Viscount Byng, Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, and Lady Byng returned to London from their South African holiday thi week, and Lord has quite recovered health, He is to resume his duties at once at Scotland Yard. He has emphatically denied the rumours that he is likely to retire and he is still ambitious to get on with the leaning up" work he started in 1928, and which he carried on with such success. As a matter of fact scores of new night clubs have been opened in London during the last three months. and Lord Byng will no doubt keep a very close eye on them. Many old premises whi have been raided and closed hav? been started again under new names.
cups of special detectives, attazhed to the Flying Squad have been indeed patrolling the right clu areas for the last six weeks, wate:- ing for infringements of the license hours. They wear evening attire, and are mostly young men of good education. Recent visits however have failed to produce aay evidence of infractions of the law Every effort is being made to popularise night clubs once again there no doubt, however. that the night life of London ix frightened and ill be more so with the return of Lord Byng. There have been too many raids and too'many visitors found themselves lined up to give names and addresses by courteous but determined police officers. Perhaps the slump in dancing has something also to do with their unpopularity. but there is little doubt that efforts to infringe the law during the absence of Lord Byn twill be taken in hand firmly now' that he is home. year. General Coxon will not have the latter position so the Govern ment saves £500 a year on his salary Jalone. Brigadier-General Brand is to tuke Major-General Coxen's old position of Quartermaster-General, Dut in his new position he will only receive £1,100 a yenr or £100 a year less than Major-General Coxon was getting.
The ye-arrangement of several minor duties in which a saving has also been made, means that the staff officers of the Australian Forces. will lore £1,700 a year in salaries
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