Princess of Wales at Scotland Yard.
Tlie Princess of Wales, accompanied by a lady-in-waiting, recently paid a surprise visit to Scotland Yard. This is the first time on record when a member of the Royal Family has visited Scotland Yard. She was received by the Commissioner, and, in response to her request, was shown over the Finger-Print Department. which is of comparatively recent origin. The finger-prints of criminals of all sorts and conditions, which now number more than 120,000, were exhibited; and the Princess showed the keenest interest in the elaborate system of indexing and docketing which obtains in this department. The clasp which is used in securing the hands of the criminal whose identification is desired was shown. The method by which height, weight, age, peculiarities, and portraits are exhibited on a small tablet was fully explained, and it was pointed out to the Princess that three points of resemblance make identification certain. y
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 20, 13 May 1908, Page 2
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155Princess of Wales at Scotland Yard. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 20, 13 May 1908, Page 2
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