AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTUAI.IAN ANI) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION MONTREAL'S BODICE. •A STARTLING INDICTMENT. 'OTTAWA, March 15. A telegram from Montreal, status Justice Louis Cadre, who conducted an enquiry into Montixial’.s vice, has issued a report stating a police official at the head of .Montreal’s morality squad, used the position to make his fortune by the betrayal of his oath of office, and his retention could be traced to the public morals of that city. .Montreal by a system of fines of keepers of disorderly houses puls itself in a first, rank of vice profiteers ; that several detectives by initiating a system of ransom for the return of stolen goods gave thieves and receivers of stolen goods immunity, and encouraged crime; that police inspectors amassed fortunes through a grave dereliction of duty; that certain constables, instead of being guardians of the law acted more like Apaches than police. The union is a cancer on good discipline, and is a school of insubordination, and should lie abolished forthwith; that there should lie a director of public 1 safety in charge of police affairs, who i should be above control by the City ] Council, with the right of appeal to ( the Courts from any attack on his pusi- , tion ; that a system of card index should | lie kept for all foreigners, and the police force .should lie increased at least 11 ,50 per cent. * t BROADCASTING. t NMW YORK, March 15. t The first London programme was sueeessfully broadcased throughout the j Eastern States. The audience heard ( the Savoy dance orchestra and Big Ben strike midnight. The first attempt, s which was made on Thursday failed. v