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NZ Truth, Issue 473, 11 July 1914, Page 4

Politician Ell's slot telephone boxe« ar<* UM«ful innovations and «etl many two pcn'northa of talk p«r y«ar. Y«U ir all tho»« twopenny boxea had.theU dv**, many of them would flifura a« co* r^'n. time* out of number »n thi Divorce CourU. One box, . aitualed ia tho OhrlHtchurch I'ost Offie* coroon In for particular attention and ha* «trn«d dlntlnctlon n« b«lnK thp married womon'n t«lephon«». On any afternoon U'b mcchanlum jant about run* hot with ime, uttd neeordlnu u> on« of •TrtithV* Informnnt. who should bt In the know, Hmt> ultrn-rliihy appointmontH nr«» mad«> through the bluek butwr. Anyfiow, -hutoblfw" who»« wlvw tnUc an apparent lnt«r««t m after-dftrk m«otlnf« of Mwlnir «ocl«. lien »nd »uoh Mko could do wor»e thi»o keep an o>« on tho "phone nicntlonod.