"The promotion of Supt. H. D. M. Robertson to be Assistant Commissioner, of Police was Officially an nounced in yesterday's "Municipal Mr, Robertson has had less than eighteen years in the Police, which he joined in London in 1819 after he had been demobilized from the British Army. He arrived in Shanghai on November.22, 1919, and started a career which is unique in the atmals of the local Force.
After one year spent in the uniform branch, Mr. Robertson was attached to the detective staff, where he remained until April, 1925. He was then transferred (it was júst before ihe occurrence of the May 30 incident) to the Political Intelligence Office, which is now the Special Branch, and he remained there till March, 1932, He was promoted to the rank of Inspector in February, 1928. In the Political Intelligence office he worked under Mr. T. P. Givens, Deputy Commissioner, who is now retired.
Mr. Robertson became senior dete tive at Louza Station in the spring of 1982, an office which he filled until late' 1933 It was during that comparatively brief interim that he distinguished himself in the handiing of à number of outstanding cases and received five special recommendations as a result.
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