RADIO PROGRAMMES
NOW MORE HAPPY
THE POLICEMAN’S LOT LONDON, 26th June. The “Daily. News” credits Lord Byng’s energetic measures for Loudon's comparative freedom (except from motor bandit outrages) trom serious crime in the past six months.' It adds that .Lord Byn'g, after his appointment as Metropolitan Police Commissioner, without being a sensationalist,' made a few necessary adjustments in’ the machinery of the Police Force, insisting upon' efficiency, honesty, and integrity throughout; The reforms, projected and effected, include more detectives; promotion on merit instead of by seniority; the utilising of specialist officers' acquainted with languages, chemistry, accountancy, and banking; increased flying-squad equipment; .a circuit of police’ telephones round London ; temporary box cells at busy points for accommodating prisoners until called fur by “cells on wheels,” in the form of motor vans.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 18 July 1929, Page 8
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