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Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1921, Page 4

TELEPHONE EFFICIENCY. NEW YOUK, March ID New York’s telephone service is now ! restored to its high estate as the host in the world. A year ago, when it had only escaped a few months from a year of Government control, it was at its lowest ebb. Now it is a model of a ( huge mechanical and industrial organisation working with marvellous smoothness and efficiency and, as far as the ordinary subscriber can tell, entirely without waste of time and effort. A year apo it often took several minutes to attract the attention of the operator. I remember one day when the Daily Mail office, received 19 false I calls between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. At the moment the system was handed hack the work began of restoring the shattered service. Hundreds of carefully chosen girls were given an intensive training and enormous quantities of new material were installed. Research and invention activities have been in full swing, and the results are seen in the preparations already far advanced to convert the entire system to an automatic basis, a beginning of which is expected to be made this summer. After 15 months’ work subscriber 0 have just been informed that operating statistics show the service to be now of the same standard as hefpre the war. This report has received the cordial endorsement of the business community. Tu spite of the' greatly increased operating costs, it has been possible as a result of the employment of the highest efficiency methods to reduce the telephone rates twice since 191-1. Tn spite of the shortage of labour and materials, the company last year installed 170,403 new telephones. ir t arzaowva* •v • ■TV f - s ..7* \t*r. r vrs* a Clincher Cycle Tyres, ipqde in Britain, give greater value for the money, more comfort in riding, greater freedom from punctures, hotter and longer sor-vi'-e. All cvele dealers. Mothers! protect your little ones from colds and coughs. Give them "NAZOL” on sugar. Sprinkle baby’s pjllow. Safe and pleasant.