Muincipat Police, was presentd with a large writing ser in white onyx, silver mounted," by. t Police "Re: in' Foochow food on. May 26. wilt succeed Major Gerrard, presented the souvenir before @ large The retiring Commissioner is see gravity of the crime wave, th y con deeply concerned with the with, every promptitude Major Gerrard With, the closest ce-operation of the other members of the Force em, barked on thorough reorganiza tion of the Force: The present efficiency of the Force and the marked decrease in crime despite the present state of emergency Sloauently" testify, to the value. fis"work. The. crisis of Shanghai salt-not over and it isa pity that, Major Gerrard should " have fauna it necessary to retire on the round of ilsheaith, but itis @ great Eomfort to. the community to. know that-an able officer in. the person of Major Bourne has been appointed succeed. him.
Met Father 30 Years Ago "It was about thirty years ago that become acquainted with the Bourne family, first met Major Bourne's father, Sir Frederick Bourne, 8 Judge in the HM. Supreme' Court here. la a mutual friend's house, Me. (now Sir) Sydney Barton's house. was' so fascinated by his discourse Jon Confucianism that, although all, The other guests had' left the house, still found myself lingering behind ud reluctant to go. My association with Major Bourne has been pleasant as that with Major Gerrard and perhaps of even a closer char acter, for he had at one time acted 5 honorary secretary to a committer of which the chairman, was in that ly that I found him 2 thorough, as nous and conseien-He has been found always to be al his post: this indeed Vig a very rare but high iy_ valuable quality In a police officer. member that on one occasion Thad te bring to his notice a ease in which the good name of a respectable re~ sident was being endangered notwithstanding the lateness of the hour at which he was called up, he had such a keen sense of his that he insisted on going station concerned and attend to the matter in person, Shanghai a complex cosmopolitan city and men like him are Fequired for the maintenance of the 'eMleiency of the police work here. In other cities, the duty of the Police ig very simple. namely to protect the life and property of the people. But in Shanghai, from time to time, there stioversive political clements at york, That accounts for the exist-one of the special branch of which Major Bourne has been successfully charge for a considerable length of time, and in the light of my own experience he his condored 1 great service to the community in general fond to industries in particular.
Emclent Police Force hanghai is known to possess great recuperative powers and has "NCD." Photos. retiring Commissioner of the Shanghat ation Club at the Police Club Bourn who Picture above shows Major Gerrard and Major Bourne, looking at the onyx writing-set the lower photo, the past recovered from many upheavals One of the great factors essential to such recovery. isan efficient. police for ree. This must true as much of Shanghai as of other cities in the world. Of the efllelency of the Shanghai Municipal Police, Jand that is. offic lency will be not only maintained butt improved with "Major Bourne Com reissioner, we may. all rest assured, bad Tam sure all of you will join in extending our congratulations fon his appointment as Commissioner of Police and expressing to him our best wishes." speeches express ing high praise of the two police officials wore rede by the chairman, and a silver resented Maj, Gerrard and a silver bow! to Maj. Bourne.
'An officers' din held in honour' of Ma}, Gerrard Police last night in the Police Dui Foochow Road, Dinne Guest May 29, Omcers of the Shanghai Municipal Police, comprising Deputy and Assistant Commissioners and the Gov. ernor and Deputy Governor of the Municipal Jai were hosts to Maj. F, W. Gerrard, who has just retired as Commissioner" of Police, on May 27 at_a mess dinner held in the Police Club, Foochow Road. A. inscribed with the signatures of the various officers, was presented to Maj.
Ge rrard by Moj. K. M, Bourne, the new Commissioner.
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