Chief-Inspr. E. F. Walker and Family Going'Home Chief-Inspt. E, Fy: Walker retired. from the Shanghai Mfuntcipal' Police on May 9, having. served: the S.ML.C. for over 2 years. Prior to joining the SUP. in March 1010,-he served with the Surrey Constabulary.
During the Great War he served with H. Mf. Army in the'. Beyptian Expeditionary Pores and returned to Shanghai in. 1920, promoted sub-inspector in 1004, and attained {the rank of inspector in 1927. During 1902 he was: promoted to chief: in~ spector... Most of his. service "has been North of the Creek, and he'was in charge of West Hongkew Police Station "during the. 1027 hostilities, when the International - Settlement thad its most' trying times and crime, such as armed Kidnapping, armed robberies and political. murders injereased. He. was also in charge of' /Dixwell Road Station during the [Sino-Japanese War of 1932, this station "being "near the " Japanese val Landing Party Headquarters, and was more or less isolated from and the Settlement. The personal " of] that Station. was forced to evacuate when it became extremely dangerous Yor police officers to move round the district, while under shell fre from the 20th Route Army.
"At that tine the. "North-China Daily News" "published "exclusive Dhotographs of the evacuation, with Mr, Walker lowering the SMC, fag. For several weeks before. Mr. and Mrs. Walker and their children were: subjected to opposing. shell-are, hits being registered on the adjacent pre-uses, dnspe, Walker at that. time maintained" the esprit. de corps, fichich has characterized the conduct for the Municipal Police during the past to decades and, with is Subordinates, while harassed by Reavy fre from Hongkew Park and the railway trains at the North Sta~ tion, carried on under duress. When the SEC. decided that the Station had to be evacuated, Inspr. "Walker, other than 'a pet animal, belonging {ova junior ottoer, was the last live }ng. creature to leave the compound, ils liaison with the - opposing forces, he having maintained personal relations with both forces, was motivating factor in the ultimate Throughout the, various incidents, accruing. subsequent to the hostili: ties, which roke out on the night of January 23, 1082, Mz. Walker was dally contact with the Japanese Naval Headquarters, only. 200" yards way, and under the late Capt kennedy, carried on aralcable rela: tions. until forced to retire under: fire. Senior Japanese officers, includ: Jing" Geo, Shirazawa and. Admiral Uernetzo had occasion to comment on. Inspe. Walker's relationship during the troubled times.
He was a very" Keen sportsman and a good rifle shot, having won many competitions in the Police Rifle Club, he was also a member of the Shanghai Rifle Association and. very rarely missed the game shooting. season, He was a strong supporter of the Police Lawn Bowls section and won many competitions since 1927, and played regularly. in the league matches.
Presentation Chict Inspr. Walker, was the guest of honour on May' 10 in the social rooms of- Yulin Road Police Station, The affair was in the nature of a presentation, at which Sui W, Robertson, Divisional Officer in. Division, presided, Mr. Robertson spoke in felicitous worms of the career of their retiring comrade—he had been unflinching in the pursuit of his duties, whether New Source of Supply. for, Tie™"huge all refinery at, Balirein, the Persian Gui with 4: capacity Jot 25,000 barrels a-day,. will be fully 4 operation by, the latter part of thi summer, according to. Mr. James. Moffett, chairman of the board: of the Texas Oil Company, who is in, Shang-hal ona brief visit in the: course of an. inspection tour of 'Texas interests {in this part of the world, This should provide Shanghai-with a new source of supply to fill the growing" needs ofan increasingly industrialized China, Mr. Moffett also. told of: the work which Is being earried''on' by the Texas Company: in. Java, who griting new fel hi begin near Mtn Moffett said that'ne was soos optimistic: over. the -market. for all in the Far. East, recalling the fact that there-had been 'a 40 per' cent. increase in world consumption. since 1028, Tt will be remembered by, those who: met- Mr.: Moffett on his previous visit just two yearsago that had then' retired from. the position Administrator of tion ias'.been, exceedingly suscesstul: Jie" expects vtoat several handred thousand, oases wll'be builtin the United States this year a goodly pro" portion of which willie made Bos: Ete through: government assisanes United States had slumped. to a mere 34,000 in 1994 fromthe 7,500,000 which had.been built, during the days: prosperity. 'The work of the' Federal, Housing "Administration; was) much needed in: 1994 to give momentum to building of homes by. means of special mortgage arrangements) and other conveniences. Once under way,: the administration rapidly increased' construction which is, now. approaching the "former cles.
'Last year, the United States. pro" duced an average of. 3,000,000 barrels'|a 'a day as compared. with 1,900,000 barrels produced. by: the, rest of the be world. "The United States' greatest exports were to Europe with. the Orient a close. second. Both China -and Japan. the: consumption demand have increased steadily they have all over the world.
"The increase of consumption. has been. greater in Japan than China owing to the greater industrialization and shipbuilding., The expansion of roads and motor traffic in China; Mr. Mottett looked upon as one. of the main reasons for the increased: demand for, gasolene and lubricating lls. There hasbeen a drop, how: ever, in the consumption of kerosene
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