ROBERT AND THE JOHN.

Free Lance, Volume XIV, Issue 722, 2 May 1914, Page 6

ROBERT AND THE JOHN.

How a Young Policeman Made a Break and Caught a Tartar. A YOUNG policeman in Melbourne made a bit of a record the other day. A notorious jewel-thief was wanted, and Robert picked a suspiciouslooking person and arrested hinu Then he found that he had handcuffed a leading detective. If this sort of thing begins to happen—if men are to De arrested on their faces—the detectives of the world will' be in for a lively time. Some of the ablest of them are neither charming nor beautiful to look at; and you know what young policemen are. It will be necessary now to examine new members of the force as to their knowledge of faces. In Wellington something like this- may go- on. Inspector—"Whose photograph is that?" Robert—"Begob, sorr, it's Misther Julius Knight." Inspector—"lt is not. It is DetectiveSergeant Cassells. You'd better take another month to learn faces." But it will be delicious some day to see Mr. Broberg arrested on suspicion of being" an international spy or a bookmaker; and _we hope_ we shall be standing bv to see. it when it happens. .