TELEPHONES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18362, 21 April 1925, Page 11

TELEPHONES.

TO TH* MITOB OF "THE FUSS."

Sir,—Permit .me, through your columns, to, support - your correspondents of yesterday. As regards slot telephones, I have only twice this year had occasion to use them. On the first occasion' I put my penny.in-the slot and, heard nothing more. The second was more promising—l succeeded in getting the exchange 1 My delight was shortlived,. however, for some infernal instrument buzzed in.my,ear for a couple of minutes—then nothing! Ringing up at Easter was & tlio - oughly rotten job. I think everyone remembers the disgraceful service we had then, so I will not enlargo upon it. Easter holidays probably. Three davs, I suppose, after taster. I .tried to Wt a doctor, ringing from Merwale, but™l oould not get even the exchange; so spent half-ai-hour at another house, and finally got connected., Hie HiUs and citv telephones were m some norriblv uninsulated state during our re-! cord rainfall, but I don't blame the! telephone .people. _Bad. luck that. tumo. Ju conclusion, bir, let me say that the operator now takes on the average about three times as long to answer as fl,„. je .« pKO'SrailTAl-B. April 21st, 19*25.