Mr. J. F. Franklin Leaves Municipal Service After 25 Years After nearly 25 years in the Shanghai Municipal 'Gaol service, john_Francls Fran} in, Head Gack 'Shanghai, however, will 'Aug. 29. Probably not lose of "Bill" Franklin as, for no Franklin hopes to come hi mat alle' is called to live in Shanghai after a home by" way of Honolula Canada, Mr. Franklin has been in charge of Amoy Rond gaol since it was given up by H. 'MIN. authorities on April 1,'1925 and taken over by the Years in charge of the convict labour workshops, while they were yet a small affair, at the time that Mr.
0. Springfield, now a Deputy Commissioner, was' in charge of the sol. He has watched the work-Ps grow from their small beginnings and more ambitious artigles of furniture and general utility 'The first foreign farm cart built in Shanghai was-made at the gaol, to the order of Mr. H. E, Morris, and, despite considerable' difficulty 1ed by the few tools allowed Another. item, which required much ingenuity and caused a great deal of comment was canvas folding punt, camouflaged by'painted reeds and rippling water,
shooting. used by Mr. Springfield for duck Mr. Franklin has had several interesting prisoners under his charge, the more recent being from the Garcia case and, the Harrendorf case. Eugene Pick is another in-
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