The report discusses the application of science to the investigation of crime, and points out that the number of cases in which scientific a: sistance can be usefully invoked is far greater than is generally apprecia ated. With regard to the employment of the police themselves on laboratory work the. committee star that they consider that all detectives and other selected police officers should receive a measure of training on lines which they indicate: that the closest liaison should be main-
New Cruisers German Journal Gives Armament Figures details of Britain's cruisers are published in the organ of the German ity. The ships concerned are vine units of the Fiji class, 8,000 tons, and ten of the Dido class, 5,450 tons, all of which are building or authorize ed, says Hector C. Bywater in the "Daily Telegraph and Morning Post."
The Fiji type represents a smaller version of the 9,000 to 9,300-ton Southampton class, capable of 33 knots, which are armed with 12 6in. guns in triple turrets. According to the German authority the Fiji and her sisters are also to carry 12 6in. guns on triple mountings. Assuming this to be correct, they will rank among the most heavily-armed cruisers of their size in the world.
Of special interest are the details of the Dido class, now released for the first time. It had been surmised that these ships would be replicas of the Arethusa type, 5,270 tons, which has a speed of 32% knots, and carries six Gin. guns. Vessels of this type have been much criticized on the score of their feeble armament, compared with that of contemporary foreign cruisers.
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