TWO Chinese named Lee Tek and Wong
Nam were arrested for an offence of pick-
ing pockets. About 9 a.m. they were taken
by police in the police lorry towards the
Pudu gaol with 12 other prisoners. At the
end of the journey, one Chinese prisoner
who was being sent to gaol for failing to
pay a fine ve a Samsu case, discovered his
left lower coat pocket picked and a hand-
kerchief, with $3.53 tied in one of its
corners, stolen. Investigations revealed that
the only person who had the opportunity
of picking his pocket was Lee Tek, but
no stolen property was found on him. How-
ever, 53 cents were found in excess in
possession of his accomplice Wong Nam,
who was registered to have only 2 cents
by the police prior to leaving the police
station for the gaol. The balance of the $5
in notes was recovered under the seat of
the lorry where Wong Nam sat. It was
evidently the work of Lee Tek, who picked
the pocket and passed the money to his
accomplice Wong Nam.—Malayan Police
Gazette.

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Sergt. Harry Wood
Promoted

Another old timer recently promoted was
Sergt. Harry N. Wood of Cranbrook. Staff-
Sergt. Wood moves to Nelson to take
charge of the West Kootenay Police district.

A native of Gateshead-on-Tyne, England,
Staff-Sergt. Wcod joined the B. C. Police
in April 1914 and in his twenty-eight years
has served in nearly every part of British
Columbia.

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us in congratulating StaffSergeant Wood.

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Page Eighty-two

A prominent official of the B. C. Telephone
Company was rudely awakened from his
slumbers by the ringing of the telephone
After bruising his knee on a chair, he
reached the phone.

“Hello,” he growled.

“Are you an official of the telephone
company?” asked a voice.

“Yes. What can I do for you?”

“Tell me,” said the voice, “how it feels
to get out of bed at two in the morning tp
answer a wrong number?”

POLICE IN CHINA

IN China it is usual for every householder
to tip the policeman of his district regularly
to ensure their vigilance.

A Chinese policeman can claim a reward
of 25 per cent of the loot he returns to the
owner.

The average salary of a Chinese police
man amounts to four dollars and fifty cents
monthly, out of which he has to provide his
own uniform (if any), his lodgings, and
food.

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