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LONDON WOMEN POLICE ~v TESTS FOR CANDITATES Romance lias depleted the ranks of the women police in London. So many have resigned to get married that Scotland Yard is advertising to fill the vacancies. Ganditates have to sit for a general examination. Among , the questions asked at the last examination were: In what ways, other than by income tax, does an ordinary citizen contribute to the revenue of the State? Give the chief arguments for and against extending the school-leaving age from 14 to 15 years. Describe a clinical thermometer and explain how it works. Why is a differential gear necessary in the back axle of a motor car? Explain how you could tell which is north during the night by means of stars, and during a sunny day by means of a watch. Describe the position, climate, and chief products of any three of the following: Ceylon, Jamaica, Newfoundland, Sicily, Tasmania, Vancouver Island. Common causes of failures to pass the medical examination are deformities of feet, enlarged tonsils or adenoids, facial deformities, and bad or defective teeth. London lias 55 women police, and the rate of pay for beginners is 53s (kl per week, with a rent allowance of 0s Inspectors earn from 104 s to 1325.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 2 May 1935, Page 7
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