Ceremony Held for Retiring Officer at Police Club Colleagues in the Shanghai Municipal Police. presented Det.: Sub-Insp. V.S. Bebenin with an inscribed gold watch yesterday at noon in the Police Club, Foochow Road.
"Mr.; Bebenin is leaving the local Force after nearly fourteen years' service and will sail for America to-day. He intends to settüle in San "Francisco. While in the Settlement Police he has solved many noted Cases, especially fraud. and counter-felting crimes.
Mr. S. C. Young, Deputy Commis-sión of Police, måde the presentation yesterday in a speech in which he referred to the outstanding services Of the departing police officer and the many international friendships made by' Bebenin during his stay in Shanghai. He said the Force regretted to lóse such a capable and ficient member. The toast of Mr.
lebenin was then drunk and a brief reply made by" e guest of honour.
Among those who attended the function were-Mr..H. D. M, Robert-
2 son. Assistant Commissioner, and a large number of foreign detectives.
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