THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 526, 5 June 1909, Page 6

THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

;TO BE; IMPROVED.

For some time past tho'Telegraph Departs ment has been experimenting with a view, of improving the telephone exchange "system in tho principal centres in New; Zealand. The offimjs arp,endeavpui;iuE te effectVa" saving in. time, nntl with Uiis end in view.Mr. J: k! Logan, Superintendent > ofVr'Elpctjio , ;, Linos',

and Mr. T. Buckley, Ciiief Electrician.-paid a visit to Timarn for the purpose of. instalmg a new system, which/dispenses with: the necessity, of.; ringing when .'a 'subscriber calls up. ■' . l ■

_ Speaking of the new-system, the "Timarn .Post says:—''There, are many novelties in

connection with it. Tho subscriber in his otlico or in his homo has not to''ring , np' or ring off, but .just lifts his reccivor, mid waits for tho clerk at tho exchange to ask, K? r ' pl T°'' th ? n th « oilier. mm(

other end ..replies.; Of course,.in making the now mro connections, eomo errorernay have been madd, and, there is a remote possibility that instead of "getting on" to'the doctor one might 'get on' to tho police station,'and in cases of this kind or inability to'communicito with' central, and if hearing is not good', subscribers sho\il4- "roport'-to-- '620.' 'iho-pSsf l office. ahthoYrto'V'a'esirt) f]W< caUattention to tho fact that.tto receiver should that the roc6ivor should not' be lifted 'for"tho purpose of showing it-to anyone, and that'subscribors should refrain, from.ringing up juet for the purpose of trying the new telephone.".; A Dominion reporter instituted .inquiries; l yostorday' as to>, tho position in "Wellington. Ho.'was , told that Timaru; and InvercLrgill woro first chosen for the installation of tiio % s.yfitora.as tlieir.old ones needed, renewing. The oxchaiigo clerks always know when a .subscriber desires attention, for ( ; w3ien.-he lifts tho Tcceiv'er, a lamp glows- in the exchange;' Two subscribers are connected in lie 'usual way, , and the light remains 'until they switch off. .: •'■ .■;.■'■"•; .'■..:•... '■ ■' .' •. ;. Mr; Logan'changed tho Timaru system 'on-. Thursday, and' ho,will mnko the' oSange at invorcargill, to-morrow. He.reports-that'it. worlring satisfactorily a-t Tiinaru. ';":•■ , The intention is ..to. extend the system to chief-centres.later on'. .'.■■•'■. „ •.■-■;- •»■•■■