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1933.

NOTES OF THE DAY SET A WOMAN TO CATCH The Very Idea!

LOCAL AVIATION:

Things are looking up in the fold of local aviation. The Fly- Ing Training School project comes well, sponsored with the approval- both of the Hongkong Government and of the Air Ministry, while London forecasts that the Imperial

A WOMAN

SCOTLAND YARD'S NEW RECRUITS

By F. W. MEMORY

of

OTLAND Yard is moving discretion in police matters.

relied upon,

carefully selected women can be

ROMANCE

By Edward Kolly, Romeo...

have a passionate

Wnature.

The Kellys, as you pro- bably know, have always been highly IT

strung-par-

ticularly our great grand- father, who was strung up in 1848 for running away with a worthless piece of rope.

Unfortunately he had ne-

Airways will have extended its reutes, to Hongkong and beyond with the mesh tree within a period of two years.haps, sums up the appointment of

It has been a long-standing com American interests. are also very four women as regular members activo, with proposals for linking of the Criminal Investigation De-plaint that in certain classes of cases concerning womon, malo` in- Shanghal, Hongkong, Canton and partment of the Metropolitan vestigators have been handicapped glected to remove the horse In their Inquiries, and there is that was fastened to the Manila by daily services, which Police.

every reason to assume that they are ready to begin as soon

As a matter of fact, the appoint women detectives will fare much other end of the rope.

But who wouldn't be ro as approval is obtained. It looks as though the new facilities ment is overdue; it could have better. But there is one point to planned by Government at Kal been made with advantage years be made clear at once. The now mantie and highly strung at Tack will not come before their ago. It has been, delayed, I pre-recruits to the Criminal Investign=

sume, because it represents a tion Department are described as this time of the year. Here time:

stride forward in official criminal full members," a phrase which it is nearly autumn, and ineans, if it means anything at all, when the rain lets up the Investigation of an almost revolu- that they will do exactly the came tionary character and one which kind of work as the male officers, birds twitter in the trees. naturally conservative officialdom and not be restricted to cases Even the Editor twittered this

affecting women and children. morning, when he came In at. hesitated to make.

That la exactly as it should be. 11 am and found us writing But the move is made, and now There is no reason why the right poetry instead of the Very Idea. Ah, romance! That's why, the whole country awaits with in-type of woman should not be just

ns successful as a man In un- we became a journalist. We Bort terests the outcome,'

There need bo no doubt as to ravelling eases of fraud, or even heard about the romance of

of murder, for in these inquiries journalism. Getting your che the wisdom of the venture

nine-tenths of the investigation is que at the end of the month. qualms with regard to its success. careful, systematic, and unceasing That's romance! Borrowing $10 off the cashier in the middle of

FLYING SCHOOL SCHEME

The Flying Training School will be a distinct asset in a dozen different ways. It would be mistake to regard it as n of glorified Flying Club; its busi- ness is much more important, al- though it will cover the field of the flying club. Pilots will be of trained to a high standard emelency and it is expected that they will come from far and

ASSETS.

inquiry,

That women are capable of this the month. That's more ro

Dodging romantie The fight type of woman is a is borne out by the fact that the mance! wide. The business side of the born detective. She starts with Egyptian Government have for shroffs. Paying undertaking is obvious. If Chi-advantages--they might even be some time employed two English That's romancing..

**

WIRELESS AND POLITICS

A

our bills,

We are all romantic on this

special police in the complicated technicalities of aircraft in Hong-liar to her sex which fit her for and dangerous task of unravelling paper. Romantic reporters flit hither and thither. A romantic sub-editor thinks out, snappy kong and in British machines, it patient and intricate inquiry, the secrets of the drug gangs.

