POLICE CARE IN SOUTH

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 735, 7 August 1929, Page 9

POLICE CARE IN SOUTH

CHRISTCHURCH PATROLLED BY SMALL ARMY DETECTIVES AT WORK Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Today. Already the number of detectives in Christchurch has been considerably increased, and to cope more effectively with incendiarism, they have been devided into two distinct corps. Inspector Rawle. of Wellington, will direct his efforts to tracing the originators of the recent outbreaks. This is the first time in the history of the Dominion that an inspector has been placed in charge of a detective branch for such a purpose. The city and suburbs are being patrolled night and day bv a small army of police officers and detectives. Motor-cars, motor-cycles and bicycles are being used for transport. It is claimed that there is not an unprotected street in the whole of the city area.

FIRE DAMAGES STABLES

ANOTHER CHRISTCHURCH OUTBREAK NO SUSPICIOUS SIGNS Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Another fire occurred in the city at eight o’clock this evening. The brigade was called to the stables of F. Truscott, saddler, at the corner of Lichfield and Durham Streets. The cause of the fire is not known, but no suspicious circumstances have yet been brought to light. Little damage was done, as the brigade was on the scene before the fire gathered strength.