POLICE FORCE
WEEDING OUT UNDESIRABLES
LEAKAGE OF IX-FORAIATJON
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)
(Received this day at 8.30- a.in.) LONDON, Alay 3.
AVhafc is believed to lx? the last step necessary to weed out undesirables in higher branches of the police force, is the dismissal of Inspector Ginhoven and Sergeant Jane, officers of the Special Political Branch, following Scotland Yard Disciplinary Board’s finding of ith-em guilty of communicating information from the Records Special Branch to ex-Constable Dale, dismissed for -participating in the police strike of 1919.The Board’s inquiry was the result off a war communication regarding; the alleged leakage of official intormation to associates of Bolsheviks. Ginhoven. is a naturalised Dutchman, with twenty years police service. He was proficient in eight languages and tells amazing stories of secret-, world-wide war time missions.
Jane had a vast knowledge of the Communist movement. He -penetrated the defence of the chief conspirators of the 192(5 coal dispute in order to frustrate Communist attempts to hamper ammunition production.
Both men. whose records were excellent worked as artisans in factories, advising the authorities when disaffection was fomenting.
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1929, Page 6
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