TELEPHONE SERVICE

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 October 1918, Page 2

TELEPHONE SERVICE

ITo the Editor,! , J. Lj—liixx LiXO iiiajv/l'u V 01 talc I/CC L-U.O Jl XL L" xi.iOi.il uiO UiO plUjJVfbaj. l/U t’jixo box v ivO iu lx>iiliiia.u-Lii> Olio. w*x xixCio uJ.o uuxy ouo or tuo guua reabuna pat lorvvara way tuts service ue ounLinauUb, anti IHi sure uiese inconveniences can ue easny ever. me tune is not ripe yet tor tins new proposal. 1 feel sure the lew would, ue ueuehted at the expense of the majority. Those who require a continuous service should pay double tue proposed extra charge. If a person does not reMuiro the extra service, there is no reason why he or she should be compelled to pay for others’ benefits. If the proposal was carried I feel sure that there would be a great number of subscribers who would discontinue the. service altogether. This would not be to the best interests of the town and district. One old subscriber informed me that the on!v nrobable use he would have for a continuous service would be in case by thought he was passing out, when be would be able to ring up bis worthy parson at any old hour. Another old resident hinted to me that the new proposal was inaugurated b v a few giddy old club members who. when the continuous service was introduced, would be able to ring' up their poor patient better halves at 3 a.m., letting them know thev were detained at their offices 011 urgent business, and that to expect them home when when their business was executed. This continuous service would indeed be very useful to our worthy business friends. Business people would find it very convenient to sit up iij their beds, say, at u a.m., conversing with their clients, wishing them all a happy Christmas and a brighter and more prosperous New Year, when it arrives. Subscribers would also be able to ring up and find out when the war is likely to end. So convenient, you know! Joking apart, I hope the proposal will not be carried. In every ’•'department of industry wo know that the hours of labour are being reduced considerably to be benefit of all, and there is no valid reason why we should make an exception in this case.—T am, etc., CITIZEN.