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COOK'S
AND
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES.
TESTING NOW BEING
CARRIED OUT.
The work of installation of the automatic equipments int the three new Exchanges, viz., Central, Kowloon, and Peak, has now been completed and the testing out of some has been proceeding day and night with a view to bringing the new system into operation at the earliest possible date.
It will, of course, be appreciat ed that the testing out of the equipments to ensure that they will function satisfactorily both as regards their mechanical and electrical operation is a very necessary and most important procedure preparatory to bring- ing into service this highly.com plicated machinery where even a speck of dust on one of the switch connecting points-of which there are considerably more than one million has the result of making the connexion ineffective.
to
SATURDAY. APRIL 26. 1930.
CHINA TO SET TWELVE
MILE LIMIT.
POWERS OF SEARCH FOR CUSTOMS CRUISERS.
Nanking, Apr. 25.
It is understood that the Execu- tive Yuan has approved the Cus- toms Administration's recommen dation that a limit to China's terri- torial waters be set at twelve nautical miles from the coast for revenue purposes, and the Customs will be empowered to search all China-bound vessels within this twelve mile limit-Reuter,
ng over to the new system and it is for this reason that the hour of midnight has been chosen for the transfer
The nearest way to a man's heart is through his stomach, no wise wives, tell us. But unless hubby's digestive tract is i proper working order the efforts of the good lady in this direction are liable to miscarry. So keep
PINKETTES
All subscribers' lines will be in the house as a prompt correc tested out as soon as is practicable tive intestinal or liver torpor, to after the change-over and special aid of digestion, and as a safe- arrangements have been made to guard against bilious attacks, sick concentrate a large staff on this headaches and those little rifts work. Any faults discovered on this test will be attended, to at once and service restored without undue delay.
WAGONS—LITS change-over to take place. At Telephone Company has
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1st Floor..... Pedder Bullding Cable Address: "COUPON,"
Hongkong. Tel. 0, 524 & 0.525
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The results of tests made up to the present are highly satisfactory and it has been possible therefore For the guidance of sub
name a time and date, viz., scribers during the first week or midnight on 3rd May, for the so after the change-over, the made 11.45 p.m. on that date the special arrangements whereby transfer will begin and it will not anyone dialling a spare number or be possible for subscribers to a line which is out of order will make any calls from that time be automatically connected to an until just after midnight when the operator who will inform the new equipment will have been caller of his mistake and assist put into service.
him to obtain connexion to the desired number.
Penalty of Misuse.
Subscribers will require to cease using their magneto tele- phones and to use their automatic dials when making calls after midnight on 3rd May.
in domestic harmony so liable to. arise therefrom. Of chemists everywhere at 60 cents per vial, Pinkettes
KEEP YOU WELL.
WATCHMAN'S WAGES.
FOREMAN WHO FAILED TO PAY OVER.
Mr. Justice Wood yesterday held This is, of course, only a tem- that two Chinese workmen, a fore- time as subscribers get accustomed $20 by their master to pay to a porary arrangement until such man and his assistant, when hand- ed to automatic operation and dismissed watchman, did not pay are able to recognise quickly the the money over, and consequently various tones.
gave judgment for the plaintiff in the action brought by him for plaintiff was
Avoid Damp.
In this connexion it will nullify the effect of the modern and highly efficient plant which, has
Elaborate arrangements have wages due, The been installed for the benefit of been made in the various Ex-Gulam Mohamed, No. 118, Argyle subscribers if the latter de not change rooms for keeping the Street, Mong.ok, who sued the understand how to use their humidity of the atmosphere down Wing Yick firm of building con- automatic telephones and where to a safe úgure to prevent inter- tractors, No. 25; Gage Street. He such misuse occurs the sub- ference by damp of the operation claimed $20 as wages for March, scriber is not only unable to put of the many delicate mechanisms this year, and a similar amount in his own call through but holds of which an automatic Exchange lieu of notice. Both parties con- unnecessarily common switches is comprised. However, no mat which are provided for service ter how effectively this may be ducted their own cases. for a large group of subscribers. done in the Exchanges, no bene Consequently misuse of the auto- matic telephone will result in the offending subscribers' line being put out of service in the Exchange.
