LONDON POLICE CARS
RESPONSE TO CALLS SIR S. HOARE’S TEST [ British Official Wireless.] RUGBY, Oct. It I While inspecting Vine Street Police Station, Sir Samuel Hoare expressed la wish to see a demonstrate*! of the ■speed with which wireless coftiwunicai lions were sent to police ca»- At 110.56 p.m., he heard a .gelling four cars to Piccadilly C"lß*us, j which is within a few yards of V-j-h ! Street. He then walked from thw istation to the Circus. The first police i radio car drew up in front of him at • 10.59 p.m. and the others were all 'there six minutes after the call was I sent out. I Sir Samuel Hoare’s visit was to en!able him to acquire first-hand inj formation on the running of police i stations, such as he had already; I gathered about the prison system. ' His visit will probably be followed by; I others.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 244, 14 October 1937, Page 8
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