Ingenious Alarm System to be Tested by Police A system whereby much of the activity of robbers and burglars can be overcome efficiently in. Shanghai: sharily will be tried by the: Sbang~ hat Municipal Police in conjunction ith the frm which is sponsoring system, the Oriental. Electric~ Protestive 'Association, After' the initial test, from which there - is every reason to, believe the greatest success will result, the system will be installed in the following way:—"An electric wire from a private-house, office. building, or godown where the protective installation is. Working, will join. with a trunk. wire lensed from the Telephone Company, Should a robber enter, for example, one of the exchange shopa which are constant scenes of daring attempts to make oft with. money, if the shop'is equipped with this protective system, the manager. of the shop simply will press. a Dutton, out of sight of the robber, This button will communicate with the police station in. the district, notifying. the police in charge. by means of & recording. apparatay, similar: to the "ticker" Used on: stock exchanges, The recording apparatus ticks of the address of the attack, and a fying, sound of-police immediately can go. to. the. scene of the trouble. Similarly in private houses, with an installation fon doors, windows, transoms, eto. sri-alarm automatically ts register:
at the polio station, and, earrying' the precautions even further, should servants tamper with the communicating wires, a broken circuit is registered at the police: station "and" un investigation immediately can be made, According: 0 the local company the cost of the installation varies with, the exten€ of the appliances used? Initial cost, depending the distance from the nearest trunk wire and number of safely appliances, ranges from $20 to $250, and it is thought that Shanghai will be quick to take up the protective: idea which has been under discussion for sometime andthe need for which is obvious, If the initial test is up to the expectations of the firm, the Municipal Police are prepared to equip all of the 18 district fessional directors of the Association: Messrs. Stirling Fessenden (Pre sident), Alexander MeLure (Troasurer), L, Blum, A, D, Bell, and Francis Sehwyzor. "The first. apparatus is duo to arrive on November 24 and it is hoped to have one police district station equipped and working by, December 16.
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