ficial result will be obtained by the individual subscribers unless they take all reasonable steps to ensure that their telephone instru- ments are safeguarded against damp by having them installed in a dry location in their offices and residences, as dampness
on any
Plaintiff's story was that he was engaged in October last year to guard new houses under construc tion at Mongkoktsui. On March 24, this year, he was dismissed and no wages were paid to him for March. He said he was told that his services were no longer required. He found another job on April 1. In cross-examining plaintiff, Mr. Choi Po-ting suggested that. plaintiff had been remiss in his
on
Subscribers have had every opportunity of learning how to use the automatic telephones as the Telephone Company have part of the equipment is inimical provided demonstration models, to the satisfactory operation of one of which is fitted permanently the service. in the Company's Offices, 4th floor, Exchange Building, and the exhorts all subscribers with sub-the premises when he was
The Telephone Company also duties as things were stolen from other has been fitted in various exchanges to see that their opera asserted that on April 18 he arrest- guard, Plaintiff denied this and places in an endeavour to cater tors understand how to use them ed a thief who was convicted and for all who are telephone users. as otherwise many ineffective calls sentenced to one month's imprison- Consequently, if anyone is unable will result, due to mis-operation ment with hard labour. Defen. to operate their new telephone breaking down a connexion which dant suggested that properly the fault must lie with has been satisfactorily establish- watchman made the arrest but this A Chinese themselves. As beforementioned, ed in the first case. however, faulty operation inter-
was denied by plaintiff. feres with service to other sub- scribers so that each subscriber
Wages Paid?
Obligation to Learn.
has a duty to the whole of the Although the operation of the Leung Ping, defendant's fore- RIDE-GOLF-MOTOR-SWIM self, to learn how to use his new an extremely simple matter, ex- the firm on his master's instruc- Telephone Public, as well as him- dial on the automatic telephone is man, said that he obtained $20 from
telephone before. the change-over takes place.
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The Change-Over.
perlence proves that many tele-tions and paid the money to plain- phone subscribers who have never tiff on March 24 as his month's used an automatic telephone wages. This evidence was COT- before assume that they will be roborated by Chan Yan, assistant able to dial correctly without foreman.. having any trouble to find out how this should be done and much annoyance is thereby caused
His Lordship said that be ac- who was entitled to be paid for the very cepted the story told by plaintiff,
A few days prior to the change- over it will be necessary to make certain electrical alterations to subscribers' telephone instru- to other subscribers who are called 24 days work he had done in March ments and during those few days in error due to mis-operation by subscribers should turn the the calling subscriber, generator handle and so "ríng-off"
simple instructions
after a connexion as otherwise the All subscribers should carefully Exchange will be unaware that read the the conversation is finished. The published in the orange-coloured work of the operators during this section of the current issue of the period will be more than ordinarily Telephone Directory and should difficult and subscribers are ask
co-operate to the fullest extent
and damages for dismissal, Dam- ages for dismissal meant pay not
exceeding one month for the time plaintiff was unemployed but as he obtained work on April 1 he was entitled to payment for the whole
of March only.
with the Telephone Company in ager of the Wing Yick firm had His Lordship added that the man- ed to bear this in mind.
making the change-over to the been perfectly straight-forward in Subscribers are further asked to new system an unqualified success. the matter, and had given refrain from making calls after The equipment will do its part but the money to his foreman, midnight on 3rd May for the it can only function satisfactorily but his Lordship added he purpose of trying out their new under the control of the user. was not satisfied that the fore- automatic telephones 1.5 any Consequently there is an obliga- man paid the money over. Judg abnormal traffic load during the tien on all to learn how to use ment would be entered for plain- transition stage will seriously their automatic telephones
tiff for $20 with costs, $1.70," interfere with the work of chang- rectly,
The money was paid on the spot.
SALESMAN SAM
́SO YA WANT TO WELCOME "TH' NEW YEAR
IN AT SOME NIGHT CLUB, HUH? OKE "WITH ME, GUZZ! I WANT TA GO DOWN TO TH STORE FIRST-THEN I'LL
MEET YA ON. "TH' CORNER!
ALL SET, GU22, WHAT
CLUB YA GOIN' TO?
OH, DOWN HERE TO TH'
TEU MOONLIGHT NIGHT CLUB-
cor-
Grub, Too, Sam?
HERE'S "TH TABLE RESERVED IN TH' NAME OF J GUZZLEM — { SUPPOSE YOU KNOW THE COVER CHARGE IS $5 TONIGHT-
OH, THAT AIN'T
WORRYIN' US AT ALL, WAITER!
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