Besides the presentations from fel-ow members of the Police, a certifizate showing Mr. Sinclair's long connection with the S.M.P. was handed to him.
Among the many who attended the "unction were Mr. S. C. Young Deputy Commissioner of Police; Mr. R. C. Aiers, Deputy Commissioner; Mr. T. Robertson; Assistant Commissioner; Mr. R. W. Yorke, Ascis'ant Commissioner; Mr. G. W. Gilbert, Assistant Commissioner; Mr. H, D. M. Robertson, Assistant Commissioner: Supts. R. J. Crouch, W. Robertson and J. Mason; Chief Inspectors J. W. Prince, R. Shellswell, J. B. Dis sold, C. Bishop, D. B. Ross and H. R Grubb; Inspectors R. C. Andrew, J. M. Watson, C. G. Phillips, O. B. Perkin E. J. Ling, F. E. Dudley, G. J. Bennett, C. White, B. Palmer, G. Crawford, W. Hutton, E. G. Trodd and J. Smith.
Paris, Jan. 27.
Official notification of France's intention of joining in the worldwide naval construction race, was given here to-day with the announcement that funds would be sought to provide construction of fifty new warships in 1938 to meet Italian naval expansion.
The Naval Commission of the Chamber of Deputies has agreed unanimously to demand passage of a naval credit bill to provide for the construction of the new warships, M. Jean Renaitour, a member of the Commission, announced.
France, with only seven battleships and most of them ancient, would be at a definite disadvantage in the new European naval alignment, particularly vis-a-vis Italy, unless large scale naval construction is undertaken this year, naval experts here pointed out.
Troubled conditions in the Far East and Europe, it was believed, would add weight to the demands of the Naval Commission and probably result in an enlarged naval construction programme by France in the near future—United Press.
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