TELEPHONES AND TELEGRAMS
TEMPORARY POWER.
All automatic telephones were out of action for a short period this morning, but happily arrangements were quickly made for the supply of temporary power from a stand-by plant. It is hoped that the service will be maintained as usual. Telegraphists are working under considerable disadvantages, though no difficulty is anticipated in regard to the carrying on of the service, as the power is obtained from batteries. All message chutes in the Post Office and between the building and the. Eastern Cable Company's premises are, however,' out of action for Jack of power. Consequently all messages have to be carried by runners, and therein lies a. golden opportunity for the band of schoolboys temporarily employed. The operating-room will be lit. by candle and lamp light, this evening. The operators do not appear pleased with the prospect. The few people who draw from the leads connecting up the Telephone Exchange are congratulating themselves on their exclusive good fortune just at present.
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Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 47, 24 August 1920, Page 8
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