Deputy Commissioner on Charge of Special Police The Shanghai Municipal Council has approved the recommendation of the Commissioner of Police to create two more posts of Assistant Commissioner (Specials) and to fill them by the promotion Jof one, foreign Superintendent and Jone Chinese " Superintendent, false decided to raise the status of the senior Assistant Commissioner (8) to that of Deputy: Commission-jer (S). Accordingly the Commissioner of Police recommended the promotion of Mr, R. G. MacDonald, the present Assistant Commissioner (S) in charge of the Specials, to the rank of Deputy Commissioner Mr. MacDonald has been a mem-Iver of the Specials since the in-Jeeption of this branch of the Force and has been in command since That many, of the hazards ing in rubber factories are matters 12 which any "continuous Toutine Inspection gould ensure an adequate measure of safety it the. view yressed in the official report to the Bianghat Municipal "Council the erosion "inthe, "Tae Rubber Factory, Tongshan Toad, on February '21, which resulted in the death of st persona.
The report has been presented to the Watch Committee, amd specie fic recommendations aiding out it will be discussed "before. final recommendations are placed before the Council "The report to the Shanghai Municipal Couneil'on the Toong Tat Rubber Factory "explosion has prompted a study of fire risks Ire"Bhanghal factories, From figures prepared by the Settlement Hire Brigade. the extremely "me fevesting "and important' fact ascertained that out of a total of 3404 calls to. fees, explosions and tiber "accidents received. by the Brigade im the six: years from 1027 10a2, "no fewer than 291, 13.8" per cent, were to. factories, 1922. 'The Commi commended the promotion of Mr. R. G, Herbert, and Mr, C. C, Tao, both present Superintendents, to the rank of Assistant Commissioner (8). These recommendation have also' been approved.
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