To-day more anti more women would seem to follow automatical-while her inborn inquisitiveness ly that the Chinese demand for and, if one may say so, her in-are taking to crime. It is an old romantic headlines. Another ro- British planes will rise stendily. satiable desire to know somebody adage that it takes a poacher to mantic reporter rings up a roman- about typhoons. else's business are assets which, catch a poacher, and by the same tic weather bureau and is told if properly developed, will be of tokon why should it not be to the some romance

It was the same when Babylon, inostimably value to an officer of advantage of the law to employ There's romance everywhere. women to catch women? the C.I.D.

woman detective, better than a was young and they made whoopee The completion of the Ins-

Of course, they will have to be man, will be able to appreciate in Nineveh. Romantic newspaper- Wireless is increasingly com- dustrial School and Home at

of a womantically chopped out in stone their ing to assert itself as a force in trained in police methods and and counter, by reasons of psycho- men of the days of Rome roman- Aberdeen, which is expected to politics. At one moment it is procedure, and the real test of criminal. That be ready for occupation in from Germany trying to bully Austria their worth as detective officers/criminal. That at least is the story of Caesar's' romance with

experience of the great business over the other; at anether it is will be the thoroughness with houses which use women detec President-Roosevelt sécuring po- President Roosevelt, his wat on which this training is assimilated, tives to frustrate shoplifters. al Recovery schemes by broadcast- and improved upon by their own ing personal talks to every listen- Initiative. The authorities have

fifteen to eighteen months, will mark an important stage in the improvement of local methods of dealing with young delinquents.

is true. The institution is not

Cleopatra. - -

We know now, by reading the old Romantique Times, how Caesar sought to conquer fair Cleo's HOW WILL THEY FARE?

heart with jewels. members of Knowing that lovely lady's pas- How will women It will dón great deal more, Iter in the United States. A very no doubts with regard to this, for

eriminal, particularly against the mantle Caesar conquered. Gaul, good example of that latter type although there have never bean the C.I.D. fare against the male sion-for precious stones, the ro of effort was the talk and discus-offcial appointments such as those well-educated, debonair young and came home with Gaul stones.. But we're not going to bore you alon of the Milk Marketing scheme

policewomen and men.who now in increasing num- made, now broadcast by the Minister of Ag- riculture prior to the acceptance there are some hundreds of them bers are unfortunately following with an account of Caesar's opera- of the proposals by the milk pro- in the country-have been used on the path of crime? That, of tion. It's enough that we're go- ducers. Nearly all farmers have Investigation work for years past course, raloes a question as to the ing to tell you a thing or two

detectives. wireless sets, and no better way and proved themselves worthy of class of women to be enrolled as about our own. to reach them could be devised. the trust reposed in them.

intended primarily as a children's penitentiary; its more valuable function, it is hoped, will be that of-providing a means whereby the appearance of young boys in the police court may be avoided. It will perform a social service

_IN SECRET SERVICE.

"

Sex appeal has no place what- ever-incriminal investigation,

The

Editor's note: "Not in this newg paper, you won't!

Eddie's note: How about... just. one paragraph7

Editor's note: Not a line.

Eddie's note: Okay...But you wouldn't talk to us that way it wo didn't have a romantic wife and two kids to support.

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I think it was in Lancashire ten although it is cultivated to the in relieving poor parents, recom- ¦ INTERNATIONAL SIDE

or more years ago that a woman full by women employed by the mended as deserving cases, ef

was first used for detective work Secret Services of all nations. In some of the anxieties of bring- Yet it cannot be denied that all in connection with a police force history there is hardly a general their dangers.they have been employed as who has gone forth to battle, ing up children as decent citizens these uses have

The international danger is nak-private inquiry agents and house or a king who has fottered from. within the limits of 8. smalled and obvious; and the present detectives for much longer than his throne, who has not been

That's the trouble with this purse. Lads of the type filling fat and years subjected to the machinations of That's

paper. Everybody but the Editor the Street Boys' Club will be do little or nothing to limit it. the Metropolitan Police Force has a siren of this type.

are believes in romance: Evonour pages of history candidates for the School; it is Much might be said for forbidding also used women. for "plain-

high-power stations to broadcast clothes" inquiries.

sprinkled with their doings, and renders are romantic.

