The Archive · 1939

Railway Travellers Must

Be Inoculated

Shanghai, July 20.

Certifieates of inoculation against cholera will be required of all persons he "Tairileu Shimpo reported yesterday.

Tickets will not be sold to intending travellers "unless they produce such certificates, while arrivals, who cannot produce proof of having been treated against' cholera, "will inoculated ata temporary' station established there by the Japanese Committee for the Prevention of Epidemics, the paper added.

J. W. Prince Leaves Shanghat, July 23, Having served the Shanghai Munlcipal Police for 32 years, Chief-Det.- Insp. J. W. (Sohn. Willie") Prince, who Until' his retirement was charge of the Film Censorship Bureau, was the guest of honour at a reeeption and' presentation at the Police Club on "July 21, which was ate tended by many prominent emeers and other members of the force wha bade farewell to the "father of the SMP." as Major K, M. Bourne, Comissioner, subsequently called him during a short speech.

Chief-Insp, Prince, who was born Kiplin, Yorkshire in' 1080, frst joined the SMP. in' 1907' after having had previous police experience at home, After five' years of service the "uniform branch, he was transferred to the detective branch to which he has been attached ever since, having seen duly at every station in the Settlement except Sinza.

Twice wounded in engagements between the police and the armed robbers, once in 1915 and once in 1022, Chief-Insp. Prince was always. very popular with his superiors as well as the men serving under him and he had a reputation of smiling no matter what happened. The departing officer married whilst on home-leave in 1924 and Is the father of two sons both of whom are diving in Shanghai.

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