Popular Police Officer Ends Long Service Here With the retirement of Chief Insp. A. G. W. Groves, who salled for Home "on July 14,' the Shanghai Municipal Police have lost one of their most popular senfor members well known in the community, Two presentations were made to the departing police inspector at Hongkong Police Station, of which he had charge at the time of his retirement, In the morning the Chinese staff gave Chief Insp. Groves, a handsome silver clare case, and In the afternoon the Foreign' Branch of the Force presented him with an inscribed gold watch with gold-and-jade pendant, Capt, B. R, Kennedy, Assistant Commissioner of Police, made the presentation pointing out that the targe gathering attested the esteemjn which Chief Insp. Groves was held by his fellow policemen and that the recipient's many tenures as officer in charge of Settlement police stations reflected hhls great efficiency and trustworthy mess, When a station needed a good chief, Mr. Groves was promptly gent, there, 32 Years In the East "Happy" Groves has spent 32 years "out East," partly in Egypt, partly in Shanghai. He joined the 'Munlelpal Police in January, 1913, fond rose through the various grades to the rank of Chief Inspector. He has been in charge of, Hongkew, West Hongkew, Yanglszépoo, Kashing Road, and 'Sinza' Stations and fs noted for his sangfroid and conselentiousness.
'Those who attended yesterday aflernoon's function included Mr. EC, Baker, Capt. Smyth and Mr. R. W. Yorke, Assistant Commission-'Supt. J. Sinclair and R. J. Crouch; Chief' Inspectors W. Me-Gillivray, J. Knight, D, B, Ross, and Bishop; Inspectors B.A, Eva, V. Sharman,.W. D. MeGiliivray, Isaacs, 'C.G. Phillips, 0. Perkins, 'A. H, Chamberlain, F. Dudley, G. 5, Bennett, A. Teife
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