Journalism fa romanca : run: in fact, hoped to make it a Home in any language but that of their

Some women play already a very there is one who was perhaps in a rather than a Reformatory, own country. But even that would The role of reformatory, if renot meet cases like those of Ger- considerable part in the organisa-class apart one who may be Reuters. Sitting on our swivel garded as secondary, is not, how-many, Austria, and Switzerland, tion of Scotland Yard and its more regarded as the first woman de chair, with our feet up on the or of Hollond and Flanders, or or less associate department com-tective-Delilah, the Philistine of paper, we can close our eyes, and ever, unimportant. To those of Great Britain and the Irish monly known as the Sceret Ser-Sorek It will be remembered she in our romantic fancy, transplant private some other such romantic place. petito and charming, who probably Philistine," much as a who have any acquaintance with Free State; where one aren may vice. There is one young woman, was engaged by the "lords of ourself to the Hongkong Hotel, or local police courts, it has always legitimately employ the language knows more about Communists, inquiry agent might be employed And what has the Water Anarchists, and Bolsheviks than to-day, to discover the secret of Authority got up its sleeve. Some- -been obvious that the present

any male officer not only in Sameon, the Danite. How she thing romantic, we'll bet. If Mr. treatment of juvenile offenders

England but in Europe-which is succeeded the ruins of Gaza bear Tickle falrly clear evidence that the witness to-day.

of another.

in the Colony is far from satis-THE DOMESTIC SIDE factory, partly through misun-

The use of wireless by Govern- derstanding of special needs and

ments to carry their policies in partly through lack of the proper their own countries raises a diff- facilities. Legislation designed erent problem. As employed by to remove certain objectionable President Roosevelt or Major features has been passed, but Elliot, it may render a great pub- lic service: But it can casily some cases are still heard in degenerate into an exercíso of open court, and those special undue influence by the party for cases, where reformatory treat the moment in power. In Ger many and Italy there is no desire ment seems very desirable, have to avoid this and no disguise to be dealt with in other ways about it. In Britain every party because of the absence of any (except the Communists and per- institution of the type which haps Sir Stafford Cripps's extre- mist, cliquo) wishes to avoid it. is now proposed. Completion of The new B.B.C. experiment in ar the Aberdeen scheme will chan- ranging for representative broad- go the whole outlook, although casts from each of the Parlia mentary parties will be watched some caution will have to be with interest. exercised even then, Most: criminals, It has been found,

give evidence of their tendency more likely to "come through" when quite young. Hence the if placed, under the watchful eye need for taking the greatest of a thoroughly-trained Proba- trouble with youthful offenders. tion Officer. The creation of At once, a query arises. Who such a post has already been is to bo_rdaponsible? The right strongly recommended and the of the work it is agents are essential. It is not importance every boy, no matter what his possible for such an official to do offence, nor how often he has cannot be over estimated, pro been caught out, who will res vided Magistrates do not ask of pond happily to reformatory him the impossible. Clearly, the treatment even when placed in greatest responsibility reste the hands of such well-disposed with the Magistrate, and his. task rendering a decision In and experienced folk as the Salesian Fathers. There are. some better dealt with by a hing and some who are

rbe an make or

Romantic 'sub-editor's note: "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!"

A TEASER

A boat leaves Hongkong every. day at noon for Yokohama and geta there seven days later at noon. A boat of the same line leaves Yokohama every day at noon, ar- riving in Hongkong seven days later at noon. A passenger leaves Hongkong on Sunday and soce the boat from Yokohama moving into the wharf as his boat pulls aut. How many company boats (not counting his own) has he scon, wenther being parfect, when ho reaches Yokohama the follow- ing Sunday? ::

A WAR TRAGEDY. General Ah Gaw Bumo rolurned triumphantly from the war. For two whole years he had been fighting the communists, and he had fonged for his palace in Hongkong, where little Shug Ah Babi, his wife, was waiting for him,

Ho mounted the front steps at a gallop. Shug Ah meet him at the door and he crushed, h her to his manly

bosom.

Shug Ab, he whispered tender The General could whisper

in English otherwise, we wouldn

ablo to tell this story

Shug Ab ho

For two whole ye

for this moments apple of my eye, my #I have not yet

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