, and Miguel knew that his. was, 2 case which in shortland. She was as a ptain intimation by Japan Plan for investing China with Maura, former Home Minister, is Prison could not change. He had and sentenced by a Judge who de-

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of

authority

over

Manchuria, will eliminate for all time the causes

[of political structure.

given himself up to a career of nounced her as belonging to the now openly bidding for the superime after deliberate choice, and lowest type of humanity. She is tient she is Text

to disposed

port of that considerable section as he once said to me with a smile, still serving her sentence. Her tolerate any interferenen, from whatever source, in the carrying out of Sino-Japanese conflict. Pre- for the middle-class Spain which "I don't believe in chopping and parents, though grieved beyond all words, have not disowned her, of her programme in Manchuria,cisely the opposite result is to be holds rigidly to a centralist view changing one's career."

A far different case was that of but her former fiance has Nothing in expected. Indeed, persistence

dis- Frank Jellis-we will call hire appeared. In effect, the League of Nations is the policies, outlined by Count could be more damaging to the tethat. Here was a reckless young Most of the causes of crime told that the Japanese operations Uchida may easily lead to a Far public at this stage than to have a fool with every opportunity in date back from the time when

wedge driven between Madrid and life-doling parents, a its

public Cain slew Abel, but of late a new concern, Eastern upheaval of major impor Barcelona. The pressure from the school education, Oxford, and one has sprung up that of Whilst the signatories of the

tance. possibly creating internas Right is as disturbing as from the job found for him at the end. Yet bravado. The criminals in this Kellogg Pact and the Nine-Power tional complications of the gravest Left. It

he threw everything away. He respect are is possible, moreover,

chiefly young men cheated at cards and forged che-whose minds have been poisoned Treaty are bluntly informed that

that the two simultaneous attacks ques. Finally, after he was by gangster films and the like. Japan does not consider that the

from Bight and Left are not un-jenniless and had given up all They are responsible for the previsions of these undertakings in

connected. Despite all its dif-hope, he threw himself in the numerous smash-and-grab ruids any way apply to her present

ficulties, however, the democratic Thames.

and robberies with violence. He was brought to me when he policy in this region. Taking the

regime instituted last year still

At the Crucial Moment. recent stands firm

was fished out, and between gulps and seems 10 be stand that her international obliga-

Just before I retired I crossed of steaming cocoa told me the nothing pleasant about it-drink,

character.

Social Unrest in Spain

The Spanish rest in

tions are being respected, Japan Months bears all the appearance gathering strength and confidence whole miserable story. There is Words with a young couple who informs the world that she intends !of a concerted attack on the Re- from week to week,

publican Socialist regime, A

of

In

adhere to her plans; in larry of general strikes which other words, that she has no inten-passed peaceably enough was fol- tion of being deflected from her setlowed by street fighting and $0 far revolts in Bilbao and Seville. The purpose. This attitude, from having the pacific conse-extremism of syndicalist sections quences predicted, appears likely of the workers on the one hand, to lend to the most unpleasant deve-and of .elericals and royalists on the other, is at odds with the mid- Jopments.

dle way. By his staunch support If the "realities of the situa-of the Civil Guard against popular tion" were in accordance with the clamour, the Prime Minister has

by confirmed the impression interpretation put upon them Count Uchida, there could be no strength and purpose which he fault to find with Japan's policy to- made in a memorable debate on wards Manchuria. But the Japan- the relations of church and State. ese Government must realise that And his wisdom in closing that discussion with demand for ité statement of the position will

parliamentary approval of not find general acceptance. Above emergency law for defence of the fall, it is obvious that Chlag could Republic is now seen. It is enc not possibly concur in the historical thing, however, to set up a "con- background given regarding the stitutional dictatorship" and quite creation of the new State. It will another to enforce it with

With Socialist be surprising also if other nations partial rigour. accept the Japanese viewpoint atleaders still in the Cabinet, Senor Azana may well have qualmus in its face value. The Japanese case taking action which could be con- rests

on the claim that the

the atrued as bearing down on establishment of the Manchukuo workers. Nevertheless, he has State represents a spontaneous net obtained approval of drastic men- on the part of the 'people of Man-sures to restore law and order. charia: that it is a genuine separa- The Socialist Minietors have tist movement, and, therefore, that received splendid backing from the recognition of the now State doos rank and file, who are frankly re- cognizing the futility of tho not infringe tho Nine-Power workers' traditional weapon, the Treaty, which calls for respect of general strike, and are condemning

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might be termed the pioneers of this type of erime in England. They were both America. The strange thing about them is that their partnership was purely business one. Although they went about everywhore together I have every reason to suppose that their association was merely that of friends and business partners.

I remember being rung up at midnight to investigate a robbery at a West End fur shop. I hur- rled there and found the

caro-

taker stunned and bleeding on the floor. The handiwork on the vari our cupboards and chests batray- ed no known identity of

any crook.

I cannot take the credit for catching them, for the real factor in their arrest was the self-starter of their ear which stuck at the crucial moment. They had taken to the North Road after the rob- bery, and had travelled so quickly through one of the villages that a constable telophoned through for them to be detained. A line of four policemen barred the car's progress at the next village and caused the driver to brake hard. Realising he was running into a trap, ho swing the car into a sido turning, roversed quickly, and would have been away but for that self-starter sticking. The

man

and woman ploaded guilty at their trial and have been deported.

If you take the career of any criminal, with the exception of murderers, who come under; a special category, you will Invari ably be able to find the answer to the eternal question, "Why,

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